Lawmakers in the European Parliament plenary have voted to mandate that all new car and van sales should be zero emissions from 2035 as part of efforts to clean up road transport. Lawmakers backed the final report on revised vehicle CO2 emission standards legislation with 339 in favour and 249 against, with 24 abstentions. The legislation is a key part of the Fit …

EUROMOVERS member GEUER International has announced a change of management effective from 1 July 2022.  Horst Geuer and Thomas van Hövell have resigned from the management of the company. Through a management buyout, the company has appointed Markus Wagner, Michael Schepers and Stefan Schlosser as Managing Directors. All three have been with the company for many years. Geuer International began …

DKV Mobility customers in Norway, Denmark and Sweden can now pay their tolls easily and conveniently via the DKV BOX Scandic. Scandic can be used for both truck and car fleets and is acceptable on all roads, bridges, ferries and tunnels in the Norwegian toll network, as well as the Öresund (Denmark/Sweden) and Störebaelt (Denmark) bridges. Jérôme Lejeune, Managing Director, …

Bishop’s Move has launched its ‘white glove’, premium home moving service, Platinum Move, with a ‘sparkling’ new addition to its fleet of removal vans. The new truck was built with the assistance of specialist coachbuilders, SBR, and features Bishop’s Move’s traditional branding but in a ‘sparkling’ platinum finish. It will operate from the company’s removals and storage warehouse near Gatwick. …

Agustin de Escalada has joined Invictus Relocation in Portugal as the company’s Commercial and Business Developer.  Agustin started his career in the moving industry in 2013 with Mercovan in Argentina. During that time he had the opportunity to work in all aspects of the business to gain a comprehensive perspective of how the industry works. “I am please to join …

Atlas Canada, a subsidiary of Atlas World Group, Inc., has announced that it has signed a 25-year renewal agreement withAMJ Campbell effective May 1, 2022. AMJ Campbell represents Atlas in 30 locations across Canada providing full-service household moving (local, long distance, international and corporate), specialized moving services with short and long-term storage options, home delivery and logistic solutions. “It is a momentous …

Euromovers International has successfully held its first face-to-face conference since the start of the pandemic. The event was held in Lisbon, with close to a record attendance, from Thursday 12 May to Sunday 15 May. Euromovers’ General Manager Thomas Juchum presided over a packed agenda which included presentations to Denis Zonneveld and Luigi Briotti for their distinguished service to the …

Atlas World Group has announced that Julio Yumpe has been hired as senior director of data management. Prior to joining the Atlas team, Julio served as manager of IT architecture for a cloud-based loan company. In his new role, Julio will develop and execute the Atlas World Group data strategy, including the business needs of the company’s ten subsidiaries and …

The EU has adopted new rules on road charging aimed at creating more efficient and sustainable road transport. It will phase out time-based vignettes for heavy-duty vehicles on the core Trans-European Network by 2030, in favour of a distance-based system. It will also introduce EU-wide rules to vary charges for heavy-duty vehicles based on their CO2 emissions. Moreover, after a …

EUROMOVERS member Fox Moving & Storage in Cwmbran, Wales recently played a significant part in helping to relieve the suffering of people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Managing Director Paul Fox, and employee Kevin Watkins drove the company’s newest Road Train, with 1200 boxes of supplies, to the Polish Border. The items had been donated in the UK by local …