The 2013 Britannia Conference held at the Marriott hotel in Port du Monaco in April was a great success despite the heavy rain that persisted for most of the four-day event.

An interview with Jenny and Timon Thorncroft of JT Relocations, by Ed Roberts

The Mover Magazine was eager to catch up with one of its key speakers from the upcoming Mover Conference 2013 in October. The Self Storage Association’s (SSA) new UK CEO – Rennie Schafer - took time out of his busy schedule to talk about the future, industry changes and what benefits the organisation can bring to its members.

Gross mortgage lending held steady in August and was an estimated £16.6 billion, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. This is almost identical to July’s gross lending total of £16.7 billion and is 28% higher than August last year (£13 billion).

A Eulogy by Tony Richman – Past President of FEDEMAC

Crown Worldwide Group has promoted Nicolas Perez to Country Manager, Korea. Perez will be responsible for strengthening and expanding Crown’s service coverage in Korea. The new appointment is in line with the company's strategic direction and plans for growth in the area.

Phillippe Rodrigues has left MS Move Management in Switzerland after almost five years with the company. He has accepted a leadership role in a new international moving venture in Mexico.

Emmanuel Francheteau, previously Regional Manager of Crown Worldwide in Southern France, has become the company’s General Manager in Switzerland, a newly created role based in Geneva and Lausanne.

A campaign launched in August is calling on fleet operators to ensure employees get their eyesight tested every two years to check their vision meets legal standards and they aren't putting people in danger.

Two major road schemes to upgrade key junctions on routes in the Midlands have been given the go-ahead by the Roads Minister Stephen Hammond, after successfully completing the final stages of the planning process.

The new DKV App is a clever en-route planning App with, amongst other things an intelligent fuel price and distance comparison.

Today, 20 September 2013, Maarten van Zutphen, from Noble Relocation in The Netherlands, and 25 friends are embarking on an off-road cycle tour in Namibia in aid of Orange Babies in the country.

"A bit late, but the right decision in the end" - that's the view of the Freight Transport Association in response to the announcement from the Roads Minister, Stephen Hammond that two more types of journey will be exempt from Driver CPC - the continuous training programme for professional lorry and bus drivers.

Fewer parking tickets are being issued to motorists by London boroughs, according to new data.

Road safety charity Brake, has published guidance for fleet managers on the financial benefits of managing road risk.

“About time too” was the response of the Freight Transport Association (FTA) following the announcement by Transport Minister Stephen Hammond in July confirming that a new ‘free-flow’ charging arrangement will be introduced to users of the Dartford River Crossing by October 2014.

Bus, coach and truck operators now have more choice than ever of where to go for annual tests as VOSA has opened the 350th Authorised Testing Facility (ATF).

On 1 August, 2013 Transport Minister Norman Baker announced £25 million of capital funding to enable the construction of demonstration-scale waste to fuel and other advanced biofuel plants in the UK.

A haulier, who was jailed after using a device to breach drivers' hours regulations, has been told by Scotland's Traffic Commissioner that he will be disqualified for life from the haulage industry.