Recently, I moved to Milton Keynes (MK) with my wife so I would have less of a commute to where I work at The Mover Magazine.

British Cycling's Policy Adviser Chris Boardman’s proposal to ban HGVs from central London during peak times would have a devastating effect on removals companies working in the capital.

Scania has launched a remote tachograph data download service designed to save operators time and money and help maintain legal compliance at all times.

World Moving & Storage of Auckland, New Zealand has acquired two brand new bouncy castles and a BBQ trailer that will be available to the local community in support of fundraising events free of charge.

The city of Aarhus in Denmark is utilising BLIP Systems’ technology (a mix of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) as an important weapon in the fight against traffic jams.

A survey by HSBC Holdings has ranked China as number one among 37 countries as the top destination for expats edging out Germany, Singapore and the Cayman Islands.

International Movers Convention kicks off the international convention year with its third five star event in Bangkok 26-29 March. As always the event promises to put people together for business and entertainment in a way achieved by no other conference in the mobility industry.

The European Parliament is discussing a ‘Directive on the Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure’. The initial proposal from the Commission aims to ensure that member states deploy a minimum number charging points for electric vehicles.

In a move that could seriously affect the moving industry the Bank of England recently changed the terms of the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) extension to re-focus the incentives in the scheme towards supporting business lending in 2014. The first phase of the FLS, which ends on 31 January, 2014, is unaffected by this announcement.

Business relocation specialist Harrow Green recently helped East Midlands NHS to condense its operations from three offices into one central site.

Britannia Anchor Removals recently gave a helping hand to Francis House Hospice for terminally ill children in Didsbury, Manchester.

According to the PHS Group, whilst there are some positive signs that the economy is slowly improving, these alone won’t be enough for businesses to succeed in 2014.

Every moving company has had to work out how to survive the recent bad times and manage the recovery. But for family firm Pete Holbrook Removals on the Isle of Wight, it wasn’t just the economy that struck a blow – fate dealt a hand too. By Steve Jordan

As Amazon launches its own virtual currency, the Amazon Coin and Apple’s iTunes passes its four billionth download, consumers are becoming increasingly concerned about what happens to their digital assets after they have passed away. Barry Rogers, Head of Private Clients at Tollers provides advice.

When selling a company, the usual items are generally considered by both parties such as purchase price, banking matters, and the list of assets. However, often the most valuable asset is left unmentioned; intellectual property. Here Joanna McKenzie from Keystone Law offers some advice.

When the weather makes it difficult to travel, employers and employees should consider how this could impact the workplace. ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) suggests the following key points for consideration:

Flame Recruit started providing recruitment services for the moving industry in May 2013. As the company takes on more staff and moves to new offices, Steve Jordan talked to the company’s MD, Ray Inskip, to check on progress.

The December issue of The Mover reported on the Mover Conference at Silverstone. There was far too much going on at the conference to include in one issue of the magazine so, to complete the picture, here’s part two that looks at the media and how to use it, and includes an interview with Rennie Schafer, from the Self Storage Association.

The moving industry is full of people like Tony Richman. People who were born into the business, joined the family firm when they left school, did every job that there was to do and ended up, inevitably perhaps, running the company. That part of Tony’s story is not unusual. What came next, is extraordinary. Steve Jordan caught up with the moving industry’s European connection to find out more.

Did you know that Canada takes up 2% of the planet Earth’s land surface? Yet it has one of the world’s lowest population densities at 9 people per square mile? It’s a land of wonderful and beautiful contradictions.