FTA delivered its London Elections 2016 - Freight Manifesto to the Mayoral candidates in the city last week, along with a box of trucks illustrating how many freight vehicles it would take to build and furnish an average sized three bedroom house.

Linde Aftersales offers tips for improving green credentials while also boosting your bottom line.

Australian lead generation company Quot8 has taken over Rotterdam-based Unileads B.V. The takeover was completed on 1 January 2016. It pools the expertise of two major sales lead generation companies in the moving & shipping industry.

This removals van is negotiating the Bealach nam Bo (Pass of the Cattle) that leads to and from Applecross, one of Scotland’s most isolated villages.

Turkey Relocation Management Services has celebrated five years in the relocation business since the company was started by Burcu Özdemir Bakaçhan and Beliz Özdemir Söğütlüoğlu.

Eight projects have been awarded £20 million in government funding to develop the next generation of driverless vehicles.

Telesales remains one of the most effective ways of communicating with prospective customers and making the most out of sales leads. Here Darren Frostick, Director of Leading Edge Market Solutions - a company that supplies information to clients in the removals, office fit-out and telecoms industries about companies planning to relocate - gives his advice on how to keep track of your telesales campaign.

International moving company John Mason International moved a bit of the ‘land down under’ to the streets of London recently to mark and honour Australia Day.

From the 6th April 2016 the way in which dividends are to be taxed will change.

For the third year in a row, Arpin International Group has earned the Commitment to Excellence Gold Award from FIDI, the largest global alliance of independent quality international removal companies.

The government has announced several proposed changes to employment law and has launched a number of consultations on further proposed changes.

Vauxhall is Britain’s number one van maker for the 14th year running, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

Along with Tilbury - as reported elsewhere in this issue - The Port of Felixstowe has confirmed that it will also offer a container weighing service to ensure UK shippers are able to comply with new international regulations that will come into effect on 1 July, 2016.

Whilst the Chancellor’s announcement to freeze fuel in yesterday's Budget (16/3/16) has been welcomed by the FTA it has also expressed disappointment that he did not take the opportunity to reduce fuel duty – stating that he could have done better.