West London-based Best Rate Removals & Storage has become the latest member of the Alliance of Independent Movers. The company has a staff of 14 and specialises in home and commercial moves, mainly in the London area.

The moving industry is well represented on the shortlist for the EMEA EMMAs (Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards) from the Forum for Expatriate Management in 2015.

Ipswich-based insurance broker Pound Gates has won the 2015 East Anglian Daily Times Business Award for Community Involvement.

The UK’s Fork Lift Truck Association, in partnership with Mentor Training, has launched a checklist to help managers and supervisors overseeing lift truck operations to formalise and document safety procedures.

Arpin Group has promoted Ricardo Ramos-Seyffert to vice president of global marketing and communications.

According to figures published by the Land Registry the number of homes sold in England and Wales has fallen significantly while prices in some areas have increased by around 13% due to a shortage of supply.

Steve Jordan takes a look at the global reach of The Mover and how readers prefer to keep up to date with the industry and its people.

Robinsons Relocation is celebrating its 120th year in the industry by moving away from its well-known blue and yellow corporate colours and embracing a newly refreshed and sleeker grey and orange logo.