Brake, the road safety charity, is inviting small business owners with employees who drive for work to attend its free online training session on cutting costs by improving road safety.

Ex-pat American, Jennifer Sloan is the General Manager at European Relocation Services, based in Marseilles and Paris, France. The Mover Magazine caught up with her to talk about some of the differences she’s found working and living in Europe over the last 20 years.

Sometimes ordinary men have great responsibility thrust upon them. I think that’s how the saying goes. Whilst quote mangling is my thing, I also enjoy sneaking out of my comfort zones on a regular basis. One such recent occasion was when I attended the Movers and Storers Show 2013 at Silverstone Race Circuit a few weeks ago.

However well you run your business it is inevitable that from time to time a customer will find a reason to complain. Some, perhaps most, managers see complaints as negative and sometimes view them simply as an attempt by the customer to get a reduction in the price or some other kind of compensation. By David Jordan

According to the Ernst & Young ITEM Club, the chances of the UK experiencing a housing bubble as a result of the government’s Help to Buy Mortgage Guarantee Scheme are slim.

For some reason I was expecting Michael Gerson not to be working from the old company offices in darkest Whetstone when I booked the appointment for, what was for me, one of the key interviews of my journalistic life.

Delegates from a wide cross section of the moving industry gathered at Silverstone’s brand new multi-million pound exhibition and banqueting centre on 21-22 October for The Mover magazine’s first conference.

After David Jordan's introduction there was a lively session focussed on ways of increasing profitability by offering additional services that don't require capital investment. These are some of the topics discussed.

MovingJapan.com has advised The Mover of new Importer Filing regulations for shipments into Japan that come into effect in March 2014.

Bishops Move looks at key elements of the autumn statement: fuel duty price freeze; stamp duty rates; and the introduction of charging non-UK residents capital gains tax on sales of UK properties.

According to Hamptons International, estate agents in London and the South East, the announcement that the government will introduce Capital Gains Tax on property gains for foreign investors will have little effect on the number of transactions.

NHBC's latest registration statistics show that house-building levels in the UK continue to show improvement on recent years, with figures for July 19% higher (13,539) than the same month last year (11,391).

First-time buyers accounted for 11,200 loans for house purchase in London in the second quarter of 2013, the largest quarterly number since the end of 2007, according to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders, (CML).

Materials handling equipment manufacturer Jungheinrich has announced a £6 million investment in the extensive fleet of fork lift trucks and other handling products that it offers for short term rental.

An apprenticeship is a way for young people and adult learners to earn while they learn in a real job, gaining a real qualification and a real future.

The finale of London’s Australian Football League season took place at Motspur Park in South West London on 17 August with West London Wildcats, sponsored by Anglo Pacific, taking victory in two out of the three divisions.

Kilmarnock Removals International raised money for Rett UK by sponsoring a football match at Kilmarnock FC.

Following a number of reports of runaway vehicles causing serious accidents, Vision Techniques, a company specialising in vehicle safety products, is suggesting that fleet operators consider fitting VT Ident™ to help prevent unauthorised vehicle use.

A year, almost to the day after its launch, the new Volvo FH has been elected International Truck of the Year 2014 by leading commercial vehicle journalists, representing 25 magazines throughout Europe.

Proposals to toll part of a new 22-mile £1.5 billion upgrade of the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon have been unveiled by the Highways Agency.