In this Q&A-style interview, Rennie Schaefer, Chief Executive Officer at Self Storage Association UK and FEDESSA, talks to Mike Wilson, CEO of SureStore, about institutional investors, expansion, 5th-generation stores, finding good sites and post-COVID challenges.

Kristin White, Senior Manager, Content and Campaign Strategy for Sterling Lexicon, looks at how the increased flexibility available from remote working raises opportunities and challenges.

Lynn Shotwell is the president and CEO of Worldwide ERC (Employee Relocation Council). She’s been in her new role since March 2020, an interesting time for anyone to have a change of job. Steve Jordan spoke to her about the new world of relocation, how it has changed and how will it continue to operate in the future.

Steve Jordan interviews Casey Phelps of Graebel following the company’s release of an extraordinary survey report showing that COVID has made people want to move with work more than in the past, not less.

Highland cattle seem to revel in having long hair - I’m afraid I don’t! As far as us Homo sapiens are concerned it’s very much a male/female thing I suppose.

Peter Ward, CEO of UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), has announced his intention to step down after six years at the helm of the sector’s leading trade organisation. His successor will be named shortly.

Ever mindful of safety, Volvo Trucks has developed an acoustic alert system with unique sound effects for its electric trucks so that pedestrians, cyclists and other road users can hear them coming.

Almost one in ten logistics businesses in the UK say the recruitment of drivers is an ‘extreme barrier’ to the recovery of their business, according to The Logistics Report 2021 released on 21 May by business group Logistics UK.

Fuel card provider DKV Mobility has announced that its customers are now able to use Nordic energy company Gasum’s network of gas filling stations across Finland and Sweden.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has published long-awaited guidance to improve safety around the use of tail lifts.

Tachograph analysis and compliance specialist TruTac has launched an all-new software feature - Driver Compliance Risk Score (DCRS) - to simplify how fleet operators monitor and manage the potential risk drivers can pose to compliance levels.

The government will be testing its new Emergency Alerts in East Suffolk on 25 May between 1pm and 2pm.

The DVSA has announced that from 1 June, 2021 any prohibitions for testable vehicles or trailers that are not cleared at the roadside will be referred for a prohibition removal inspection at an Authorised Testing Facility (ATF).

A P Moller – Maersk has reached an agreement with BGRf, the third largest rail freight operator in the United Kingdom, to operate a rail service from Felixstowe to Newell & Wright in Tinsley, Sheffield all working days in the week.

Patrick Keery, Vice President of Move Management at Altair Global, has been re-appointed to Move For Hunger’s Corporate Action Network (CAN) committee for 2021.

Mark Greene, Senior Vice President, Global Operations for Arpin Group, has joined the Board of Directors of the Greater Washington Employee Relocation Council (GWERC) as its new Programs Elect.

Mobility service provider DKV Mobility has announced the launch of a new customer portal that allows DKV customers to easily order their card products online and manage them digitally. Information on the use of fuel and service cards is automatically transferred to the portal in real time.

Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group have officially outlined a pioneering roadmap for their new fuel-cell joint venture, cellcentric. The move is part of an industry-first commitment to accelerate the use of hydrogen-based fuel cells for long-haul trucks and other commercial applications.

The Self Storage Association Asia (SSAA) has established Asia’s first standards and certification programme for Hong Kong. The SAFE Self Storage Standards will promote regulatory compliance, best practice and accountability in the self storage industry across the region.

Jay Link has been named chief financial officer of UniGroup, the parent company of United Van Lines and Mayflower Transit, in April 2021. The announcement was made by UniGroup President and CEO Marc Rogers. ​