For as long as I can remember, I’ve always cleaned my teeth before going to bed at night. This has always been a semi-religious ritual which I pride myself in never having broken. That is up until now!

​Altair Global has announced that Rob Johnson, Senior Vice President of Client Services, has won the 2020 Saul Gresky Relocation Professional of the Year Award from North Texas Relocation Professionals (NTRP).

From 1 March, 2021 all vehicles over 12 tonnes GVW will require a Direct Vision Standard (DVS) and safety permit to operate in Greater London.

East Sussex-based Bournes Removals has announced that two of its employees, Aaron Craig and Charlie Birnie, have completed HGV Driver Apprenticeships and have now become full-time removals drivers.

The DVSA is advising HGV operators to get their vehicles MOTd in February or March to avoid a bottleneck at Authorised Test Facilities (ATFs) later in the year.

The Harmony Relocation Network has announced that Move One Inc has become a member with effect from 1 February, 2021.

De Haan Relocation in the Netherlands has recently converted three of its 11 vehicles to run on HVO100 (100% Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil). It is claimed that HVO100 reduces CO2 emissions by 90% when calculated across the entire supply chain (well to wheel).

It is understood that the DVSA is currently experiencing technical issues with the OCRS system, which means that operators may not be able to access their OCRS reports for up to 8 weeks and reports may show inaccurate data.

The Mover has received many requests in the last few weeks from British moving companies that are looking for reliable custom agents to help with moves into Europe.

The American Trucking Associations’ Moving & Storage Conference has formally launched with the election of a Board of Directors, establishment of official bylaws and the forming of seven different committees and working groups within the conference.

The SEAT car company is pioneering a new technique to track a driver’s gaze through infrared cameras and algorithms. Knowing where users are looking helps to achieve a more intuitive and secure interaction with devices such as radios, sat navs and vehicle controls.

John Mason International, one of the UK’s largest independent removal, storage and shipping companies, has been sold to its former sales and marketing director, Simon Hood.

In a year where we have spent more time in our own homes than perhaps ever before, what does 2021 hold in store for the residential property market? Property law firm Collyer Bristow looks into its crystal ball and makes a few predictions.

In a critical step towards realising the organisation’s vision for a more sustainable transportation industry, Volvo Trucks North America has announced its zero tailpipe emission VNR Electric model is now commercially available in North America.

Worldwide Movers Africa has ordered hundreds of these corporate masks modelled in the photograph by Lydia Kaweesa of the Group’s Uganda branch.

Love them or loath them, electric cars are what we’ll all be driving in just a few years’ time and while petrol-heads around the world will lament its passing, the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) will be consigned to the automotive history books forever.

The Mover’s Deputy Editor David Jordan explains the ‘black art’ of getting your story published in the press for free and why you really should make the effort.

UK non-residents buying residential property face a sharp increase in Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) rates from 1 April, together with new residency rules and a tough payment window of just 14 days, warns accountants Hillier Hopkins.

Move One has announced the official opening of its office in Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso. The new office brings the number of Move One owned offices to 12 across nine African countries.

The organisers of the Movers & Storers Show have confirmed that its 2021 event will take place at NAEC Stoneleigh, in Warwickshire, on 2-3 November and not at Hanger 42 in Bruntingthorpe as previously announced last year.