Steve Jordan reports on the industry’s first post-COVID international get together, organised by ReloAdvisor in Rotterdam.

Grant Daniel from iBidOnStorage UK gives an alternative option for disposing of customers’ goods if they default on payment.

An interview with Jordan and Chloe Bignell of Britannia Quickmove as they ease into running their own moving business.

Steve Jordan asks whether there are too many international moving associations and conventions and what the alternative might be.

Fourth generation family removals company P.W. Archer & Son has won the prestigious BAR (British Association of Movers) Commercial Mover of the Year award 2022.

OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) held the latest in its World Series of online educational workshops on 29 March, 2022.

Corporate accommodation platform AltoVita has appointed Jessica Land as head of client partnership to lead the company’s expansion in global mobility and business travel, and Tara Scrivener as global accounts manager.

A team of removals operatives from Burke Bros Moving Group recently headed for Wales to climb Mount Snowdon and raise funds for Compton Care, a hospice close to the company’s headquarters in Wolverhampton.

Worldwide ERC® President and CEO Lynn Shotwell issued the following statement welcoming the news that the United States and the European Union have agreed in principle on a new US-EU data flow framework.

‘Sustainable Packaging is Coming Home’ was the eye-catching message from manufacturer Protega Global at the IntraLogisteX exhibition held at the Coventry Building Society Arena on 29-30 March. Here the UK company launched Hexcel Wrap, an eco-friendly alternative to plastic bubble wrap.

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.

Delegates at this year’s UK Warehousing Association’s National Conference (UKWA), held on 8-9 March in Chester, heard from a series of high-profile speakers offering advice, insights and inspiration on the theme, Building Tomorrow’s Workforce Today.

Pat Benson from nuBridgeRelo in Shanghai has advised that, from Monday 28 March, Shanghai has been locked-down for eight days.

UK businesses will be encouraged to make the switch to electric power following the government’s decision to extend plug-in van and truck grants by a further two years.

The RHA (Road Haulage Association) is urging people in the commercial vehicle sector to get behind a new campaign to improve driver facilities.

Business Moves Group (BMG) has announced the appointment of Keith Tiltman as a director.

On 17 February, the EU adopted new rules on road charging aimed at creating more efficient and sustainable road transport. It will phase out time-based vignettes for heavy-duty vehicles on the core Trans-European Network by 2030, in favour of a distance-based system.

Worldwide ERC, the professional association for workforce mobility and relocation professionals, has commended the Biden-Harris Administration for its launch of the Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) pilot program and for taking steps towards improving the long-term sustainability of the supply chain.

Mortgage technology provider Twenty7Tec has announced the appointment of Tony Prestedge to its Board as a non-executive director.

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