Crown Worldwide Group has announced the death of its former CEO Ken Madrid. Ken died following a period of illness and shortly after he retired from the role he had held for 32 years.

Synergy Global Housing (Synergy), an international serviced accommodation provider headquartered in San Ramon, California, has recently announced the first eight furnished apartment operators to receive the certification for ‘Accommodation Excellence’ from global ratings company Bureau Veritas.

Barry (aka Baz) is my oldest friend. I’ve known him since my first day at senior school when we were thrown together as two insecure individuals entering into a new and more grown up world. Fellow spirits really, I suppose. ​

DKV Mobility has advised that it is rapidly expanding its EV charging network and has now achieved the milestone of over 500,000 EV charge points across Europe that may be used via the DKV Card +Charge and the DKV Mobility app.

FERCAM is set to transfer its Distribution (groupage) and Logistics (contract logistics) divisions to a joint venture with Dachser under the name ‘Dachser & FERCAM Italia S.r.l.’. The transfer of control is still subject to approval by the relevant competition authorities.

In an industry first, global freight forwarder Dimerco has partnered with Cathay Cargo to conduct a successful pilot of a new Air-Sea service transporting shipments from Singapore to Dongguan, China via Hong Kong, shaving up to a day off the established Air-Truck schedule.

Masons Moving Group in Wales provided logistical support to Woody’s Lodge, a charity dedicated to helping war veterans and their families.

Richard Ballard, Founder of Ballards Removals in North Nottinghamshire, has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement award. The ceremony took place on 8 September at the North Notts Arena.

José Luis Tabuenca Rivero, Head of Marketing and Sales at SIT Spain, offers an insight into what AI can do to help mobility companies gain a marketing edge.

Derek Duffy from Armstrong Moving in Toronto is the current president of FIDI. Steve Jordan caught up with him for a chat about his career and some of the challenges the industry faces in a changing world.

Rahul Pillai, launches Hybrid Shifting Solutions to disrupt the Indian relocation market.

A view of diversification within the industry by a company who has made it a success.

An interview with Hannah Mostert, from Stephen Morris Shipping, about a more honest approach to the environmental conundrum.

A follow-up article about sexual intimidation at industry conferences, by Steve Jordan.

Steve Jordan talks to Annika Roupé at Alfa in Sweden about the recent sale and how it will affect the company.

After 53 years in the moving industry, Joseph Song, Founder and owner of the company now known as Asian Tigers Korea, is retiring.

Currencies Direct, a money transfer company, has been working hard recently to cement its position in the moving sector.

Altair Global has announced that Benny Tan, Senior Vice President of APAC, has earned a Meritorious Service Award from Worldwide ERC, the workforce mobility association.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) in the UK has said, in response to the introduction of the greatly extended Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in London which includes almost everywhere within the M25 orbital motorway, that it needs to be made easier to move away from fossil fuels.

Leading truck and trailer hire provider Grayrentals, as part of the TIP Group, has rebranded as TIP Trailer Services UK Ltd.