One of the UK’s fastest growing commercial vehicle hire and fleet management specialists, Prohire Plc, has announced an investment approaching £1 million in its ‘spot rental’ fleet.

Driver First Assist (DFA) has joined forces with the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) to promote the benefits of early incident response.

The UK self storage industry has shown renewed optimism about trading prospects according to new research released in May.

The government has got a long way to go to convince drivers that they have the pothole problem under control as 67% of motorists think that they are doing a bad or a very bad job of maintaining the nation’s roads, according to the latest research published today by road safety charity, the Institute of Advanced Motorists.

Trident Alliance, the shipping industry initiative for robust enforcement of maritime sulphur regulations, is well on track for launch after its exploratory meeting in Copenhagen on 28 May, 2014.

Team Members from the Corporate Headquarters and Central Regional Office of AIReS have joined together in a variety of activities during May to raise funds and awareness for the Make-A-Wish® organisation.

Crown World Mobility has seen off stiff competition to win the ‘Best HR & Supplier Strategy’ award at the 2013/14 Re:locate awards ceremony.

John Mason International has made a donation to the UK charity Chapter 1.

Following months of planning and negotiations, Yamaha Music Europe has awarded G&R Removals Ltd. London the contract for the UK distribution of Yamaha pianos.

Simpsons Removals & Storage, in Dartford, Kent, has announced Basil Fry & Company as its appointed broker until 2017.

The 17 per cent increase in the London Congestion Charge for companies on the fleet scheme, announced by Transport for London (TfL) on 28 May is an unfair tax on businesses which have no option other than to use the city’s roads and is higher than the increase for casual users, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA).

Despite the ongoing concerns over access to finance, charges and calling in loans, small business owners in the UK remain reluctant to switch banks according to the latest research from the Forum of Private Business.

Anglo Pacific has been supporting bereaved children’s charity, Winston’s Wish, for six years, raising tens of thousands of pounds. However, Sales Consultant Chris Field recently went the extra fundraising mile (3,000 in fact) with a Rickshaw Run across India.

The Young Movers Conference took place at the Regent’s ParK Marriot Hotel from 1-3 May, 2014 with 170 attendees from across Europe and beyond coming together for networking – and a bit of fun.

The Hotel Leonardo De Vinci in Rome was the venue for the 2014 EUROMOVERS conference. Unlike any other event in the moving calendar, when you walk in it really does feel as if you have been invited to join a family celebration.

Like every capital city, Edinburgh has an atmosphere all of its own. As the train pulled in to Waverley station I snatched my first view of the castle, its granite walls clinging to the extinct volcano where it has dominated the skyline for the better part of a thousand years. Edinburgh is truly an historic, enigmatic city, an exciting venue for the 2014 EuRA conference.

According to Executing Growth, EY’s 2014 Africa Attractiveness Survey, Africa’s share of global foreign direct investment (FDI) projects has reached the highest level in a decade. Where investment goes, people follow, so the global mobility industry should sit up and take notice.

Many will remember Roy Yearly as the quiet man who worked diligently as BAR’s General Secretary Brian Mitchell’s assistant during the 1980s and early 90s. But there was another side to Roy’s life that few beyond his immediate circle could scarcely have imagined.