Scania has opened a new commercial vehicle service centre close to Gatwick airport in the UK.

Richard Dolan from Simply Store recently spoke at the EUROMOVERS conference in Copenhagen promoting his Simply Store franchise and recruiting franchisees for a business that he expects will retrieve at least some of the storage business that was taken from the removals companies by self store.

Graebel has its consulting service that helps Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies imagine and introduce a tailored mobility strategy designed entirely around their business needs.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has launched an enhanced insurance scheme for its members.

Online freight forwarder iContainers says the maritime industry will be left ‘shaken’ for at least a year following the implementation of the IMO (International Maritime Organization) 2020 regulation.

Pickfords Business Solutions has been awarded the contract to relocate The European Banking Authority from Canary Wharf in London to La Défense in Paris.

Goplasticpallets.com has teamed up with Plastic Free Eastbourne campaigners and donated a selection of engaging recycling-themed books and teaching resources to every one of the 22 state primary schools in its home town of Eastbourne.

The FTA Logistics Awards will take place on Thursday, 24 October, 2019 at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge and will feature comedian Ed Byrne.

Bishop’s Move is helping to reduce poverty in the UK by setting up food collection points in all its branches across the UK.

Arpin Group recently received an Eco-Educator Award at the ‘Paris to Pittsburgh to New England’ community action event at the New England Institute of Technology.

London and Hertfordshire-based removals company JamVans is progressing on its road to zero emissions by investing in its first fully electric vehicle.

HRH The Princess Royal will be the Guest of Honour at this year’s United Kingdom Warehouse Association (UKWA) Annual Lunch and Awards to be held at London’s Dorchester Hotel on 27 June, where over 450 logistics professionals are expected to attend.

A pilot project grouping France, the Netherlands and the UK took place in February and March 2019 involving Transports FIOLET in France, International Road Ferry in the Netherlands and Brian Yeardley Continental in the UK, under the supervision of FNTR, FTA, TLN/ Beurtvaartadres and the UK Department for Transport.

As published in The Mover, February 2019, Bobby Black from Black’s of Brechin completed his Inverness Etape cycling challenge around the world-famous Loch Ness.

Bishop’s Move has helped dental charity Dentaid relocate from its former site near Salisbury in Wiltshire to new accommodation in Totton, Hampshire, by providing its services free of charge.

FORS is offering funded places on a selection of its driver specific training courses, to help FORS members upskill their driving workforce.

Uruguay’s Alejandra Briano Moving & Relocation has moved to new premises just five minutes from Montevideo airport and 30 minutes from the capital’s port.

Arpin Group has announced the promotion of Mario Lemme from director of programming services, to senior vice president of information technology and the hiring of Sebastian Sommer as MD in Germany.

Helsinki-based Travelcargo International Removals has announced the appointment of Tuomo Rekola as business development manager.

Heléne Mellquist, formerly president of Volvo Trucks International, was appointed president of Volvo Trucks Europe with effect from 1 April, 2019.