Steve Jordan reports on the panel discussion at FIDI and offers his opinion of the ongoing issue.

The number of employers who report that an increase in homeworking has increased their organisation’s productivity or efficiency has jumped significantly over the last year, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

UK removals company, Ballards has warned that recent changes to HGV driving licensing to manage driver shortages are risky and unworkable and that further proposals to relax the rules would set a dangerous precedent.

Bishop’s Move has launched its ‘white glove’, premium home moving service, Platinum Move, with a 'sparkling' new addition to its fleet of removal vans.

Agustin de Escalada has joined Invictus Relocation in Portugal as the company’s commercial and business developer.

While there are many prestigious conferences for managers and top executives in the moving industry, the calendar is to say the least sparse when it comes to events for the men and women working on the frontline: the packers.

Siobhan Tulinski has been appointed to the position of finance director for Milton Keynes-based Scania Financial Services (SFS).

Kangaroo Self Storage has acquired the Carlisle site of Box Clever Cumbria Limited. Box Clever Cumbria Limited’s Embleton, Cockermouth site is not part of the sale and will continue to trade as Box Clever Storage.

Volvo Trucks is now introducing a new radar system to detect other road users entering the blind spot on both sides of the truck.

According to Xeneta, the ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market intelligence platform, May saw the highest ever monthly increase in long-term contracted ocean freight rates, as the cost of locking in container shipments soared by 30.1%.

Asian Tigers China (mainland) has announced the appointment of Simon Shrubsole to the position of general manager for Asian Tigers Beijing, effective from 30 May, 2022.

OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) has delivered its second online sustainability workshop which, as this is an issue that affects the whole industry, was also open to and attended by FIDI affiliates and staff.

UK Transport Minister Trudy Harrison has announced over £200 million of government funding for an extensive zero-emission road freight demonstrator programme. The announcement was made at the Logistics UK’s Future Logistics Conference on 12 May, 2022.

JK Moving Services has promoted David Cox to become president. David will assume responsibility for day-to-day operations for the company. Chuck Kuhn will remain CEO of the company he founded 40 years ago.

Volvo says it is about to introduce fossil-free steel in the construction of its trucks, claiming to be the first in the world to do so. The steel is produced by Swedish steel company SSAB using a completely new technology based on hydrogen.

DKV Mobility customers in Norway, Denmark and Sweden can now pay their tolls easily and conveniently via the DKV BOX Scandic.

FIDI has announced the publishing of the approved FAIM 2022 Standard that will be subject to third-party audits from January 2023. The new Standard replaces the current FAIM 3.2 Standard.

Allen Lu from AMR in Shanghai has advised that, after two months of almost complete lockdown, the key port of Shanghai in China is beginning to open up again.

On 13 May, volunteers from Grace Group took part in a tree planting day at Kinglake West in the Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria, with its charity partner Greenfleet; a not-for-profit environmental organisation with a mission to protect the climate by restoring Australia’s forests.

In independent tests performed by two German magazines, Trucker and Transport, the Volvo FH with I-Save was the fuel economy winner for the combination of diesel and AdBlue consumption.