So that’s it really. Summer is almost over for most of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Next stop ‘The Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness’, as publicised by John Keats. For those of you in the southern half of the globe, please use your imagination or perhaps read this article in six months’ time.

Peter Gower, from Pickfords, explains why, 26 years after its introduction, the £40/item liability limit for moving companies is probably still about right.

Errol Gardiner joined Transworld International in New Zealand to handle business development on 24 September 2018. Until recently Errol ran New Zealand Van Lines and became FIDI President in 2013.

At the recent SIRVA Global Network Supplier Conference, the Doree Bonner International Group were awarded the prestigious Customer’s Choice Award for Europe.

The Arpin Charitable Fund has announced that its Fifth Annual Arpin Strong Golf Tournament, held at the New England Country Club in Bellingham, Massachusetts, has successfully raised $27,479 for charity.

A report by conference host Anne Van Gils on the Young Movers Conference in Brussels.

According to consumer website HonestJohn.co.uk, insurers are powering up premiums for electric cars, leading to a drop-off in demand for the cleanest and greenest vehicles on the road.

A coalition of road transport trade bodies says that Clean Air Zones (CAZ) are unfairly targeting hauliers and that pricing trucks off the road is not the way to reduce emissions.

Laura Smith from Backhouse Jones solicitors explains the new regulations relating to driving licence checks in the UK following the introduction of GDPR.

Webbs International Removals SL has announced its membership of Spanish removal group Federación Española de Empresas de Mudanzas (FEDEM).

With decades of experience in international moving and close associations with Latin America, Gary Burke, Managing Director of Burke Bros Moving Group, was pleased to be invited to a concert of Brazilian music by the Brazilian Embassy and the Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society.

They say that if a family company gets past its third generation, it will last forever. The principle is that the second generation follows father and is under his watchful eye, but the grandchildren do what they do by choice.

Colin Batt Removals & Storage has plenty to shout about this year. Not only is the company marking its 40th anniversary, it is also celebrating success with a number of business awards, including winning the local Ashford Business Award for Customer Service as well as the Kent Excellence in Business Award for Customer Service.

The UK government has confirmed its ambition that at least half of new cars will be ultra-low emission by 2030.

One of the greatest benefits of working in the moving and relocation industry is that, wherever you are in the world, you can always catch up with a friend.

This year, UK-based Arrowpak International celebrates its 40th year in the worldwide moving industry.

The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has announced that its new honorary president is Anne McIntosh - Baroness McIntosh of Pickering.

Paul Felton has taken over from Moore Shanks as the manager of MTC (Movers Trading Club) – now MTC Ltd - in the UK.

Arpin Group has announced that Jerry Munoz has been promoted to director of procurement and agency settlements.

The British Association of Removers (BAR) has developed a series of Driver CPC courses for BAR members and non-members alike.