The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is urging motorists to beware of the perils of driving on autopilot following research which shows that one in ten drivers are often unable to remember their entire car journey.

The German Movers Association AMOE has sadly reported the death of Mr. Reinhard Mueller on 26 February, 2014.

Zero hours contracts have been in the news stirring up a controversy in recent months due to misuse by some rogue employers so much so that the Vince Cable will be looking at them very closely. By Sandra Beale

Linde Material Handling has won the safety award for its R14-R20 Reach Truck range in this year’s Fork Lift Truck Association Awards for Excellence 2014.

In response to the recent trade blockades at the Bulgaria-Turkey border transport ministers from both countries met in February to revise current license regimes.

Neil Matthews, from Pound Gates, Chartered Insurance has recently passed his final exam to complete his Advanced Diploma in Insurance and become an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII).

In the last 10 years Facebook has grown to 1.2 billion active users, with a revenue of $7.9 Bn in 2013. Big numbers, but also just $6.50 of revenue for each active user. So, according to KPMG, the social media revolution has only just begun.

Rock Fall (UK) Ltd, has recently launched a range of safety footwear designed specifically for women’s feet. This will be ideal for all women working in warehouses and with packing crews.

In these days of digital cameras and social media it’s easy to publish pictures on the Internet and send them around the world in a flash. That’s fine if you’ve taken the picture yourself and therefore own the copyright, but what happens if it belongs to someone else and you don’t have their permission to use it?

Certificate to Work, the employer led initiative launched by Skills for Logistics (SfL) in partnership with Pearson - that claims to be the world's leading learning company - will standardise the training of new LGV drivers, and show that they have the knowledge, competence and skills to be safe and eco-practical drivers in the future.

UniGroup Relocations in Singapore recently won a bid to become a choice vendor for Asian real estate company CapitaLand.

In February 2014, the European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection decided that every new car in Europe will be installed with a device, known as the eCall, which alerts medical, police and fire services automatically after a road accident.

On 25th February, Jane Finch gathered a select group of movers together in the boardroom of Interdean in London to present her ideas for another new trade association for the moving industry.

Matthew James Removals & Storage Ltd has joined the UK’s newest trade association, the Alliance of Independent Movers (AIM).

A new ruling coming into effect this month in April means that anyone buying commercial property will be required to make certain steps to qualify for future tax breaks.

A new book charting the history of Maersk Line ‘Creating Global Opportunities: Maersk Line in Containerisation 1973 - 2013’ is to be published by Cambridge University Press in early May.

A BBC report has highlighted the rise of the UK’s self storage business over the last thirty years and how many of its pioneers have become millionaires simply be selling empty space.

The government has got a long way to go to convince drivers that they have the pothole problem in 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 by road safety charity, the Institute of Advanced Motorists.

Small and medium sized enterprises which have yet to start planning for the introduction of pension auto enrolment legislation, may struggle to secure a supplier, according to KPMG. The professional services firm is advising SMEs to be fully prepared ahead of a number of key staging dates in 2014.

Last February Angus and Ria Russell from Britannia Lanes of Somerset and Bristol received a call for assistance from a local Facebook group called FLAG (Flooding on the Somerset Levels Action Group).