Santa Fe Relocation has recently announced the 8th edition of its award-winning Global Mobility Survey. The company says the survey provides the latest thinking and unique insights from senior professionals responsible for delivering global mobility programmes.

Steve Jordan heads off to darkest Islington in London to meet the entrepreneurial owner of Shift Group Ltd, a new moving company that is threatening to disrupt the established industry.

Servile Relocations’ Managing Director Mobin Shaikh had worked in the moving industry in Mumbai for ten years, first for Allied Pickfords and later for Buhariwalas Relocations - the oldest moving company in India. But he had always dreamt of running his own company and at the age of 32 decided it was time to take the plunge.

A report by Steve Jordan on his return to BAR after a little time away

I think by now it can be considered that my New Year’s resolution not to make any New Year’s resolutions has proven rather successful. However, I do have the feeling that I am personally in need of a refurb. So maybe I should consider a few mid-term resolutions.

The first technical pre-tests for the European Concordia project were successfully conducted last February in the Netherlands.

Removals software specialist Enhanced Operating Systems Ltd has recently launched an app for its MoveMan product that enables crews to carry all the information they need such as job sheets, pick-up and delivery addresses, access information and other data without the need to carry paperwork.

Graham Green has recently completed 40 years of service with Gerson Relocation in the UK. He is the fourth person to achieve this milestone with the company.

Philippa Robinson has joined the OMNI Board. She was officially voted to the position by the OMNI membership at the network’s annual conference in Seville in April.

Volvo Trucks’ electric, connected and autonomous vehicle ‘Vera’ has gone to work transporting goods from a logistics centre to a port terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Australian-based software company Zapala Go has used a Singapore Landing Pad, organised through Austrade, to expand into the Asian market.

In these days of wall-to-wall social media, many of the skills and techniques for getting a story published in the mainstream press have largely been forgotten and consequentially the chances of companies gaining free publicity in magazines, newspapers and electronic media have been severely reduced. Sadly, here at The Mover, we have to reject submissions every day.

Tokyo-based Relo Group, Inc and BGRS have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which an affiliate of Relo Group will acquire BGRS, a leading global talent mobility management firm, from Brookfield Business Partners.

Richard Travisono, Arpin Van Lines’ Director of Safety and Driver Services, has been appointed chairman of the American Moving and Storage Association’s safety management committee (AMSA). His two-year term as chairman began in March 2019.

Philippa Robinson has joined the OMNI Board. She was officially voted to the position by the OMNI membership at the network’s annual conference in Seville in April.

A new study from Juniper Research found that 14 billion B2B cross-border transactions will be processed by 2023; rising from 13.5 billion in 2019, a 7% increase. This will be driven by the introduction of blockchain-based payment networks.

In June, Transport for London (TfL) launched a consultation on plans to introduce lower speed limits on all TfL roads in the Congestion Charge Zone (CCZ) by May next year.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) says that the UK government needs to rethink its approach on improving air quality.

PALLITE, the manufacturer of lightweight, strong and environmentally friendly paper pallets and shipping crates, has secured over £620,000 funding in its first week of fundraising on Crowdcube.