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.

Leading UK palletised distribution network, Palletline has appointed network specialist Graham Leitch as the company’s new managing director.

Eduardo Perez Otero died on 11 December, 2014 after a long battle with cancer. He was 65 years old.

Pickfords recently lent a hand to Southampton General Hospital’s Wessex Children’s Cancer Unit, during the refurbishment of its play room, school room and teenagers’ area.

The Conveyancing Association has launched a new Best Practice Guide to help improve communications between conveyancers and estate agents.

The Board of Skills for Logistics (SfL) in Milton Keynes announced on 6 January, 2015 that it has taken the decision to close the business and is considering placing the company into administration in order to facilitate this closure.

Kennedy Movers of Waterford Ireland has joined the Alliance of Independent Movers, the first removals company in the republic to do so.

G&R Removals – best known for moving pianos - had an unusual assignment last December: to move a huge German WW1 naval shell from Exeter to the north east coastal town of Hartlepool.

reallymoving.com has reported an increase in interest in moving house throughout the UK of up 20% as a result of the recent stamp duty cut.

When Armishaws Removals of Wincanton. Somerset decided to sponsor the 2:15 at Wincanton Races on Boxing Day, the company could hardly have foreseen the result.

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has confirmed that The United States Air Force (USAF) is to pull out of RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire.

The Freight Transport Association has announced the appointment of David Wells as its new chief executive officer. He will take over from Theo de Pencier - who has led the Association for eight years - on 15 May.