It seems that, if movers really tried, they could spend almost all their working lives attending conferences around the world. This season, however, has been disrupted by changes to venues causing a knock-on effect. A volcano in Bali, unrest in Rio and hurricane Maria all conspired to throw the diary into disarray and create plenty of headaches for the organisers. It’s all sorted now though – we hope. Here, is a summary of the major ones.

David Jordan interviews Nicola Mason as she returns to the moving industry as general manager for U-Move Group.

Mercedes-Benz Vans plans to offer all its commercial van model lines with electric drive.

On Friday, 10 November, the winners of the 2017 FEM EMEA EMMAs were announced at a glittering gala dinner at the InterContinental London - The O2.

Matt Rhodes from Quiss Technology suggests how you can prove to your clients that you have done all you can to protect against a cyber attack.

BoxTech, the database of technical details for containers, has introduced a number of new functions which will help shippers save time, and enable equipment owners to register container sales and flag units with exception alerts.

On 30 November, 2017 the Mayor of London launched a new public consultation on the next phase of his plans to tackle London’s toxic air by expanding the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

The latest Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index has revealed that the gap between average earnings and house prices has reached an all-time high in London.

The Road Transport Industry Training Board (RTITB) is encouraging employers to rethink their approach to Driver CPC Periodic Training to help achieve their business objectives.

Last December buzzmove raised £1,410 for Crisis - the UK national charity for single homeless people - smashing their initial target of £1,000.

Transport for London (TfL) has recently conducted a consultation on imposing Direct Vision Standards (DVS) on all vehicles wishing to operate in the Capital.

More than 750 people from the UK and overseas visited the Movers & Storers Show last November, helping to make it one of the best shows in the event’s ten-year history.

Leeds’ oldest removals company, Britannia Turnbulls, has invested more than £100,000 in a new Scania P250 truck as it looks to start its 16th decade in style.