We were three days away from a recent and long awaited overseas holiday. Everything was duly prepared; appropriate COVID regulations dealt with and all we had to do was to sit back and wait in a miasma of anticipation.

Just for fun, here’s a photo taken by Rob Cormier (Paramount Transportation Systems, North Carolina).

Humboldt Storage & Moving in Boston, Massachusetts, has announced Lisa Beranich as managing director of its International Business Unit.

ecolegIT is a new sustainability programme for the moving and global mobility industry. It calculates the CO2 generated by any move, helping the moving company monitor its emissions and work towards improving them over time.

FIDI has recently published a new report on best practices and guidelines entitled 'How to become environmentally sustainable in the moving business'.

Everyone knows the difficulty of working with hand-written inventories. They can be hard to read, there are differences in terminology and they can get lost or torn.

Brytor International Moving in Canada, in collaboration with IMS Moving Network, has announced its acquisition of Formula Global Mobility LLC and Granero Moving LLC based in Florida. The company has eight offices in Canada and will significantly expand its presence in North America through the acquisition.

Jamie and Julie Briggs have announced Ruth Perera as the new managing director of Jamie Briggs Removals & Storage Ltd. The Oxfordshire company has been trading for 22 years.

Logistics UK has launched affiliate membership for members of the Vehicle Body Repair Association (VBRA). This will give these businesses access to a variety of Logistics UK’s services and discounted rates on training courses, vehicle inspection services, Tachodisc analysis and fuel card products.

Employee relocation platform PerchPeek has secured £8m in a Series A funding round co-led by AlbionVC and Boston’s Stage 2 Capital. The injection of funds follows a £2m award from venture fund Episode 1 last year.

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has announced that it has denied protests from several bidders against the award of the Global Household Goods Contract (GHC).

Taipei-based Dimerco Express Group, a world-leading logistics and freight transportation company, has expanded its US network to Phoenix, Arizona, following the completion of its investment in Phoenix-based BC Logistics.

From 1 April, 2022, the UK National Living Wage will increase by 6.6% from £8.91 to £9.50/hour.

Steve Jordan talks to Brian and Dominique Brooks, co-owners of E. E. Ward Moving & Storage, the oldest African-American company in the United States.

An interview with the president of the FIDI 39 Club, by Steve Jordan.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Mac’s Truck Sales. Deputy Editor, David Jordan took a trip up the M1 to Huddersfield to visit the family behind one of the most successful removal truck suppliers in the UK.

Steve Jordan considers some of the wider implications of the sustainability debate and lays down a challenge for companies and organisations to work together to tackle an existential threat.

OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) hosted the latest in its World Series Forums on 12 January, 2022, highlighting the subject of sustainability.

Aires in Pittsburgh, USA has announced that its founder, Jim Putt, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Naples, FL, on March 1, 2022. He was 78 years old.

AltoVita, the corporate accommodation platform that delivers cloud-based and duty of care accommodation to companies worldwide, has announced its three-month Smart, Safe, Sustainable Summit.