Cathy MacDonald is a former police officer working with Police Scotland for over 30 years. For much of her career she worked as a hostage and crisis negotiator helping to defuse dangerous situations in which communication had broken down.

Steve Jordan asks why many moving companies don’t use trade magazines to promote their companies all year round.

Santa Fe looks at what’s happened to ocean freight and what might be on the horizon. ​

The BAR Young Movers came together in Cambridge in October for the group’s annual conference. Around 70 under 40s, plus invited guests, gathered in the comfort of the University Arms Hotel alongside the educational elite and architectural wonder of one of the UK’s iconic university cities, to swap ideas, learn and enjoy each other’s company. The event proved to be successful and enjoyable.

On 13 October, 2022 Gerry Lane, founder and owner of Asian Tigers Indonesia, signed a Management Buyout (MBO) agreement with Bill Lloyd, long-term managing director of the company. Here Steve Jordan talks to Bill about what the future holds.

“Don’t forget the candles,” said the lady of the house. Strike a light I thought, it’s like living in the dark ages!

Poverty, under-resourced law enforcement, and a resurgence of travel since the pandemic together make for an expected spike in kidnap and ransom cases worldwide, according to expert predictions revealed by Towergate Health & Protection.

English-speaking countries dominate the top list when it comes to countries with best socio-economic conditions.

The international moving industry is a global business. This means that staff are frequently working away from their home country, either because they spend a lot of time travelling or because they are contracted elsewhere.

The thoughts of Larry Kruger, from McWilliams Moving and Storage, Canada, about the importance of people vs technology.

By helping your customers transfer their money abroad you can reduce their costs of moving and, probably, make a little for yourself.

Steve Jordan investigates Eurovan, the organisation that many thought had gone away, but remains a major part of the European and global moving scene.

Steve Jordan talks to Ben Schmidt about his work helping the people of Ukraine, and his new job working with Gosselin.

At its annual conference to be held in Atlanta in November 2022, IAM (International Association of Movers) will introduce its new IAMTrusted Moving Company (ITMC) programme aimed at identifying the most trusted companies in the industry and aiding with speedy dispute resolution.

I suppose that we all experience pain from time to time. I broke my leg once and obviously that was painful, and I narrowly missed decapitating myself when the automatic garage door collapsed on top of me.

Artificial intelligence (AI) could be used by companies to help reach the voluntary 15% gas reduction target placed on EU Member States by the EU Council in July 2022, according to Arloid Automation, of London.

The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) is Britain’s leading trade association for the warehousing and logistics industry.

Gabriel Makki, tolling expert at Kapsch TrafficCom, provides insights into road user charging (RUC) and the challenges the technology is still facing.

Evelyn de Jaen has been the general manager of LACMA (Latin American and Caribbean Moving Association) for 23 years. Steve Jordan spoke to her to find out more about the organisation, what the future holds and what makes LACMA special.

Mark Pitcher reflects on OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) as he settles into his new position on the organisation’s Board.