Michael Killoran has been promoted to the position of chief financial officer of Arpin Group, replacing Edward Braks who has retired after 20 years of service.

The news from Europe

Intermovers Malaysia has been helping the 230,000 people evacuated as a result of the worst floods the country has seen in over 30 years that hit in December.

Global International Relocation from Portugal has announced the opening of a new branch in Lisbon.

Three days after thrashing Neil Robertson two games to ten at the Masters Snooker in Alexandra Palace, Shaun ‘The Magician’ Murphy, he moved house.

Crown Fine Art is understood to have become the first major fine art handling company to achieve the international standard for health and safety in the UK.

After our request in the January issue of The Mover, in the wake of the tragedy in Knightsbridge, for ideas about how a professional mover would have tackled the problem of lifting a sofa over railings, the response has been unequivocal: you wouldn’t do it at all without a hoist.

Software developer Merlin Law has launched a free service which promises to shed some long-overdue light on the murky world of moving house.

Commercial moving specialist Relocate London (UK) Ltd has joined the Alliance of Independent Movers (AIM), the first member to join the organisation’s Commercial Moving Group.

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.