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 Grace in Australia recently commissioned a new business training system, SAP Litmos, to enhance its training offering to its staff. The project has been a great success.
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 It is obvious that the current quarantine situation cannot be compared to any previously announced pandemics or crises - this time, the world is shutting down completely. The situation is going to lead to hardly measurable consequences not only for individuals, but also for businesses.
 It was once the dream-posting for expats keen to further their careers in the booming heart of the Tiger economy. The reality now is very different. Rioting and pro-democracy protests that dragged on throughout much of the summer of 2019 took their toll and expats are leaving the territory in ever increasing numbers.
 Given the requirement for social distancing to slow the spread of coronavirus, employees working from home has suddenly become a necessity in most industries. Here, Nick Howes from Leadership Management International UK offers some tips on how to make it work for you.
 Of course, video surveys have been here for a long time but, it seems, treated with some scepticism by many of the traditionalists in the moving industry. How can it be possible to get the cube right by looking through a screen, and how can you build a rapport with the client remotely?
 In a career spanning three decades, Mark Jeffery was one of the industry’s leading salesmen with the trust and respect of the HR departments of many of London’s biggest corporate accounts. Steve Jordan spoke to him to find out a little more about those days on the front line and to see what advice he has for today’s sales professionals.
 Just today, as I write these lines, my family and I have been counting the number of times we have heard the word “unprecedented”. It has been at least 43 times, and we stopped counting just a while ago when we turned off the news.
 Grace in Australia recently commissioned a new business training system, SAP Litmos, to enhance its training offering to its staff. The project has been a great success.
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Well surprisingly nobody spotted Colin Chapman last month, but perhaps this one is a little easier for our international readers. Who’s playing pool? If you know you could be in with a chance of winning the beautiful White & Company Black and Red watch.
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has reacted with extreme disappointment to Transport for London’s (TfL) decision to reintroduce all London road charging schemes from 18 May.
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is urging the UK government to follow through on its promise made two years ago to provide safe parking spaces for HGV drivers charged with keeping goods moving throughout the pandemic and beyond.
 Peggy Smith has joined CapRelo with effect from 18 May, 2020 as its chief strategy officer (CSO).
A new nationwide study commissioned by Eskenzi PR, and carried out by OnePoll, examined how video conferencing has changed workers’ perception of their colleagues. The results, announced in May, found that 40% of UK workers judge their colleagues on how their house looks over video conferencing.
Law firm Pennington Manches Cooper is releasing a series of videos aimed at answering the top questions businesses have in relation to reopening. The first two videos focus on people and safety.
Global moving and relocation specialist, Go-Group, has commissioned and delivered over 30 tons of personal protective equipment (PPE) to England’s frontline NHS and care workers since the beginning of April 2020.
Lay-offs and redundancy activity has accelerated in the Middle East’s construction sector as it contends with the economic impact of COVID-19, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
12 Ways To Break Post Lockdown Bottlenecks: Thursday, 21 May - 11am - 12pm The panel consists of:
Richard Combellack, Chief Commercial Officer, BriefYourMarket
Andy Soloman, Founder & CEO, Yomdel
Tony Piccirillo, Sr Partner & Co-Founder, AVRillo
Ian Studd, Director General of the British Association of Removers (BAR)
 Canada’s Tippet Richardson (TR) has congratulated Ronald Waddling for his 47 years of hard work and dedication to the company.
 Interior lift protection manufacturer, Kapok 88, has launched a hygienic protective flameproof PVC cover for lift control panels and push buttons, making them much easier to clean and keep free from germs and viruses.
 Scania (Great Britain) Limited is sending out its hospitality trailer to serve complimentary refreshments to the truck drivers (#TransportHeroes) who are helping to keep the UK moving.
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Far be it from me to say ‘I told you so’ but – well, I did. Last month I said this lockdown would give companies the chance to step back, take stock, decide why it does things the way it does and, given no alternative, do things differently.
Since then I have had conversations with moving companies from London to Auckland who all tell me different things, but all with one theme: they are doing things better now than before.
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