Aires in Pittsburgh, USA has announced that its founder, Jim Putt, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Naples, FL, on March 1, 2022. He was 78 years old. The entire organisation mourns his loss and shares thoughts and prayers for his son Bryan and the entire Putt family.
Sir Alastair Robin ‘3rd Baronet and 9th Laird of Strathgarry’ Stewart, died peacefully, aged 96, on Sunday, 13 February at home in Walters Cottage with his beloved wife Patricia and his daughters Judith, Lucy and Catherine beside him. He had been quietly ‘winding down’ for several months and the end was very gentle.
Alastair was a director of Neale and Wilkinson Ltd from 1947–71 and the managing director of Stewart and Harvey Ltd from 1971–90.
A Commemoration & Celebration of Alastair’s full and happy life will take place on Tuesday 17 May 2022 at 12.00 noon at Walters Cottage, Little Baddow, Essex. Instead of flowers, Alastair requested donations to the Alastair and Patricia Stewart Charitable Fund, managed by Essex Community Foundation (Reg. Charity No 1052061). These can be made by electronic bank transfer to bank account sort code: 40-51-62, account no: 89735215; online via https://essexcommunityfoundation.enthuse.com/cf/sir-alastair-stewart; by cheque payable to Essex Community Foundation, 121 New London Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0QT or in person to the funeral director.
The family expressed its gratitude for the love and support he received in his final months.
Brytor International Movers in Canada has opened a new branch in Florida, USA to meet the growing demands of its customers including long-distance international moving between Canada and Florida. The new branch will be managed temporarily by the company’s CEO Jacques Monier. The new contact details are:
Address: 4740 NW 15th Avenue, Suite 3D Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Tel:
Miami: 786-788-0336
Orlando: 689-698-7639
Fort Lauderdale: 754-732-8251
Fabricio Bertoldo from Metropolitan Transports in Brazil, explains how the company’s membership of OMNI has helped it through difficult times in the past and helps it plan for a successful future.
Metropolitan Transports, has been one of the top international households goods movers in Latin America since it started in 1969, over 50 years ago. Along the way its main objective was to offer quality services and to aggregate value to its clients for its top tier multinational customers. It also diversified its business to become a leader in the record storage business, information technology management (Business Process Outsourcing and Business Process Management) and relocation. It has operations in the USA and throughout Brazil including major centres in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba. This allows the group to cross sell, share its fix costs and enhance investment capabilities.
Aires in Pittsburgh, USA has announced the promotion of Joleen Lauffer to become the company’s president. Current President, Jeff Wangler, will continue with Aires as Chief Executive Officer.
In an agreement signed on December 29, 2021 by Gosselin Group CEO Marc Smet and the founding co-owners of UniMove bv, Gosselin has agreed to acquire 100% of UniMove’s share capital; the business will operate from its existing Rotterdam premises and trade alongside Gosselin’s existing Dutch moving branch.
Chris Mackley, from the UK, has been announced as the new General Manager for OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International). Chris started working with OMNI at the beginning of January. He will work alongside Ian Waters, the current General Manager, until Ian leaves the organisation following the OMNI annual conference planned to take place in Marseille, France, in April. This will ensure a smooth handover of the management of the organisation.
Asian Tigers Korea has announced the promotion of Saenah Song to the role of Chief Executive Officer.
Saenah began her career with Asian Tigers in 2003 and has served in various leadership roles in the operations, business development and agent relations within the company over the past 18 years. “Accepting this new role is both humbling and a privilege,” she said. “I take comfort in knowing that Joseph has already accomplished the hard part and laid down a solid foundation from which to build on for the future. The mission for all our team members remains the same as day one, to continue serving our clients, colleagues, agents and partners with the utmost care and professionalism.”
Aires in Pittsburgh, USA, has announced that Radhika Gorsia, GMS, has joined the company as an Account Executive in the EMEA region. In her role, Gorsia will be responsible for growing and developing Aires’ regional sales and focusing on collaboration and communication to create partnerships and ensure client satisfaction.
“We are excited to have Radhika join Aires,” said Pam Dunleavy, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “She brings a welcomed enthusiasm to the marketplace as we continue to expand in the EMEA region.”
Aires in Pittsburgh, USA has announced that it has been awarded the Torch Award for Ethics by the Better Business Bureau of Western Pennsylvania for the third time. Aires received the award in a presentation ceremony conducted at the company’s headquarters and attended by Better Business Bureau representatives.
“We are excited to receive the Torch Award for the third time,” said Jeff Wangler, Aires President. “Aires is committed to doing the right thing in all aspects of our business, and we are thankful to the Better Business Bureau for again recognising this commitment to our people, service partners, clients and their employees. I am most proud that an organisation whose sole goal is to assure that companies are honest, ethical and good citizens in business have chosen us for this award.”