The British Institute of Facilities Management’s (BIFM) Ireland Region has announced the establishment of a new Southern Branch in the Region - the Institute’s first branch outside the UK.

Road safety charity Brake has strongly welcomed the news that Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin is resolved to cancel proposals for 80mph motorways, although an official announcement may not be made until later in the year.

The Forum of Private Business has said data released in the BDRC Finance Monitor for SME lending highlights ongoing problems with business banking in the UK.

The EU transport commissioner Siim Kallas has floated the idea of the EU legislating to oblige member states to provide more charging points for electric vehicles.

AIReS in Pittsburgh has been collecting teddy bears to give to the surviving children from the tragedy at the Sandy Hook Elementary in December last year.

The majority of small businesses in the UK have taken a dim view of changes made to the tax system by the current government, research by the Forum of Private Business shows.

It’s not every day that a removals company has to use the services of a landing craft to deliver furniture for a customer, but for the guys at White & Company’s depot in Guernsey it’s all in a day’s work.

When the royal tunnel gates from the original Wembley Stadium went up for auction in November 2011, few would have predicted that the successful bid would come from a museum in Chile. But successful they were, and Anglo Pacific has now shipped the gates to capital Santiago.

The Mayor of London has announced the creation of the world’s first ultra-low emissions zone by 2020.

New regulations come out throughout Europe all the time. Sometimes it's hard keeping up with all the changes. Here is a selection of some of the more important ones to keep you up to date.

In the Budget Chancellor George Osborne announced new plans to help people buy their own homes. The Help to Buy scheme, which began on 1 April, expands a previous initiative, FirstBuy, which was aimed solely at first-time buyers.

With much speculation earlier in the year that household goods shipping rates were likely to increase this spring, The Mover spoke to Harm Meierdirks, Chairman and Regional Director European Mainland for OSA, to find out how the market is holding up.

Brian Charles, reflections on a career in moving: by Steve Jordan.

Cordelia Rushby, from Keystone Law, provides a refresher for business owners on their responsibilities regarding two key insurance policies and whether volunteers and work experience students should be insured as employees.

Leko Packing, Moving and Logistics is Bhutan’s first packing and moving company.

Pauline Wentzel has joined Felix Relocations in Singapore as the company’s Corporate Manager.

Harrow Green has been awarded the UBS ‘CREAS Vendor of the Year 2012’. The award, based on the performance of Harrow Green on site at UBS throughout 2012, recognises the company’s commitment to the bank.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) sent happy 10th birthday wishes to the London Congestion Charge on 17 February but is calling on the powers-that-be to extend the celebrations by offering the gift of free access to essential users.

Maersk delivered a profit of US$4.0bn in 2012, higher it's own projections in November last year.