John Mason International in the UK has introduced Makaton training for its moving crews and surveyors across the UK.

Quality Service Standards Limited (QSS) in the UK, the company that audits and assesses moving companies against recognised Quality Standards, has achieved 25 years in business having been incorporated on 9 July, 1999. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Association of Removers (BAR).

On 4 July, 2024 the Federal Association of Furniture Forwarding and Logistics (AMÖ) e. V., an organisation that represents 800 German furniture forwarding and special logistics companies with 25,000 employees, applied to rejoin the European association FEDEMAC e. V. with effect 1 September, 2024.

Peter Weltenius, Nordic Manager for Britannia Sandersteads in the UK, has advised that King Frederik X of Denmark has recently inaugurated the 18km Fehmarnbelt Tunnel which will link Denmark to Northern Germany.

The new immigration rules in Portugal, announced by the Portuguese Government on 3 June, 2024, are now officially in effect.

Less than two years ago, Maersk started construction works for its first low greenhouse gas emission warehouse in Denmark, located in Taulov Dry Port in Fredericia.

A recent report from Compare My Move has shown which areas of the UK are most popular with people moving out of London to enjoy a more suburban lifestyle and lower housing costs.

Alfa Mobility has announced a significant milestone in the company's history with a new partnership agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD).

Schneider in Basel, Switzerland, has announced that it has joined the WCA Relocations Group.

Compare My Move has released the data from its most recent cost of moving house index which shows that the cost of moving home in the UK has increased by 30% in the last 12 months.

Bournes Moves, from Rye in the UK, has been named the winner of the People First Award at the 1066 Business Awards.

Move On Removals and Storage from Bristol in the UK has won a prestigious Which? award after little more than four years in business.

Alfa Mobility in Sweden has advised that the EU Temporary Protection Directive has been extended until March 2026 affording more rights for Ukrainians in Sweden.

HOLD Storage (featured in The Mover, May 2024) has announced that it has committed £19 million to opening a new store in Chiswick, the second of a planned portfolio of five in London by the end of 2025.

FIDI elected its new Board at the General Assembly in Edinburgh on 15 May, 2024.

A disused railway tunnel in Northamptonshire, UK, has become a world-leading test facility for self-driving vehicles.

The Red Cross has named Aubrey McCarthy, the founder and voluntary chair of Tiglin, a Wicklow-based charity, the 2024 Humanitarian of the Year.

According to the Nationwide House Price Index, UK house prices increased by 0.4% in May, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in a slight pickup in the annual rate of house price growth to 1.3% in April, from 0.6% the previous month.

Restore Records Management in the UK has added humour to its most recent marketing campaign to help dispel the image that records management is boring.

The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has revealed that Alastair Campbell, writer, broadcaster and political strategist, will be the host for this year’s UKWA Awards for Excellence Annual Lunch at the Royal Lancaster London on Wednesday, 10 July.