Global mobility specialist Altair Global has announced the appointment of Liana Ciatto as senior vice president of client services.

OMNI member Mudanzas Mundiales in Costa Rica has reported that, due to an alleged hacking, the platforms Administración Tributaria Virtual (ATV) and Tecnología de Información para el Control Aduanero (TICA) of the Costa Rican Ministry of Finance are temporarily out of service.

TSG Consumer Partners (TSG), a private equity firm, announced on 7 April that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Cadogan Tate Group Holdings. The transaction is expected to close in May following regulatory clearance.

3S Money is an international business banking platform that was established in 2018. It offers moving companies the opportunity to set up bank accounts in various currencies, enabling them to receive payment from their customers and origin agents quickly, easily, and at low cost.

The only thing missing from my life at the moment is a plague of locusts; although my first born ought to be a bit careful I should think.

Steve Jordan talks to Rahul Pillai as he departs the company he has helped to build for the last 22 years.

According to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, in 2021, 90.2% of all light commercial vehicles registered in the EU ran on diesel. Petrol accounted for 3.8% of the market and, although sales of electric and hybrid vehicles were up, they still represent only 4.6% of the total market.

Carolina Taddei, from Bliss Corporation in Italy, looks at the relevance of being a sustainable business and gives examples of what companies can do to make a difference.

According to the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) in the UK, 75% of employers support extending Jack’s Law to allow employees experiencing any close family bereavement to take paid time off.

Moving industry consultant John Payne asks whether it’s time for corporate accounts to embrace groupage.

HGV drivers in the UK will benefit from a further £20 million of funding to improve roadside facilities, as part of continued government action to boost driver welfare and tackle the effects of the global driver shortage in the UK.

Alexanders Removals & Storage joined forces with Brentford Football Club and Hounslow Community Foodbox to support vulnerable residents over Easter.

Emma Barber Collins, Director at WH Barley (Transport & Storage) Ltd was elected RHA (Road Haulage Association) vice-chairperson on 31 March, 2022.

The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has appointed Jerry Oughton as its head of training.

Renault Trucks and GEODIS are combining their industrial, logistics and engineering expertise to design an electric heavy truck dedicated to meeting the requirements of city-centre freight transport.

MY Moving in Malaysia, run by Steve Lewis, has signed with ecolegIT, an all-new sustainability programme for the moving and global mobility industry that not only compensates the CO2 emission of individual moves, but that structurally changes how these moves are performed (see story in The Mover, March 2022, page 35).

Suddath’s CIO and Senior Vice President Len O’Neill was recently honoured as the 2022 Florida CIO of the Year® with an ORBIE® Award in the large corporate category.

American start-up company WattEV has placed an order for 50 Volvo VNR Electric trucks.

From 21 May, 2022 any goods vehicle over 2.5 tonnes that transports goods from the UK to the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein will require an International Operator’s Licence.

On 31 March, 2022, Worldwide ERC launched its initiative to ensure the global workforce mobility industry plays its part as governmental and corporate sustainability requirements become more rigorous in response to growing concerns about climate change and its wide-reaching effects.