Edwin Ooms took up a new position as managing director of AGS-KHZ Movers in the Netherlands in June. Steve Jordan talks to him as he starts his new role and returns home to his native country.

Steve Jordan looks at new technology that appears to move the world of video surveys on to another level.

IAM President Chuck White explains the decision to hold the 2020 IAM conference as a virtual event, how it will work and how much it will cost to take part.

Gerard Geijtenbeek from Roldo Rent Holding BV in the Netherlands looks at the trends driving the international moving industry and how COVID-19 has accelerated them.

Steve Lewis, Chairman of the IAM Hall of Honor Selection Committee, gives his thoughts as he announces this year’s inductees.

Aprin Group has announced the promotion of Michael Hughes from general manager of Arpin International (China) to vice president global business development.

The Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is to implement urgent actions to address the risk of Khapra beetle on high-risk plant products entering the country.

Registration is now open for the 2020 BGRS Supplier Forum to be held on 22 October at 8:00am to 9:30am Pacific time.

The Road Haulage Assocation (RHA) and logistics industry leaders have called for an urgent government meeting over potential Brexit chaos.

Logistics UK will be holding a virtual conference on 13 November, 2020 entitled ‘Future Logistic 2020’. The conference and exhibition is free to attend for all and sponsored by Brigade Electronics.

​DKV Euro Service has started the pilot phase for its toll boxes in Italy. The mobility service provider will be the first certified provider of its own toll boxes for Italian motorways.

The new, recently launched Volvo FH with I-Save could slash costs by up to 10% compared to a truck without I-Save equipped with Volvo’s conventional 13-litre engine. Volvo says its own figures have been confirmed by independent tests as well as customers’ experience. ​

When Darren French was made redundant after 35 years in the moving industry due to the Covid-19 pandemic, he began to wonder if he would ever go back to work again.

Haulage operators have slashed NOx emissions from trucks in the UK by at least 59% in only six years according to government statistics.

German manufacturer ELVEDI has introduced innovative weatherproof racks for the storage of items with lengths of up to twelve metres.

Even before I’d finished writing my previous article I’d made up my mind that that would be the last piece I’d write in connection with or about COVID-19. I was absolutely certain that by now you would have become completely ‘over-pandemicked’ - Shakespeare was not the only one who could invent new words to enhance the English language you know!

NFB International Relocations (NFB) in Norway has moved to new premises to meet its current needs and provide space for further expansion.

Two years ago, Tony Factor started a new business moving company called Nifty Business Movers, part of The VF Group. The Group also includes Eden Interiors, an interior design and fit-out company.

Tech entrepreneur and former moving company owner Daniel Verblis has launched an innovative new service to enable moving companies to sell and deliver packaging materials direct to their customers without needing to hold stock or make unprofitable journeys.