As the removals and transport industry contend with the increasing shortage of HGV drivers, West Midlands-based Burke Bros Moving Group has created its own solution to the skills shortage and decided to grow its own talent.

Annual growth in house prices in England and Wales will reach 3.1% in September and 2.8% in October, the highest level seen since November 2018, according to the reallymoving House Price Forecast released today, as buyers race to complete deals before the Brexit deadline of 31 October.

At the time of writing we have no idea whether the UK will leave the European Union on 31 October as planned. But, even if it leaves with ‘no deal’, UK professional drivers will still be required to have a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC). Training must be completed in the usual way before the appropriate deadline.

Mark Oakeshott, Mark Oakeshott Consulting LLC, welcomes visitors to IAM (International Association of Movers) in his adopted home town.

Austin Winner, a PR consultant working on behalf of Allied Van Lines, looks at why Americans are staying put these days.

Sometimes life bowls you a bouncer. Something you don’t expect and could never plan for. Here’s a short story from The Mover’s editor, Steve Jordan, about a life event that made him think. It will make you think too.

An interview with Jim Thompson at Woodhouse in County Waterford, his Irish country home, by Steve Jordan

​An interview with Self Storage Association CEO, Rennie Schafer, about the upcoming European Conference and Trade Show to be held in London, October 1 – 2.

It was back in 2002 when K2’s new Chief Operating Officer Rob McFarland first met its founders - Nick Plummer and Richard Rutledge - and became one of their early clients. Rob was working as a global mobility manager for an international law firm which demanded the highest standards of service.

A personal opinion, by Deputy Editor, David Jordan

Doree Bonner International Group has announced that UK mover, Luxfords of Weybridge, joined the organisation on 2 September, 2019.

Laurence Drake has been appointed Managing Director of DAF Trucks Ltd, succeeding Robin Easton who is promoted to the role of assistant general manager operations for PACCAR Financial Corporation.

A package of measures to help people in the UK on lower incomes get onto the housing ladder was unveiled by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP on 28 August.

Scania’s range of 13-litre inline six-cylinder engines has now been complemented by a 540 hp version.

Juca Serrado, who is well known on the conference circuit as Laura Ganon’s husband, has launched his second book Sob o Olhar do Guardião (Under the Eyes of the Guardian).

For moving companies in the UK to continue operating their European services it’s essential that UK nationals have the right to live and work elsewhere in the European Union.

Matthew James Global Relocations has taken delivery of a Scania Hybrid P320. The company claims the pre-production Scania is the first to be used in the UK. The vehicle is currently being fitted with a four-container body at SBR in Preston and is expected to be completed within the next few weeks.

Suddath in Jacksonville has announced the appointment of Heather McBride-Morse as its new chief people officer succeeding Elizabeth Spradley, who is retiring after 31 years on the Suddath team.