Insurance specialist Basil E Fry & Co Ltd has announced the recent promotion of Amy King to its Board of Directors.

Aires has announced that Dr. Rakesh Thapar has joined the company as Vice President, Product and Technology.

Laurence Drake has been appointed Managing Director of DAF Trucks Ltd, succeeding Robin Easton who is promoted to the role of assistant general manager operations for PACCAR Financial Corporation.

Suddath in Jacksonville has announced the appointment of Heather McBride-Morse as its new chief people officer succeeding Elizabeth Spradley, who is retiring after 31 years on the Suddath team.

The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has confirmed the appointment of Nicola Ridges-Jones, Managing Director of MS Holdings (South) Ltd, as the association’s new chairman.

Crown World Mobility has announced that Jeremy Beglin has been appointed to regional manager of business development in UK and Ireland.

Crown Workspace UK and Ireland has appointed Phil Oram as its new regional director. The company specialises in commercial relocations, space planning and interior design, office fit-out and move management.

Ian Palmer, CEO of White and Company, one of the UK’s leading domestic and international moving companies, took over as BAR (British Association of Removers) president on Friday, 24 May at the annual BAR conference in Stratford-upon-Avon.

On 4 July the moving industry lost one its most treasured sons: Denis Caulfield passed away suddenly in France, aged 75.

The Willis Relocation Risk Group (WRRG) has announced the appointment of Juan Herrera as its client services manager.

Matthew Somweber, Director of Operations, and Allyson Nordstrom-Geraghty, Director of General Services Administration at Arpin’s International Division, have joined The FIDI Charity Committee.

Elizabeth Stewart, Executive Vice President, was appointed to Move For Hunger’s Corporate Action Network (CAN) Committee for 2019. The CAN team’s primary goal is to support Move For Hunger’s mission to fight hunger and food waste.

Freddy Hoult, one of the moving industry’s greatest characters, died peacefully at home aged 80.

Vincente Connolly has been appointed to the position of UK sales director for Scania (Great Britain) Limited with immediate effect.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has announced its first policy manager for Northern Ireland.

Arpin Group has announced the promotion of Derek Lord from manager of network services to director of IT infrastructure and operations.

Denmark’s Aspire Mobility Group has welcomed back former employee Andrea Dragovic as senior coordinator in its Client Service Pricing team.

I think by now it can be considered that my New Year’s resolution not to make any New Year’s resolutions has proven rather successful. However, I do have the feeling that I am personally in need of a refurb. So maybe I should consider a few mid-term resolutions.

Graham Green has recently completed 40 years of service with Gerson Relocation in the UK. He is the fourth person to achieve this milestone with the company.

Philippa Robinson has joined the OMNI Board. She was officially voted to the position by the OMNI membership at the network’s annual conference in Seville in April.