Bournes Relocation Solutions, from Rye in Sussex has won The Forum for Expatriate Management’s (FEM) EMMA award for ‘International Moving Company of the Year’ at the 2014 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) awards presented on 7 November 2014.

As I write this month’s Mover magazine, I am haunted by the tragic case of the two Polish lads who were killed while trying to lift a sofa over a balcony in Knightsbridge. It seems to me that it was an accident, if any of us are allowed to have an accident any more. But is it an accident from which moving professionals can learn?

Reason Global Insurance was in a charitable mood at the Movers & Storers Show in October raising both funds for Macmillan Cancer Support and a smile at the same time.

MoveMan Pro and reallymoving.com are now fully integrated so new leads from reallymoving.com will be sent directly into the MoveMan Pro system.

On Monday 3 November, 2014 at Southwark Crown Court an investigation and proceedings lasting seven years culminated in no evidence being offered against Fred and Gerald Baxter.

Sarah Young and Georgina Fisk from Reason Global are studying for their ACII qualifications. But how does this benefit customers? Sarah and Georgie explain.

The UK's self storage industry has enjoyed spectacular growth during the last 10 years and is now - according to the Self Storage Association - worth in the region of £355m per year. While the market is still dominated by large multi-centre companies, smaller independent operators are popping up across the country to get their share of the action. The Mover's Deputy Editor David Jordan visited St Johns Self Storage in Leicester - two and a half years after it opened - to see how things are going.

Bethany de Montjoie Rudolf CFILEx Soc Legal Services Consultant at De Montjoie Consulting Ltd brings a little clarity to the conveyancing process and why it feels like the perfect storm.

There was a time when there was a wide choice of shipping lines for every destination. If you didn’t like the service from one - the scheduling, the transit time, the quality of equipment or even the telephone manner - you could switch with ease.

Controlling costs, housing, and compliance: the big three for mobility.

Compliance – a necessary evil?

It’s been said many times, in many businesses across the globe, that everything would be fine, were it not for the customers. It’s always they who cause the problems. Without customers making unreasonable demands on you, life would be a dream. Well, if you have ever said that, it just might be that a company in Germany could be the answer to your prayers.

According to property search website Home.co.uk house prices are rising in more regions than might be expected for the time of year and price discounting is at a four-year low.

The International Movers Convention (IMC) has announced a major rebrand including a new website and benefits for its members.

Latest news from Europe

The first (and only) casualty of the European Parliament hearings for Jean-Claude Juncker's new Commission so far, was Slovenia's Alenka Bratusek, who withdrew her candidacy for the post of Vice-President for Energy Union after being effectively vetoed by MEPs.

For the second time in three years Suddath has won the EMMA in the International Mover of the Year category for the American region.

Any business that has recruited new staff knows that it can be an interesting time filled with the unexpected. People will turn up with no real idea about what the job entails or they may have no experience or knowledge of your industry – despite what their CV might say. They may have unrealistic expectations or lack interest and enthusiasm. And some will be just plain weird.

Pickfords has appointed Steve Wilkins as Director Corporate Services. In this newly-created role, Steve will be responsible for serving the needs of Pickfords’ corporate clients.