While most removals companies in the UK closed their doors when the COVID-19 lockdown was announced and put their employees on the government’s furlough scheme, one company, Matthew James Global Relocations Limited, decided to take a different approach and with the blessing of their staff, carried out a limited number of moves during the lockdown. Here, Managing Director Matt De-Machen explains why.

Edinburgh-based Broughton Removals has capped its 50th year of service by being crowned Scottish Family Business of the Year at the National Family Business Awards organised by Family Business United (FBU).

Has your insurance company denied your claim for business interruption insurance during COVID-19? If so, Susan Hopcraft from lawyers Wright Hassall explains the legal position.

The Fiumicino (Leonardo da Vinci) and Ciampino airports in Rome, managed by ADR, have become the first in the world to obtain certification for biosafety from RINA Services. It is a significant step forward in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 and in preventing biological risk from pathogens.

​Menno Martens, who until recently was head of operations at buzzsurvey, has started his own business,

New research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the professional body for HR, and people development and training provider Accenture shows that firms must accelerate the move to digital learning experiences as the workplace goes virtual.

Surprise at a potential customer refusing to agree to follow new COVID-19 guidance.

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.

DKV Euro Service and medical care provider DocStop have joined forces to deliver essential supplies such as face masks and lunch boxes to drivers at a number of rest stops in Münsterland, Germany.

The coronavirus crisis has brought the housing market to a grinding halt, but home movers across the UK remain determined to press ahead with their plans at the earliest opportunity, according to a survey of its customers carried out by reallymoving, the comparison site for home movers.

After almost two months of enforced inactivity in the UK’s moving market the Westminster government yesterday (12 May) gave the green light to allow house moves to resume in England. Restrictions remain however in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, at least for the time being.

Burke Bros Moving Group has seen the demand for vehicle and business parking space in the area increase rapidly and is now letting space and other facilities to a variety of organisations at its Wolverhampton trading estate.

Leading communications, conveyancing and removals experts offer an inside view on how to get people moving safely and quickly.

After building a career in the moving industry, Maarten van Zutphen from The Netherlands has ‘gone it alone’ with the launch of his new company CANI Consultancy & Management.

Copenhagen Airports, AP Moller - Maersk, DSV Panalpina, DFDS, SAS and Ørsted have brought together the demand and supply side of sustainable fuels in a unique partnership, with the concrete vision to develop a new ground-breaking hydrogen and e-fuel production facility as soon as 2023.

The property website www.localsurveyorsdirect.co.uk reports that it saw a sharp increase in activity in the UK housing market in May and June following the slump due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Post-lockdown demand from home movers, especially vendors, remained exceptionally strong in the past week as visitor volumes to estate agent websites broke through pre-COVID-19 levels and people sought immediate support online in greater numbers than ever before, the latest data from the Yomdel Property Sentiment Tracker (YPST) shows.

Guidance issued by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) in the UK offers more clarity on the reporting of coronavirus cases in the workplace under RIDDOR regulations (The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013).

On 27 May, 2020 the first container ship, the SCA Tunadal, arrived at Sweden’s newest freight port, Stockholm Norvik Port.

Website live-chat service provider Yomdel is offering British Association of Removers (BAR) members a free 30-day trial of its 24/7 managed live chat service.