Tom Ansley - Down memory lane; Guy Lundy - Africa rising; Rev Mpho Tutu - Small things can change the world; Reason Global sponsors the FIDI fun run.

The FIDI conference is the biggest single gathering of the moving industry in the world, except IAM. It’s a maelstrom of over 500 people, a logistical nightmare, a commercial cauldron. What is amazing, is that the show ever gets on the road at all. But it does, and its success is a testimony to the dedication of the team at FIDI who work very hard all year to make it that way.

OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) held its annual conference at the end of March, this time at the stunningly beautiful Victoria Falls in Zambia. Despite OMNI’s reputation for holding extraordinary conferences for its members, many of the delegates agreed that 2015 could well have been the best in the organisation’s 30-year history.

After 50 years in the moving business, Crown Relocations in the UK is blurring the lines between corporate and migrant service. Steve Jordan talked to John Morris to find out how.

All removal companies need to have adequate insurance to protect themselves and their customers if the unthinkable happens. But how can you be sure insurance for your customers’ goods in storage and transit, will pay out if disaster strikes? Dan Reynolds of Reason Global explains how they make sure you have the right cover in place.

Worldwide Movers Africa have informed us that:

Commenting on the result of the General Election and its implications for the UK’s housing market, the chairman of the Conveyancing Association Eddie Goldsmith said:

The British Association of Removers (BAR) has announced the finalists for The Commercial Mover of the Year 2015 competition (CMotY).

News from Europe

Cyclist safety: a two-way process!

White and Company has recently taken delivery of two new MAN road trains.

Lisa Bailey, CRP and Emily Ptak have accepted new roles at AIReS’ West Coast Regional Office in Huntington Beach, CA, having previously spent years working with corporate clients and transferees at AIReS’ Central Regional Office in Pittsburgh, PA.

The IAM Regional Meeting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K. is coming up quickly, from May 18-20.

The UK Supreme Court has quashed the government’s ineffective plans to cut illegal levels of air pollution in Britain and ordered it to deliver new proposals by the end of 2015.

The Mover often interviews the owners and senior managers of moving companies. But Darren Hayward has been on the road with Burke Bros for 30 years and is one of the company’s longest serving removals men. Here’s his story.

According to the Dunfermline Press, nosey drivers slowing down on the Forth Road Bridge to look at the new Queensferry Crossing have caused Transport Scotland to drop the speed limit.

The commercial vehicle market has continued to grow for the ninth consecutive month, up 23.2% to 24,570 units. Truck registrations have increased 38.6% to 2,518 units, led by pent-up demand in the market. The van market continued its trend of impressive growth, up 21.7% to 22,049 units.

The European Commission (EC) has decided on a European Energy Union Package to try to maintain sustainable energy supply through harmonisation and consolidation of the 28 Member States’ energy markets.

Globalink has been awarded the title Best Service provider in Kazakhstan by the country’s president.