Over 50 delegates from the world of global mobility gathered at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in London on 20 June for a morning seminar examining the challenges of managing workers and their families taking up assignments down under.

Premier Relocation UK Ltd has recently acquired a new warehouse in South London. Before the acquisition, Premier had to use storage space at multiple sites across South London and Essex, with long-term facilities over an hour’s drive from its head office in Sutton, Surrey.

Burke Bros Moving Group was pleased to sponsor this year’s annual Aberdovey Wales Charity Bike Ride.

Peter Sewell, Regional Director at Crown World Mobility, warns that some SMEs might run into trouble if they expand internationally too quickly.

In June of 2018, the IAM and FIDI Global Alliance made a joint announcement that it had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the use of the FIDI Professional Cooperation Guidelines (PCGs) (see page 19 of The Mover, August 2018). But what exactly does this mean and what are the benefits to the industry? Ray DaSilva from IAM explains.

On 26 June, 2018 the Panama Canal passed its two year anniversary since its expansion, the largest enhancement project in the waterway's 103-year history.

Steve Jordan talks to Patrice Faivre of Intermovers in Brunei to learn more about this tiny country and why, exactly, he’s there.

David Jordan, The Mover’s Deputy Editor, braved the delights of the Park Royal Estate in London to find out a little more about a new moving group that has emerged in recent years and is inviting new partners to join.

A new report - Container shipping: the next 50 years - has been issued by consultants McKinsey. The report predicts a period of disruption for the shipping industry and the potential total demise of the freight forwarding function.

Being on holiday at the moment, we spent a very enjoyable evening with two Dutch families. Apart from their almost superior knowledge of English, they also had a very good understanding of our sense of humour. Either that or they were very good at pretending ….

Eminox, a leading European designer and manufacturer of exhaust and emission-control systems for heavy-duty vehicles, has recently launched its new range of original equipment-quality Euro VI replacement diesel particulate filters (DPFs).

Businessman Dave Wolfenden from Horton Commercials Ltd. In Dorset has launched his own range of commercial vehicles.

Crater has upgraded its SurveyBot platform so that movers can more easily communicate with their customers via phone, SMS/text, e-mail and video - all within the platform. The company calls the new functionality its Omni Communication Hub.

Highways England, the UK government company responsible for the country’s motorways and major ‘A’ roads, has joined forces with the Freight Transport Association (FTA) to offer bespoke safety training for drivers who travel on smart motorways.

The UK government’s plans to provide more lorry parking across the country don’t go far enough to address the lorry parking crisis.

FTA’s Van Excellence scheme is now seven years old. Deputy Editor David Jordan went along to the scheme’s annual Operational Briefing to learn what it has to offer.

COREALIS (Capacity with a pOsitive enviRonmEntal and societAL footprInt: portS in the future era) is a European project which aims to revolutionize the way ports are managed and function.

Grospiron International, an FG Holding Mobility Company, has been awarded the prestigious OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) Gold Award for the largest shipper of household goods in the European region.

EUROMOVERS International SA and EUROVAN have announced their intent to more closely collaborate for European Long-Distance Traffic dispatching. At the core of the cooperation is the EUROVAN central Long-Distance Traffic Disposition in Mannheim, including the working dispatchers and their internal IT-support system.