Invictus Relocation in Portugal has joined OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International).

Serial acquisitors the Master Removers Group has sold Bishopsgate Specialist Installations - its specialist logistics business - to the publicly quoted Swedish logistics company Elanders Group for £47.5m after expanding sales in 2007 of £2.5m to £27m last year.

The UK government has announced plans to reduce disruptive street works to cut congestion and improve roads.

According to an article in The Guardian published on 3 January, 2024, one of the world’s largest insurance companies, the QBE Group, has been forced to pay thousands of pounds in interest to small businesses whose COVID insurance payout claims were delayed.

The EMMA awards for the EMEA region from the Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM) were presented recently at a black-tie dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.

In January, the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) will launch the first ever independently accredited Warehouse Manager CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence), kicking off the ‘2024: The Year of Warehousing’ campaign.

In August 2023 the ESI Group in France bought LUX-CONNEX SA in Luxembourg giving the company’s owner, Alain Gallion, the opportunity of retirement. ​

Groupe Nasse - Demeco, the French removals company, has renamed itself Hexvia.

The UK government’s House Price Index fell in October 2023 (the latest month for which figures are available at the time of writing) by 1.2%.

Andreas Christ Spedition und Möbeltransport GmbH in Wiesbaden, Germany, has advised that from 1 January, 2024 it has closed its branch office in Berne, Switzerland.

Pickfords Move Management has won the ‘International Moving Company of the Year’ award at the EMMAs (Expatriate Management & Mobility Awards) for the EMEA region. The award was presented at a black-tie dinner and ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.

AltoVita, the global corporate lodging platform, has unveiled the winners of The Altos London 2023 Awards.

Burke Bros in the UK has won the award for the ‘Family Business of the Year’ at the Black Country Chamber of Commerce Business Awards.

Henry Speight Removals in Sheffield has recently opened an additional warehouse to accommodate the company’s rapid growth in recent years.

Quality Service Standards (QSS), the UK certification body that provides and evaluates Quality Standards for the UK and international moving industry, is looking for new members to join its Impartiality Comittee. Could that be you?

Invictus Relocation in Portugal is 10 years old this year. Fabio Manuel started the company back in 2013 and has since built up the business and enhanced its image worldwide over the intervening years.

Pound Gates, an insurance broker for the removals and storage industry, has celebrated a decade of partnership and grant-making with its local Suffolk Community Foundation through the company’s Acorn Fund.

Bournes Relocation Solutions, headquartered in the UK, has been awarded the ‘Best Global Mobility Sustainability Initiative of the Year’ at the EMMA Awards (Expatriate Management & Mobility Awards, EMEA region), hosted by the Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM).

From 1‌‌‌ April‌‌‌, 2024, the National Living Wage in the UK will increase by 9.8% to £11.44 an hour for eligible workers aged 21 and over.

Logistics UK has announced a new partnership with ferry company Freightlink to be called: The Logistics UK Freight Ferry Service.