Tim Kutt has joined Asian Tigers Taiwan as a sales and move consultant. Before joining the Asian Tigers Group, Tim spent six years working at a Hong Kong based IT company.

OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) held its annual conference in Savannah from 29 October to 1 November.

Kapsch TrafficCom has announced that it has successfully delivered the very first barrier-free tolling system to be used on a French motorway. The Austria-based technology company supplied the roadside equipment and the transaction collection system.

Renault has recently unveiled its new range of heavy-duty all-electric trucks. The Renault Trucks E-Tech T and C - which are the first to bear the manufacturer's new logo - will be produced in series at the Renault Trucks’ factory in Bourg-en-Bresse, France, from 2023.

Classification society DNV has awarded container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd the DNV Excellence 5 Star Award for its use of international management systems to enhance its quality, safety, and environmental standards. Hapag-Lloyd was the first container shipping line to be certified with the Award in 2007 and has maintained compliance ever since.

PAIMA (Pan American International Movers Association) elected a new Board at the Atlanta conference, this included the return to the PAIMA Board of Jose Marrero, a past president. The new PAIMA Board is pictured with Executive Director, Antonio Tremols.

Three years had passed since the last PAIMA conference (Pan American International Movers Association). For an organisation that focusses so much on the close relationships between its members, that was a painful separation.

A recent survey from EY, the 2022 Sustainable Value Study, a survey of over 500 chief sustainability officers and equivalents representing companies worth more than US$1b around the world, has concluded that taking decisive action to combat climate concerns can benefit companies financially.

Cathy MacDonald is a former police officer working with Police Scotland for over 30 years. For much of her career she worked as a hostage and crisis negotiator helping to defuse dangerous situations in which communication had broken down.

Steve Jordan asks why many moving companies don’t use trade magazines to promote their companies all year round.

Santa Fe looks at what’s happened to ocean freight and what might be on the horizon. ​

The BAR Young Movers came together in Cambridge in October for the group’s annual conference. Around 70 under 40s, plus invited guests, gathered in the comfort of the University Arms Hotel alongside the educational elite and architectural wonder of one of the UK’s iconic university cities, to swap ideas, learn and enjoy each other’s company. The event proved to be successful and enjoyable.

On 13 October, 2022 Gerry Lane, founder and owner of Asian Tigers Indonesia, signed a Management Buyout (MBO) agreement with Bill Lloyd, long-term managing director of the company. Here Steve Jordan talks to Bill about what the future holds.

The DVSA has confirmed that most goods vehicles and trailers in the UK will have to be appropriately laden for their annual test from 1 January, 2023 onwards.

Evo Supplies, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of furniture moving equipment, has announced the launch of a range of high-specification aluminium piano trolleys.

Restore Records Management has been awarded a £5.857m contract by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to transfer approximately 375,000 boxes of records into off-site storage and provide retrieval services.

Enterprise Database Corporation (EDC®), which specialises in developing software for the moving and relocation industries, has been recognised as a 2022 Top 100 Tech Company by Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC).

Leading crate and packaging supplier, phs Teacrate, has announced the appointment of Becky Brown as its new sales director.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has welcomed the UK government’s announcement that they’re opening a match funding grant scheme to improve HGV driver facilities.

Government plans that could see novice drivers being allowed to automatically drive lorries have been condemned by the UK’s leading independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart.