In these difficult times, former professional rugby player Lee Robinson and his team at Leicester Movers & Storers thought it timely to inject a bit of humour amidst the chaos, with a look back at some of the weirdest and most memorable removals they’ve worked on in the past year.

The Association of Relocation Professionals (ARP) and British Parliamentarians have launched an All-Party Parliamentary Group on Relocation in an historic meeting. The new group signals a new era of partnership between politicians and relocation experts in the interests of professional relocation services.

Sarah Manning, Managing Director of container supplier Secure Stores Nationwide, explains the reasons for the shortage and how long it is likely to last.

Topia in the USA has been selected by Groupe Seb, a large French industrial group that produces small appliances and cookware, to support its global talent mobility programme.

UK operators of 3.5 tonne vans will soon need to carry a UK Licence for the Community when carrying goods in Europe and that could also mean getting an ‘O’ licence.

The Gosselin Group has announced the appointment of Gert van Engelenburg as European traffic & supplier manager.

Raul Quintanar of lead generation specialist TriGlobal offers some advice on how to make the most of your digital marketing.

One morning, about twenty years ago, Mike Devereux woke from a nightmare in a cold sweat. During his terrifying dream he had seen his container store in Cleveland go up in smoke and turned into a charred smouldering ruin.

Demand from homebuyers for conveyancing quotes was 101% higher at the end of March 2021 than the average for the same date during the previous four years (2017 – 2020) according to data from reallymoving, the comparison site for home movers.

In March this year Britannia Movers turned 40. Over those 40 years the group, which grew from a conglomerate of domestic movers in the UK, has grown to become a major player in the international moving sector.

US-based moving specialist Trünk Moves has announced the launch of a Lead Retargeting Program designed to enable moving companies to reassign stale or dead leads in return for a commission.

UK-based international moving specialists Britannia has appointed Charlotte Parslow as its new marketing and communications manager, based at its Surrey shipping hub. Charlotte will have responsibility for a range of projects, including the Group’s annual conference and events, digital reputation, and brand identity.

David Jordan looks at the GDPR issues around the recent rise in remote surveys.

Steve Jordan talks to Angels Gallardo from Inter S&R in Barcelona as she talks about taking the helm of her mother’s company and steering a course through the pandemic storm.

Why volume discounts are making quality obsolete in the moving industry, by Larry Kruger, McWilliams Moving & Storage, Canada.

Venezuela is a country in crisis. Despite having the world’s largest known oil reserves the country has been wracked by a bitter power struggle between its socialist president Nicolás Maduro - elected in 2013 by just 1.6 percentage points – and opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who declared himself acting president on 23 January 2019.

Sebastian Laporta from Ward Van Lines in Chile looks at how the use of a risk matrix can help people negotiate life’s difficulties.

Steve Jordan talks to Heidi Rasmussen, Managing Director of Alfa Quality Moving in Denmark, about her company’s recent acquisition of Settwell Relocation.

According to certification organisation QSS, there has been a marked increase in enquiries for ISO 22301 – the Standard for Business Continuity Planning – since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Thursday, 1 April, FIDI presented a webinar to discuss the ‘State of the Industry’. The event was hosted by Dominic Weaver, Editor of the FIDI Focus, ably assisted by Magali Horbert, FIDI Marketing and Communications Manager.