In response to the trend towards more agile working and the increased use of office lockers, Bishop’s Move is now offering its corporate clients ‘Locker Bags’ as an alternative, or as a supplement to the traditional crate-based move.

UK-based forklift and safety management training provider Mentor FLT Training has announced a new online Managing Forklift Operations course to help busy managers fit training around daily demands.

The digital freight forwarder iContainers has advised that IMO 2020, and early Chinese New Year and the ongoing uncertainties over Brexit and the US-China trade war, will combine this year to “throw a wrench” in the day-to-day management of the shipping peak season.

In August, Bishop’s Move undertook the relocations of Prime Minister Theresa May and Chancellor, Philip Hammond from 10 & 11 Downing Street.

The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has confirmed the appointment of Nicola Ridges-Jones, Managing Director of MS Holdings (South) Ltd, as the association’s new chairman.

Crown World Mobility has announced that Jeremy Beglin has been appointed to regional manager of business development in UK and Ireland.

Nathalie Lagae, Global Services Consultant at Altair Global, has been accepted as a member of the Human Resources Committee for the American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium.

Scott Michael, AMSA President & CEO (American Moving & Storage Association), has issued a statement clarifying his organisation’s position regarding the proposed outsourcing of military household goods moving.

AP Moller – Maersk has confirmed an increase in EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization) of 17% during the second quarter of 2019 compared with the same period last year.

White & Company has recently added six lightweight Maxi Mover Luton vans to its large fleet of removals vehicles.

The Department for Transport’s (DFT) consultation on banning 10-year-old tyres closes on 1 September, so there's only around two weeks left to have your say.

The UK government is considering banning the use of hands-free phone use while driving, following a report published on 13 August, 2019 by the House of Commons Transport Committee.

Crown Workspace UK and Ireland has appointed Phil Oram as its new regional director. The company specialises in commercial relocations, space planning and interior design, office fit-out and move management.

Jeepers creepers; until I retired I had no idea just how expensive a ream of photocopy paper was and I really had to cut back on my profligate use of this commodity. As for the cost of running a vehicle well that’s ridiculous, when I had a company car I didn’t even know the cost of fuel and depreciation was not a function that concerned me.

Volvo Trucks is introducing new functions that help drivers save fuel even when cruise control is not activated.

The offices of some companies may be closed in observance of the Eid Al-Adha holidays.

Mark Haywood from the UK’s National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) addressed the BAR conference (British Association of Removers) in May with a fairly stark appraisal of the UK housing market.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in the UK says that it has issued 7,000 prohibition notices in the last 12 months against companies that have not properly maintained their vehicles. The organisation said that failure to maintain vehicles could lead to death or serious injury.

It seems hard to imagine a time when vehicles did not have seat belts, but it’s 60 years ago that they were invented, by Volvo.

There has been a shift in the most utilised benefits by overseas staff, towards preventative healthcare and mental health support, yet businesses may not have kept pace with their offering, warns Sarah Dennis, Head of International for The Health Insurance Group.