I recently had a touch of sciatica, at least that’s what I called it when the kids were asking why I was grunting and groaning so much. ‘Bloody painful’ was what I called it when nobody was listening.

UniGroup President and CEO Jason Mills recently presented Larry Smith of Glen Ellyn Storage, Illinois, with the 2021 UniGroup Lifetime Achievement Award at the organisation’s Learning Conference in St Louis.

Eddy Pfeifer, the owner of HVD Insurance Brokers in Hamburg, has died suddenly aged just 68. Eddy’s company is a supplier member of EUROMOVERS.

New EU rules from 21 May, 2022, will mean that operators or users of vans and other light goods vehicles over 2.5 tonnes and up to 3.5 tonnes in weight that transport goods for hire and reward from the UK into, or through the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, will need an International Operators’ Licence.

Tyre company Continental has released a new version of its ContiConnect tyre management system: ContiConnect 2.0. The system allows tyre maintenance to take place exactly when it’s needed.

OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) has announced a full programme of workshops for 2022 focussing on sustainability within the moving and relocation industry.

Goetz Moving and Storage in the Philippines has recently hosted a major event with the Australian government and UNICEF to help the vaccination programme in the country.

Around 20 guests from the removals industry joined local dignitaries on 28 April to celebrate the official opening of Alexanders Removals’ new headquarters close to London’s Heathrow Airport.

BMW has extended the Household Goods Removal Contract that was awarded to the Harmony Relocation Network in June 2019 for a further two years until 2024.

The latest container logistics report issued by Container xChange, a marketplace and technology infrastructure provider for container logistics companies, indicates a decline in average prices for second-hand containers.

How Eszter Gal, EMEA Account Manager, AltoVita, has changed her job into providing humanitarian rather than corporate relocation.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, met representatives of the Association of Relocation Professionals (ARP) on 6 April, 2022 to discuss how practical arrangements for relocation can make London more attractive to business.

DKV Mobility has launched a partnership with the Truck Parking Europe platform. This enables DKV Mobility customers to reserve secured parking spots at more than 70 parking spots in 18 European countries in advance.

Drivers will be able to experience the full benefits of the first self-driving vehicles when they arrive, as government sets out how they should be driven safely on UK roads.

OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) presented its annual tonnage awards at a specially arranged ceremony in Cannes immediately prior to the FIDI conference.

Steve Lewis has announced that Kristy Joseph has joined MY Moving Mobility in Malaysia as the company’s new senior international move manager.

SIRVA, and BGRS, both leading global relocation and moving companies, announced on 6 May, 2022 that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine into a new organisation initially named SIRVA BGRS. The transaction is expected to close within the next 90 days and is subject to regulatory approvals.

BBF Global Logistics LLC, a Memphis-based transportation brokerage company, has joined Armstrong Relocation.

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) has announced that Suddath President & CEO Mike Brannigan was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2022 Florida Award finalist. Entrepreneur Of The Year is one of the pre-eminent competitive business awards for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who think big to succeed.

Gosselin has opened a new office in Berlin that will be headed by Dennis Cuhls.