Harsch, The Art of Moving has announced that it has acquired Schneider, Moving Excellence based in Aargau, Switzerland.

During the last few days of February the LACMA (Latin American & Caribbean International Movers Association) Convention was held in the beautiful resort of Punta del Este, Uruguay.

On 10 March, 2015 Santa Fe rebranded Interdean to Santa Fe Relocation Services.

Reason Global Insurance has provided the FIDI Academy with a range of up to date statistics to help students studying the insurance module of the Essentials in International Moving (EIM) qualification.

John Mason raised £300 for the 2015 Comic Relief campaign from a lunch, cake sale and car wash as well as selling the red noses in the office.

In March the Conveyancing Association (CA) brought members of the moving industry together to discuss how the home moving experience could be improved for customers.

Insurance broker Pound Gates have joined forces with six other local businesses to establish the Ipswich Sporting Lunch Club.

Roy Church died on 18 March, 2015. He had suffered illness for some years and required regular hospital treatment. It was during one of his regular visits to hospital that his condition worsened and he lost his battle.

Agility Defense & Government Services (DGS), has announced the promotions of Anne Bradley and Simon Kirby. Both executives were previously responsible for the worldwide management of UK Ministry of Defense household moves.

London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced that there are to be more 20mph speed limits with eight new locations in the capital being trialled.

In March the government announced the ‘go-live’ of Highways England, a new arms-length company that took over the running of motorways and major trunk roads from the Highways Agency on 1 April, 2015.

British businesses will be able to continue saving money and cutting their carbon footprint as the government announced on 25 March, 2015 that the ultra-low emission plug-in van grant will be extended.

How do you feel about being locked in a darkened room full of tarantulas? Well, according to a recent survey, if you are anything like the average person, you would prefer this to actually having to make a speech in public.

Parliament has approved amendments to the new Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures that came into force on 11 March, 2015.

Road traffic collisions delay just under half of commercial vehicle drivers at least once every month, with many drivers feeling under pressure to make up the time, according to a survey.

From Thursday, 1 October 2015 the adult rate of the UK National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise by 20p from £6.50 to £6.70 per hour, as recommended by the Low Pay Commission (LPC) in March 2015.

With the UK General Election in May, deliberations over EU membership continue to be an important discussion issue. Tony Richman shares his thoughts on the European Union based on his many years of lobbying activities.

Edward Kenneth Philp (Ted) died peacefully at home on 17 March, 2015 just a few weeks after his wife, Doreen, had also passed away. Ted was 89 years old. He and Doreen had been married for over 61 years.

It wasn’t many years ago that computerised management systems for removals companies was considered to be unachievable. There are just too many variables: customers, destinations, types of job, materials, staff. Today, however, there are lots of systems out there all, to a greater or lesser degree, have mastered the problem. The choice of system is largely down to price, usability and what the system will do.