The Mover December 2012

www.themover.co.uk ● December 2012 ● The Mover3CONTENTSContact Details:EditorialContributions on all aspects ofthe removals and storage industryare welcomed, together withphotographs if appropriate.Please contact Steve Jordan, EditorTel: 01908 695500E-mail: editor@themover.co.ukDeadline:The deadline for article submission is the1st of the month preceding publication.Contact Details:AdvertisingFor all enquiries and bookings,please contact Nikki GeeTel: 01908 695500E-mail: adverts@themover.co.ukDeadline:The booking deadline for advertisementsis the 1st of the month preceding publication.Artwork for adverts is required by the8th of the month preceding publication.Disclaimer:Opinions expressed in The Moverare not necessarily those of itspublisher, unless stated otherwise.Published by:The Words Workshop Ltd26 Swanwick LaneBroughtonMilton KeynesMK10 9LDAll rights reserved:No part of The Mover may be scanned,reproduced, stored or transmitted in anyform without the prior written permissionof the publisher.The Mover is designed on behalfof The Words Workshop Ltd byI Like CreativeE-mail: talk2ilike@btopenworld.comTel: 01908 675854Get thelatest movingindustry news atwww.themover.co.uk26 COVER STORY:OUT OF THESHADOWSWe talk to ‘Trowbridge boy made good’Derek Milner about his business Intransit4 LEADER: Time for sales to take the lead6 UK NEWS:‘Employer owner’ planPound Gates East Anglia’s best employer8 EVENT:Annual Pickfords golf tournament10 UK NEWS:Trucks for vans at Britannia SandersteadsThe Euro Group plays Santa12 BUSINESS:Trade associations are vital to growth, saysMichael Heseltine’s recently published report13 UK NEWS:European EMMA results announcedFairFuelUK in talks with TreasuryBritannia Fleet helps hopsice16 INSIGHT:Reducing property costs18 LEGAL:A look at the ins andouts of employmenttribunal fees byAndrew Buckley ofWoodfines Solicitors19 INTERNATIONAL NEWS:France to charge goods vehicles from 2013French breathalyser fines postponed20 PROFILE:European Removals & Storage Co of Denmark21 INTERNATIONAL NEWSEUROMOVERS at IAM‘Rebels’ ride again at IAM22 PROFILESteve Jordan talks to MobeltransportDanmark’s Gunnar Moeskjaer28 ON THE ROAD NEWSGet ready for winter, says FTAHGV Road User Levy30 FEATUREThe Mover takes alook at what’s new inpackaging ideas andproducts for removers32 ON THE ROAD NEWSTwo-tier road tax proposalFree road safety advice from charity34 PROFILEÀngels Gallardo and Catherina Stier of Inter S&Ron the Spanish way of tackling the recession35 TECHNOLOGYPeter Bishop of Bishop’s Move describes hiscompany’s impressive IT system36 PRODUCT NEWSDestination services price comparison siteNew trolley means light work38 STORYSteve Jordan’s children’s story for thefestive season – A Christmas Wish39 MOVING MOVIESSkyfall40 TECHNOLOGYVolvo is testing bio-DME, a biomass-derivedfuel that produces almost no carbon emissions41 PEOPLE NEWSBevan Bush retiresNew appointment at Suddath42 DIARY DATES43 DID YOU KNOW?44 MARKETPLACEIndex of advertisersExcess International Movers ........................ 2Basil Fry & Company .................................... 5Macs Truck Sales ......................................... 9Pluscrates .................................................. 15BAR Services .............................................. 17Mr Box ....................................................... 17EUROMOVERS ............................................ 19Matthew James Removals & Storage ...24/25Trucksmith ................................................. 27Worldwide Movers Africa .......................... 31Dolphin Movers ........................................ 31Unique Van Bodies .................................... 36Reason Global Insurance .......................... 37Red Recruit ................................................ 37PPS Midlands Ltd ....................................... 42Vancraft ..................................................... 47Anglo Pacific .............................................. 48