Steve Jordan talks to an RMC that takes an alternative view of sustainability by helping suppliers calculate their emissions to secure more work and a healthier environment.

A look at the work of the FIDI Academy as it approaches 35 years as the industry’s leading training body.

Steve Jordan talks to Bengt Jönsson on his return to the industry

Steve Jordan interviews Laura Ganon, the new FIDI president, about the job, the initiatives and her own style of Board management.

A report by Steve Jordan on the first EUROMOVERS Conference in three years.

The British Association of Removers Conference is back. Steve Jordan reports on the event that took place on the beautiful island of Jersey, in May.

The Young Movers Conference in Dublin in April focussed mainly on relationship building rather than more traditional plenary meetings. However, one panel discussion took a close look at the relationship between movers and Relocation Management Companies (RMCs), exploring the strengths of each and how they work together to provide services to corporate clients.

TruTac, the supplier of compliance control software products, is warning businesses about little-known but stringent tachograph compliance rules that require commercial vehicle operators to record and show evidence of drivers’ timetables – both during and outside of working hours – for the past 28 days.

Richard Turfitt, Senior Traffic Commissioner in the UK, speaking at the BAR Conference encouraged operators to report companies that they knew were overloading vehicles, especially the under 3.5 tonne vans not falling under Operator’s License regulations. Richard’s responsibilities include the licensing of the operators of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) in the UK.

From 1 July, 2022 new rules on the use of self-driving vehicles in Great Britain have come into force.

Burke Bros Moving Group in the UK has appointed Anthony Foy as its international manager. Anthony is now based at the company’s Wolverhampton Head Office, after relocating from Sussex to the West Midlands.

The UK’s largest property lender, Halifax, is lowering the deposit required on new-build houses from 1 July. The minimum deposit needed to secure a mortgage on a new-build house falls from 10% to 5%.

Aires in the USA has launched its Aires Voice Assistant (AVA), an Amazon Alexa Skill that allows relocating employees to ask their Amazon Alexa devices questions about their relocations and receive pertinent information back.

The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) celebrated in style at its Annual Lunch & Awards event on Tuesday, 28 June, recognising outstanding talent, commitment, and innovation.

The latest research from Statista.com has crowned the UK as the self storage capital of Europe - by some considerable distance.

According to corporate accommodation company AltoVita, Berlin (at 94% occupancy), New York City (89% occupancy), and Dublin (96% occupancy) are set to be ‘sold out cities’ this summer.

Legal transport specialist Backhouse Jones is reminding operators that from 1 August, 2022 the Office of the Traffic Commissioner will no longer be accepting paper applications for new ‘O’ licences and for major changes to existing licences.

Eighteen, forty-foot shipping containers packed with humanitarian aid - including paper products, pet supplies, non-perishable food, baby equipment, hygiene products, and clothing - recently left Boston, New York, and Newark seaports bound for Poland.

While vegetable oil prices soar and supermarkets resort to rationing, Europe continues to burn food crop biofuels at an alarming rate.

Storage company LOVESPACE has reported a significant increase in student bookings compared to before the pandemic.