On 18 December, EUROMOVERS held its second video conference open to all its members worldwide.

What has been and will be the effects of working from home on the relocation industry?

A close look at what being a mover really means, by Larry Kruger of McWilliams Moving & Storage in Canada.

Janet Turner has recently joined DN Van Lines in the USA. Here she shares her thoughts on the industry in which she has spent over 40 years of her working life.

Steve Jordan talked to Terence Wee and Kenneth Cheong from SMART Relocators in Singapore as 2020 drew to a close.

Kristin White from Sterling Lexicon explores the many challenges that COVID has created and how mobility professionals can use innovative ways to enhance existing skills or create virtual arrangements.

According to a Migration Patterns Study by Atlas Van Lines, 23 US states registered as balanced (meaning that moves in and out of the states were roughly equal), 12 as outbound, and 15 as inbound, in addition to Washington, DC.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) is warning operators and drivers of HGVs over 12 tonnes (GVW) entering Greater London, that from 1 March they must meet the capital’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rules or face £550 fines for each journey. The Greater London area covers most of the area within the M25 motorway.

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling on 15 January, removals companies who took out Business Interruption (BI) insurance policies may be covered for at least part of their losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite having had their claims rejected earlier by their insurance companies.

Wladimir de Mello, charismatic owner of Metropolitan Transports in Brazil, has died aged 79. He passed away peacefully on Friday, 29 January in hospital in Sao Paulo following a short illness, in the presence of his family.

Aires has announced the promotion of Bobby Bartle to the role of General Counsel. In this new role, he will lead the legal function at Aires by providing legal advice to the entire organisation as well as key stakeholders and executives.

Commercial drivers, including those driving vans, heading for Europe via Dover or the Channel Tunnel are advised by the Department for Transport (DfT) to get a negative COVID-19 test before entering Kent.

EUROMOVERS International has announced a change to its legal form to that of a European Cooperative (Societas Cooperativa Europaea).

Smart technology tyre monitoring service TyreWatch is using the latest JOSAM Cam-aligner wheel alignment system, supplied by Automotive Equipment Solutions UK (AES UK), to diagnose and correct misaligned vehicles which, the company says, represents 33% of the UK fleet.

Kent-based Matthew James Global Relocations has strengthened its already impressive fleet of vehicles with the addition of five brand new Mercedes-based SprintMAX low-loader vans from UK builder, Maxi Mover.

Alfa Scandinavia has announced the appointment of Annika Roupé as the managing director of Alfa Quality Moving Sweden as well as CEO of Alfa Scandinavia with effect from Monday, January 18, 2021.

Networking group EUROMOVERS Worldwide Alliance has regretfully announced the postponement of its annual conference, scheduled to take place in Portugal in May, until spring 2022. This is the second time the conference has had to be re-scheduled due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.

DKV Euro Service has begun the pilot phase in Italy for its Europe-wide toll solution, DKV BOX EUROPE: the pilot phase for the DKV BOX ITALIA for nationally operating hauliers in Italy started in the autumn of 2020.

I suppose my first intention here is to hope that you have so far had a Happy New Year. Apparently only 10% of us adhere to our often ill thought out resolutions, so by now you’re probably well on the path back to where you started.