On Wednesday the 5th July 2017 White and Company PLC acquired the long established and respected BAR member ‘Barnes of Lincoln Limited’.
New branch manager for Metropolitan in Rio
Daniel Rodrigues has joined Metropolitan Group as the manager of the company’s Rio de Janeiro branch. Daniel was brought up in Rio and has been in the moving business for 20 years. “Daniel’s energy and drive makes him the perfect fit to further enhance Metropolitan’s strategy,” said Fabrico Bertoldo, Deputy CEO.
Oman-Beverly Smyth awarded AEO certification by Irish Revenue Commissioners
Oman-Beverly Smyth (Bond Business Support Ltd.), has been awarded AEO certification, Europe’s Equivalent of CT-PAT. The award was made by the Irish Revenue Commissioners and is a European wide certification, this is a first for the moving business in Ireland.
Gosselin Mobility acquires moving division of Packimpex
The pan-European group Gosselin Mobility has acquired the moving activities of Packimpex with effect from July 1st, 2017. The deal concluded between Marc Smet (CEO and owner of Gosselin) and Marcel Jörg (CEO and owner of Packimpex) includes the moving and storage activities and real estate properties of Packimpex.
FIDI switches 2018 conference venue to Puerto Rico
FIDI has announced that its 2018 conference will take place in Puerto Rico, not Rio de Janeiro as previously announced. The conference will be from Sunday 8 to Wednesday 11 April 2018.
FIDI said that it had made the change as a result of concerns raised over security as the ongoing violence and political unrest in Rio de Janeiro showed no sign of resolution. The FIDI Board had carefully monitored the situation and come to its decision supported by an independent Risk Assessment Report and first-hand testimonies from local affiliates.
Aires wins gold at the Stevies
Aires has announced that its SpringBoard, self-service, lump-sum management tool has won the Gold Stevie American Business Award in the ‘New Product or Service of the Year – Software – Cloud Application/Service’ category. Winners were determined by the average scores of more than 190 professionals worldwide in a two-month judging process. Aires’ SpringBoard tool was selected for its advanced functionality, ease of use, and ability to fill gaps in current market offerings.
“When developing the tool, we worked to fully understand the patterns, motives, and decisions of our lump-sum transferees to improve their experience. This approach resulted in the refined and intuitive user experience that Aires’ clients expect,” said Aires’ Vice President of Operations, Joleen Lauffer.
One judge in the process highlighted several key benefits of the tool, stating, “Identifying gaps in competitive solutions is called value-based marketing, which not enough companies appear to do with any due diligence. Bravo for doing so. I also like that you can track actual spend against budget and have tax data available at the end of it all. Excellent. Well done!”
Gosselin Mobility and DT Moving Join Forces
In an agreement finalised last week between Gosselin CEO Marc Smet and DT Moving Managing Director, Nick Kerr, Gosselin has acquired and merged DT Moving with its Gosselin Mobility operating companies. The deal brings together DT’s UK and France businesses under the Gosselin umbrella, creating an enlarged European moving network of 51 offices in 34 countries throughout Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus and Central Asia. The deal with Nick Kerr includes a stake in the enlarged Gosselin Mobility group. Nick will continue to be based in London as MD and will join Gosselin Group’s Antwerp management team.
Aires wins at EMMAs
Aires has been awarded Relocation Management Company of the Year by the Forum Expatriate Management at the Americas Expatriate Management & Mobility Awards (EMMAs). The award was presented to Aires at a ceremony held May 4 in Denver, Colorado.
All cargo for Nigeria must be palletized
Oluyemisi Morakinyo from IAL Nigeria Ltd. has advised of changes in import guidelines, procedures and documentation requirements for goods entering Nigeria. The import guidelines have recently been released by the Federal Ministry of Finance.
John Mason bags top international creative awards
John Mason International is celebrating worldwide success after receiving gold and platinum Hermes Creative Awards for two of its integrated marketing campaigns.
The campaigns were created by marketing communications agency, Carswell Gould, which produced videos, web pages, artwork and social media posts and engagement for both.