Highways England is to build ten new ‘smart motorways’ across England as part of a £1.5 billion investment.

Birmingham self storage company Red Cube Storage recently carried out a survey in the centre of the city to collect and analyse the views of 1,000 self storage users. The question: “How would you like self storage companies to improve their services to the public?”

Pickfords Move Management has recently been certified FAIMPLUS.

Bishop’s Move has expanded its Commercial Department with the appointments of Stuart Philp as commercial relocation general manager and Catherine Stratten as commercial relocation executive.

The Mayor of Wolverhampton, Councillor Ian Brookfield, opened a new self storage facility for Burke Bros. on 9 June, 2015.

Santa Fe has appointed Sue Kukadia to the role of group director, visa & immigration services, to help expand its services in this sector.

Crown Relocations in the UK has launched a visa service for UK nationals relocating to Australia and New Zealand.

Reason Global Insurance will be working closely with the team at the Movers & Storers Show this year to provide the maximum possible exposure for its chosen charity, Macmillan Cancer Support.

DSV, the world’s fifth largest freight service provider, has recently announced it is broadening its services to and from Poland.

PHS Teacrate has donated ten of their crates to the Boys Brigade. The crates were presented to the Boys Brigade at the PHS Teacrate Bristol Depot, by Tim Brown, PHS Teacrates lead driver.

The moving industry is well represented as always in the US EMMAs that will be awarded this month in California.

In a move aimed at strengthening the business and streamlining operations, Volvo Group Trucks UK & Ireland has announced a comprehensive reorganisation of functions at the market company’s head office in Warwick.

There was a time when we were all looking for the prices of houses to stabilise and even start rising again as a sign that the economy was recovering, confidence returning and, hopefully, people would start moving again.

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