Yorkshire-based McCarthy’s Removals & Storage is celebrating its 50th birthday with the news that 2017 was a record year for the firm.

TruTac, the compliance and tachograph software provider, hosted an Earned Recognition (ER) ‘drop-in’ session on its stand during the last day of the Commercial Vehicle Show, following the official launch by the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) at the show on 24 April.

Target Logistics in Karachi has recently flown a female Persian cat named Mars from Karachi, Pakistan, to Manila in the Philippines.

Bournemouth and Basingstoke self-storage company Store & Secure has achieved Cyber Essentials certification, an initiative of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

Following on from last year’s Bishop’s Move Franchise Conference at Chelsea Football Club’s ground at Stamford Bridge, this year’s event was held in Scotland’s capital city, Edinburgh.

According to a survey recently conducted by home move comparison site reallymoving.com, First Time Buyers (FTBs) are extremely confused about the different stages of the home-buying process, the responsibilities of the professionals involved and what is expected of them as buyers.

Deputy Editor David Jordan takes a trip to Mersea Island in Essex to visit Evo Supplies, one of Britain’s leading manufacturers of furniture skates.

Shipping and removals company, John Mason International Movers, has partnered with I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! star Iain Lee to put a fun twist on the rules and regulations of emigration, through a series of videos.

Permanent transfers look set to change the world of global mobility as a survey revealed they are increasingly seen as an alternative to the traditional long-term international assignment (LTA).

An interview with Rick Hosea from Dewitt in San Diego, as he launches his new service into Mexico from the USA. By Steve Jordan.

Orphee Beinoglou International Forwarders SA in Athens has recently completed one of its most challenging tasks: to relocate around 800,000 items for the National Library of Greece.

Lexicon Relocation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Suddath Companies, has announced that it has acquired UK-based Sterling Mobility. The binding agreement was signed on April 23, 2018 with final closing targeted for early May.

Deputy Editor David Jordan visits Ekeri Trailer’s agent Bob Wise to find out what makes them so special.

Steve Jordan interviews Don Fisher who helps corporate clients negotiate and monitor contracts for household goods moving services.

EUROMOVERS International SA and EUROVAN have announced their intent to more closely collaborate for European Long-Distance Traffic dispatching.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured the disqualification of two directors whose company broke competition law. This follows an investigation that resulted in five Somerset estate agents being fined more than £370,000 last year for secretly agreeing between themselves the fees they charged.

Canal Movers & Logistics Corp in Panama has achieved Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) certification. It is the first international moving company in Latin America and the Caribbean to do so.

The announcement that licence regulations are to be relaxed for drivers of some alternatively-fuelled vans has been warmly welcomed by the Freight Transport Association (FTA).