Most people expect their moving company to move their belongings when they move home, but many Britannia moving companies now also offer a shredding service to help you dispose of all that old paperwork that you really don’t want to move to your new place.

The Mover received the following story from Chris Smallwood of Britannia Anchor Removals in Manchester during the week when it seemed that half the youth of the UK had gone into stupid mode.

FTA Ireland to deliver CPC training in Ireland.

Movecorp runners raise money for Joseph Foote Trust.

A video showing how to pack flat items.

Transport for London (TfL) is calling on the owners and operators of vehicles registered outside Great Britain, including Northern Ireland, to take action now to avoid fines when new emissions standards come in to effect in January 2012.

The Highways Agency has extended its carbon saving scheme to the M1 in Bedfordshire causing sections of the M1 to have lighting removed permanently.

E-learning course available to help companies with VAT refunds.

An interview with Ian Siddle on starting from scratch in a recession. By Steve Jordan

The European Week for Safety and Health at Work is 24 to 28 October.

An interview with Paul Pritchard on the delights of using external furniture lifts – by Steve Jordan.

Criminals pose as engineers to steal fork lift truck batteries as the cost approaches £500 per tonne.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the Department for Transport’s (DfT) consultation response on changes to the operator licensing regulations, which aim to avoid imposing unnecessary burdens on industry.

Giant Pandas are well-loved for their distinctive appearance and sedentary nature but according to a recent article* their bowel-movements are under scrutiny as a possible contribution to the development of a clean energy future.

At the culmination of the Rugby League Football and Australian Rules Football seasons, Anglo Pacific was in the enviable position of being able to count four of its sponsored sides as League Champions.

Pluscrates has signed an exclusive three-year deal with Crown Relocations to supply crates throughout the UK and Ireland. The move comes following Crown’s continued growth in the commercial relocation sector.

The PMA (Professional Movers Association) conference 2011 took place this year at Sun City in South Africa from 4-7 August. Reports from some of those who attended suggest it was one of the best industry conferences of the year.

Unnecessary Whitehall bureaucracy will be tackled and costs for councils reduced following the biggest review into Britain's traffic signing system for 40 years, announced by Transport Minister Norman Baker.

Members of BAR’s New Met Area gathered at London’s Westminster Pier on 14 July for a summer’s evening river cruise and barbeque.

Is the logistics industry heading for a skills shortage?