RELO Roundtable…a gathering place

There's an interesting discussion about moving industry trade association membership going on over at the Moving etc… Network relocation forum. Moving etc… Network is an online community based in the United Kingdom (U.K) that now has over 1100 members from within the removals industry worldwide. Access to the lively discussion is password protected, but membership [...]

On 23 November, 2012, Moving Services Group UK Ltd (t/a Pickfords) went into administration. On appointment, the administrators sold the business and assets of Moving Services Group UK Ltd (MSG UK Ltd) to Pickfords Move Management Ltd. What happened next? … READ MORE Pickfords is the largest moving and storage company in the United Kingdom.

What are these people patiently standing in line for? A fresh, 25 lb. free-range turkey at Whole Foods Matinee movie tickets for “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2” 70% OFF Black Friday deal on a big screen TV at Best Buy The 16A Express bus to the shopping mall BOGO on cut green beans [...]

As Americans prepare to kick off the holiday season by gassing up the family chariot for the trip over the river and through the wood to grandma's house, the moving pros at Atlas Van Lines want to remind consumers that some of the safety and compliance rules may have changed since they last made the [...]

Move, Inc. acquires rival Relocation.comOn October 11, 2012, the online real estate lead aggregation company Move Inc announced that it had purchased Relocation.com for $11.5 million in cash. The acquisition by the Campbell, California based firm was designed to strengthen Move's existing Moving.com business by creating a strong push toward end-to-end real estate and relocation [...]

How many people purchase, bait, and then deploy skunk traps when they're not being bothered by the stinky predatory scavengers? That was my first reaction when asked if I'd seen the new “Review Verification System” subscription service that was announced by MovingScam.com on October 1, 2012. MovingScam is the popular free “consumer oriented” trash-your-mover venue [...]

Anyone in the household goods moving industry who relies on the Department of Defense (DOD) for some or all of their small business revenue should be particularly attentive to the recent announcement by the military Surface Deployment Distribution Command (SDDC) that they intend to change how the defense personal property fuel surcharge is administered next [...]

As the peak season winds down, full-service household goods movers all across the country should cast their eyes west and take a gander at a new assembly bill that the California State Legislature sent to Gov. Jerry Brown for his signature last week. The legislation is particularly noteworthy because of the way the lawmakers have [...]

First it was the industry's sales force. Faced with early-May blackout notices and often confusing embargo restrictions (or super-selective booking requirements), many sales people began looking for greener pastures beginning in June – right at the start of the traditional peak moving season. Some of the cut-offs announced by the big names in the domestic [...]

When I first wrote about Move for Hunger several years ago, the relatively new industry organization was just starting to spread it's wings. Move For Hunger is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit that was  established by Adam Lowy in August 2009.  Its goal is to strengthen the efforts of community food banks throughout the country by [...]