The domestic moving industry is witnessing a step change in the way its customers buy its services this month with the launch of the first ever removals price comparison site www.removalstars.com.

Ten senior managers from the Business Moves Group took time out from their busy schedules to take part in a public speaking and presentation skills course run by The Mover magazine.

56% of motorists think that smoking while driving should be banned, according to a survey by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). However, almost half of respondents (45%) think that such a ban would be unenforceable.

The Santa Fe Group has recently opened a new office in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The new office, managed by Thomas Morocz, offers moving and a full range of relocation services.

Grospiron’s holding company has acquired Cosmopolitan Services Unlimited (CSU) to add relocation, immigration, tenancy and property management and expense management to the Group’s portfolio.

If reports in the Daily Mail and others are to be believed, pop star Cher is selling up in the States and moving lock stock and solid-gold barrel to London.

The EUROMOVERS Annual Congress, this year to be held in Istanbul from 22 – 26 May, will see two keynote speakers grace its stage: Brian Limperopoulos, Program Manager at International Association of Movers (IAM) and Martin Nussbaumer, Lead Auditor, Quality Austria, Vienna.

Specialist theatrical mover Anglo Pacific has shipped a consignment of Shakespearian paraphernalia from the National Theatre of Scotland in Glasgow to New York’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre for a 73-date Broadway run of Macbeth.

Nestling in the picturesque French town of Annecy, just a hop and a skip from the Swiss border and Geneva, is a moving company called NM Europe. The company is owned and run by Andrew Smith who opitimises the can-do attitude of so many small but perfectly formed moving companies.

Alfabet Removals has mover from its old premises in London NW10 out of town to the leafy suburbs of Hemel Hempstead.

The International Association of Movers (IAM), an evolution of the long-established Household Goods Forwarders Association of America (HHGFAA), came into existence in 2009. But what, exactly does the organisation do and why should any moving company consider becoming a member? Here, Steve Jordan chats to the organisation’s President, Terry Head, to find out.

A BBC investigation into over-zealous and misguided local council parking enforcement and fines is to be aired on Wednesday 12 July, while the Transport Select Committee inquiry has heard how commercial vehicle drivers are being unfairly targeted.

The Global Shippers’ Forum (GFS) has released details of a global campaign to enhance safety in the maritime transport supply chain. The aim of the campaign is to secure improvements in logistics practices throughout the supply chain to ensure safer transport operations.

It seems that business gave the Chancellor’s budget in March the thumbs-up although it wasn’t all good news. Here Alex Jackman Head of Policy for the Forum for Private Business, gives his verdict.

Piano moving specialist G&R Removals’ new truck had a tight squeeze during one of its first deliveries to an address in Stockport recently.

Snow in Guernsey: white out at White & Co

Roger Aiken, with over thirty years in the international moving industry, has decided to go it alone with his new venture Bespoke Moving Solutions Ltd.

Williams Moving & Storage in Canada has announced that, after 20 years of loyal and dedicated service Laurie Devlin, Director of International, has decided to retire from the organisation. Laurie's last day at Williams was March 30th, 2013.

Gliderol Self Storage Solutions has appointed Martyn Dickinson as New Business Development Manager. Martyn will be working closely with Sales Director Graham Lomax to develop Gliderol’s business in the self storage manufacturing sector.

Terence Davindran joined Felix Relocations in Malaysia in February 2013, as the General Manager.