The 2024 Quest TEMi Australasian Workforce Management Awards are now open for nominations, recognising excellence in global workforce management and supporting industries.

The Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) in the UK has issued a notice asking all Operator License holders to ensure that their contact details, held by the Commissioner, are correct. This includes: e-mail address, telephone number and postal address. ​

The Red Cross has named Aubrey McCarthy, the founder and voluntary chair of Tiglin, a Wicklow-based charity, the 2024 Humanitarian of the Year.

According to the Nationwide House Price Index, UK house prices increased by 0.4% in May, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in a slight pickup in the annual rate of house price growth to 1.3% in April, from 0.6% the previous month.

Container handling company PACECO Corp has announced the start of commercial operations of the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell-powered rubber-tired gantry (RTG) crane at the Port of Los Angeles.

Rula Costa-Rising has joined Gerson Relocation UK as the company’s business development manager.

Quest Apartment Hotels (Quest) has secured naming rights for The Employee Mobility institute’s (TEMi) annual Australasian Workforce Management Awards Program.

A letter from the ATA-MSC (American Trucker’s Association – Movers and Storers Conference), to all members, dated 23 May 2024, has advised that the US House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has approved provisions championed by the ATA Moving and Storage Conference to increase oversight of the DOD's Defense Personal Property Program and its Global Household Goods Contract Program.

Inceptio Technology, the Chinese developer of autonomous driving technologies for heavy-duty trucks, has announced that heavy-duty trucks powered by the Inceptio Autonomous Driving System and its Truck Navigate-on-Autopilot (T-NOA) capabilities have surpassed the significant milestone of 100 million kilometres in safe commercial operations.

TRL, a team of expert scientists, engineers and specialists who work to create the future of transport, has acquired the ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme, creating a cornerstone for a portfolio of services to help fleet operators in the UK meet decarbonisation, clean air and sustainability goals.

Volvo Trucks is developing trucks with combustion engines that run on hydrogen. On-road tests with trucks using hydrogen in combustion engines will begin in 2026, and the commercial launch is planned towards the end of this decade.

Restore Records Management in the UK has added humour to its most recent marketing campaign to help dispel the image that records management is boring.

Aires in the USA has won the Gold Stevie Award in the ‘Customer Service Success – Other Service Industries’ category.

The Automated Vehicles Act has become law in the UK (on 20 May, 2024), paving the way for self-driving vehicles to be operating on the country’s roads by 2026.

A recent study by electronic registration portal Vignettecroatia.com has shown that Norway has come out top of a list of countries with the highest number of electric vehicles when compared with its overall population.

Invictus Relocation in Portugal has announced the appointment of Luis Amorim as the company’s new supply chain efficiency manager. Luis has been in the moving industry for over 30 years and is a well-respected member of the international moving community.

Actually, it was just outside Dublin at the Carton House hotel, a luxury venue that was ideal for the 100+ OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) members to get together in comfort and style.

FIDI has completed its annual conference in Edinburgh.

This month I welcome my friend Mark Oakeshott, from Mark Oakeshott Consulting, as a guest contributor to share his thoughts in ‘And Finally…’. Do you have a story to tell? If so, please sent it to me at steve@themover.co.uk.

Nuss Relocations in Sydney is now providing international packing and wrapping services that are totally plastic free.