Deputy Editor David Jordan makes an escape to the country to see how a Gloucestershire-based company is helping London’s removers cope with sky-high storage costs in the capital.

It’s reported that on average, offices waste £6,000 per annum* by leaving electrical equipment on standby. This, combined with unnecessary travel, waste disposal, water use and procurement, means that the true cost to a business operating unsustainably, is likely to be substantially more.

Editor Steve Jordan spoke to Movinga’s Director Bastian Knutzen to find out more about the company and how it operates.

A new service providing sales information for commercial removers about companies about to relocate, has been launched by telemarketing specialist Darren Frostick.

Telford-based Direct Containers (UK) Ltd has launched a new high-quality 2184 x 1574 x 2424, 250 cuft wooden container for the removals & storage industry

International removals company, Burke Bros Moving Group, has taken a look at the latest emigration statistics, researching the last 30 years on where British people have been moving to from the UK. Australia’s in the lead, which will surprise nobody, but the others on the list are not so predictable.

On Valentine’s Day Quartix, the vehicle tracking company, celebrated 15 years in business.

In February 2016, Returnloads.net carried out an opinion survey inviting HGV drivers to take part.

Although the annual rate of house price inflation has gone up by over 10% in UK cities, sales are down by 2% as the market braces for the potential impact of Britain leaving the EU and stamp duty changes.

Sustainability company Planet Mark, has launched a new campaign to help organisations make year-on-year improvements on their carbon reduction programme.

The keynote speaker at the 2016 OMNI conference - to be held at the stylish, five-star Westin Excelsior hotel in Florence, Italy from 15-19 April - will be lawyer Michael McDaniel from the Law Offices of Countryman & McDaniel.

According to the FTA (Freight Transport Association), the plans outlined last month by David Cameron and François Hollande to tackle the migrant problem in Calais were its idea.