Altair Global has sadly announced that the company’s co-founder Bill Plummer passed away on September 4, 2021.

Atlas​World Group, Inc - the parent company of Atlas Van Lines, Inc - has announced the appointment of two senior members to its team.

Jack Dorrington, trusted friend of the UK moving industry, who was the face of trade shipping with Anglo Pacific for many years, has died, aged 77.

Richard Levine died on the afternoon of Monday, 24 May, at 76 years of age. He was buried the following day and is survived by his wife Sandra and daughter Gemma.

Gerson Relocation in the UK has announced the appointment of Tony Dullaghan-Stone as director-general manager.

Len Cox, a leading light in the UK moving industry and past president of BAR and chairman of IFWRI, died on 21 June in his adopted home in Spain.

Indian moving and relocation company, PM Relocations (PMR), has appointed Sumit Bawa as director of logistics & supply chain.

Paxton International has announced the appointment of Abigail Kolls to its information technology team as an IT specialist.

Karima Haji has been appointed transformation director for Scania (Great Britain) Limited. Karima joins the company’s Executive Team on 1 September, 2021 from her current role as IT & operations director at Volvo Car Financial Services UK Limited.

Mobility specialist Altair Global has announced the appointment of Michelle Baxter as vice president of global operations for the EMEA region.

Scania Great Britain Ltd has announced that James Armstrong has taken over from Martin Hay as managing director following his retirement.

Aires has announced that Jill Porter-Scott, PHR, SHRM-CP, has joined the company as director of PeopleX; the group that manages Aires’ human resource activities.

Atlas World Group, the parent company of one of America’s leading moving companies, Atlas Van Lines, has announced that Ann Heathcott has been promoted to chief security officer. Most recently, she served as senior director of IT network services at Atlas World Group.

The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has confirmed the appointment of Neil Bowker, Commercial Director of Bowker Group, as its new Management Board Chair. He will take over from current Chair, Nicola Ridges-Jones, Managing Director of MS Holdings (South) Ltd.

An Aylesbury-based trucker has been crowned HGV Heroes 2020 winner by the Road Haulage Association (RHA) after he helped prevent someone falling to their death from a footbridge last year.

Atlas World Group, Inc, the parent company of Atlas Van Lines, has announced that Kelly Foreman has been named vice president of human resources for Atlas Van Lines.

The OMNI Board has confirmed that Ian Waters is to retire from his position as general manager of the organisation with effect from April 2022.

Peter Ward, CEO of UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), has announced his intention to step down after six years at the helm of the sector’s leading trade organisation. His successor will be named shortly.

Patrick Keery, Vice President of Move Management at Altair Global, has been re-appointed to Move For Hunger’s Corporate Action Network (CAN) committee for 2021.

Mark Greene, Senior Vice President, Global Operations for Arpin Group, has joined the Board of Directors of the Greater Washington Employee Relocation Council (GWERC) as its new Programs Elect.