Reason Global Insurance will be attending the EUROMOVERS conference in Barcelona from 16 to 19 April.

Mario Amato has joined White and Company as the company’s group European business development manager.

Britannia Movers International has announced the appointment of Julie Knapton as corporate manager based at its head office in Croydon.

Maidstone is now set to become home to the first of a new generation of purpose-built drive-through Scania dealerships.

Facilities managers and removal companies will no longer struggle with locating crates across multiple locations following the introduction of barcode scanning technology by crate rental provider, PHS Teacrate.

Abels Moving Services in Brandon, Sufflok, has pledged to recycle unwanted household items that are regularly donated by the firm’s clients to East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH). EACH, whose Royal Patron is HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, has 16 shops across East Anglia - many of which sell furniture.

More Than Removals started trading in 2012 when the UK was still in the grip of a recession, probably not the best time to start a new business, especially in the moving industry. But for one young entrepreneur it’s paid off. Deputy editor David Jordan went to find out more.

Love them or hate them, new research by UK removals expert, Robinsons, has revealed that when it comes to our neighbours, we have some weird and wonderful relationships with arguments, stolen cats and hiding behind the fence all common trends.

German minimum wage challenging the EU?

2015 Corporate Relocation Conference took place at the Russell Hotel in London on 2 February; as always, organised by Helen Elliott, Editor of International HR Adviser.

This year’s IMC Conference held on 28 – 31 January moved east from its traditional home of Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City. Deputy Editor David Jordan took a trip to Vietnam to report for The Mover.

Steve Jordan interviews David Hollins as he joins Momentous Relocation, just a year after Paul Evans bought the company, in its new home in central London.

Many say that the moving industry doesn’t have the same old characters it used to have in days gone by. Steve Jordan speculates as to why that might be.

During the hundreds of interviews I have conducted in the last 20 years there is one name that has come up time and again as someone who has influenced people: George Taylor. I thought I should go to see him. By Steve Jordan

EY make a few predictions for the Budget next week.

Santa Fe has announced that it is changing its brand name in Europe from Interdean to Santa Fe Relocation Services to create a single global brand for relocation and mobility services.

Ahead of the Budget next week, Alistair Bingle, Managing Director of Bishop’s Move, the UK’s largest family owned removals company which was founded 161-years ago, is calling for the introduction of a regionalised Stamp Duty structure.

This month's European news.

Reason Global Insurance has sponsored the FIDI Fun Run in Cape Town taking place at 8.30am on Tuesday 31 March 2015 as part of the free networking day at the FIDI conference in Cape Town.

According to The Road Haulage Association's 2014 Cost Movement Survey the overall cost of operating a truck, excluding fuel costs, has risen by 2% in 12 months.