Did you know that more than 7,500 people of all ages across the United Kingdom are waiting for an organ transplant?

Amersham Town Council announced its winners of the 2013 Citizen of the Year awards with removals company Clarks of Amersham winning this year’s Business Award for services to the community.

There are lots and lots of recruitment agencies, in the UK alone there are over 135,000. But what’s the point of using an agency when you can simply advertise for the people you need and do the whole thing yourself? Ray Inskip, managing director of Flame Recruit, explains some of the reasons why using an agency – for both the employer and employee - makes sense.

Twickenham based Central Moves started life in 1997 when Scott Rust left his job working for a small family removals company, bought a small panel van and began sub contacting for some of the larger removals companies in the area. “The contract work helped pay the bills in those early days and I was able to build up my own business at the same time,” said Scott.

Most businesses strive to deliver excellent customer service and to operate as efficiently as they can.

On 22-26 May, 2013, in the timeless city of Istanbul, Thomas Juchum, Manager of the Head Office of EUROMOVERS International, welcomed delegates to the 9th EUROMOVERS conference in the classic Ottoman Legacy Hotel. It was a perfect venue for what is always a friendly and productive meeting of the EUROMOVERS family.

Time to be inspired

By Kirsty Terry, recruitment expert at Milestone Operations

The Mover magazine’s Nikki Gee moved house recently. On this occasion she chose to use a removal company as opposed to braving the ad hoc route of hiring a van, a willing pal and a heap of potential bother. We spoke to her about whether or not the famous myth ‘Moving house is as stressful as getting married’ came to pass.

You see, we are all very nice chaps, us removals lads and lasses. We look after our customers, polish our trucks, send or mums flowers every March and have, for decades, failed to charge enough for what we do. It’s an industry disease. By Steve Jordan

A chat with Lee MacKenzie of Compass Moving Services

This is an old Ford Van from the 1930's that was in the family fleet. The picture was taken outside the old yard in Winton, Bournemouth.

Crown Worldwide Group has raised a staggering £100,000 for its ‘Charity of the Year’, DEBRA. For 12 months, Crown has been volunteering its time to fundraise thousands of pounds for DEBRA, the national charity that supports individuals and families affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) – a genetic skin blistering condition.

Bishop’s Move has recently relocated the Bishop of Durham, Justin Welby, the new Archbishop of Canterbury.

Bishop’s Move has once again appointed PHS Teacrate as its exclusive supplier of removal crates for a further the next three years. PHS Teacrate has held the Bishop’s account for five years.

Vauxhall built over 58,000 vans in the UK last year, making it Britain’s number one commercial vehicle manufacturer for the 11th year running.

Berin Riley from Move-It Channel Moving has alerted The Mover to a scam aimed at moving companies.

A suggestion by a Government minister that workers should be allowed to ask for flexible working to avoid rush hour congestion has been branded ‘nonsensical’ by the Forum of Private Business.

Business relocation specialist, Harrow Green, showed it had the right formula after completing a multi-site move at the University of Liverpool’s School of Veterinary Science (ULSVS).

Significant numbers of people who drive for work are risking devastating crashes by texting, speeding and grooming at the wheel, according to research by road safety charity Brake and Direct Line insurance.