Self Storage Expo Asia 2020 takes place on May 13-15 in Singapore.

Logistics expert Allison Kemp, Managing Director of A.I.M Commercial Services Ltd, has been appointed chair of the Freight Transport Association’s (FTA) Road Freight Council.

At an exclusive event at the TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California, Volvo Trucks offered a first look at its North American Class 8 battery-electric project trucks.

The UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has said it is disappointed at yet another year of stagnation in the annual drink-drive statistics announced on 12 February, saying the ‘hardcore’ of persistent drink-drivers are still not getting the message.

Digital fine-art forwarding specialist Convelio, has raised €9 million in Series ‘A’ funding led by European venture capital investor Acton Capital.

Vanpac GroupAsia has welcomed Alvin Ong back after seven years away. He has been appointed general manager/network director for Vanpac and will be based at the company’s HQ in Singapore.

Highways England announced on 6 February that Britain’s biggest road project - to improve the busy A14 - is set be completed more than half a year early and will open to traffic this spring.

The announcement by Boris Johnson on 4 February that the deadline for banning the sale of petrol and diesel cars and vans will be brought forward to 2035 has attracted comments from both the Freight Transport Association (FTA) and the Road Haulage Association (RHA).

International moving company Metropolitan has announced the appointment of Dora Sayegh as its USA commercial representative.

Relocation and logistics specialist Suddath has announced the promotion of Scott Perry to president of Suddath Moving & Logistics. He succeeds Frank Senatore who is retiring after five years on the Suddath team.

A recent podcast issued by IAM Learning looks closely at the increasing consolidation in the moving industry and considers how it will continue and what affect it is likely to have over time.

Toyota has revealed plans to build a prototype ‘city’ of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan.

This year the IMA Conference (International Mobility Alliance) moves to an exciting new location, the resort city of Siem Reap in the north-west of Cambodia. For many this will be their first time in Cambodia, so apart from the conference, what is there to do and see and what do you need to look out for?

Steve Jordan talks to Paul Fahey, a moving man who turned to self storage and found the road to success.

An interview with Jean-Luc Haddad of Grospiron in Paris about how he diversified his business to make sure it could remain independent. By Steve Jordan.

Home move comparison site reallymoving has revealed ten statistics that together tell the story of UK home movers during 2019, including when people moved, how far they went, the most popular destinations and of course, what it all cost.

Dan Morisaku, Senior Manager, Ichigo Inc, shares his experience of moving into the self storage market

Last November, the 2019 Movers & Storers Show moved south to Coventry. Deputy Editor David Jordan took a trip to the English Midlands to check it out.

Asian Tigers China (mainland) has announced the appointment of Edwin Tan as general manager for Southern China. He will be based at the company’s Guangzhou office.