The Arpin Charitable Fund, also known as Arpin Strong, announced in its 2015 year-end report that it has raised $60,000 and donated to 30 charitable organisations.

Size is not everything for Northern Ireland’s McGimpsey Removals – at 7.5-tonnes gvw the company’s new Mercedes-Benz is one of its smallest trucks, but has quickly established itself as a big favourite.

As an employer, do you have the right to monitor your employees’ communications at work, or do your employees have the right to privacy? Laura Smith, a solicitor in the Backhouse Jones employment team, has the answer.

Marcel Jörg now runs Packimpex in Switzerland, the company his father, Ernst, founded in 1977. Steve Jordan spoke to him to find out a little more about the company and what it’s like to follow in his father’s footsteps.

It was in the late 1970s that business first came across BS 5750, the forerunner of ISO 9001. Since then British and ISO Standards have provided a continuous underpinning of business life. But what is the real benefit of Standards? In particular, how can movers make more money by having recognised accreditations? Steve Jordan talked to Chris Waymouth of QSS to find out.

It’s a long way from apprentice fitter to Vice Lord Lieutenant of Tyne & Wear. But Fred Hoult made the journey and became one of the moving industry’s elder statesmen in the process. He worked hard, had some help from family and friends, and some luck along the way. Steve Jordan went to see him to hear his story.

The annual Corporate Relocation Conference & Exhibition took place in February at the Hotel Russell in Bloomsbury London with attendance from relocation specialists eager to learn about the latest industry developments, meet suppliers and get together to swap ideas.

Deputy Editor David Jordan braved the cold English winter weather to visit the company that has helped thousands of people move to sunnier climes.

The Mover is backing a campaign to improve and increase the number of toilets for HGV drivers and crews in the UK.

According to reallymoving.com, 2015 was a stronger year for first time buyers across the UK, with more than two-fifths of all buyers being first timers; up to 43% from 37% in 2014.

The Halifax House Price Index shows that prices in the last three months of 2015 (October-December) were 1.6% higher than in the preceding three months (July-September).

Commercial vehicle demand reached an all-time high in 2015, according to figures released in January by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

The Crown C-5 LPG-powered counterbalanced lift truck with hard cabin has been nominated for 2016 International Forklift of the Year Awards.

Trafimar Relocation Services in Mexico City has advised that due to absence of rain and wind, the greater Mexico City area is experiencing an abnormal situation of pollution which has forced city and state authorities to enforce extraordinary measures to combat the situation.

The briefing is open to all shippers, both FTA members and non-members, and will cover all aspects of the new rules that come into force on 1 July.

AGS Group has announced six senior appointments in Warsaw, Cambodia, Myanmar, Mayotte/Comros, Nigeria and the UK.