B2B Contracts – Buyer Beware Unlike with consumer contracts, the laws for business to business contracts offer very little protection to the buyer. If, as a consumer, you purchase a product or service that is not delivered as specified in the contract, you have a range of
Read more →Tail Lift Regulations To comply with the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), employers are required to ensure any lifting equipment is regularly inspected and records kept. This includes tail lifts. Although not specifically designed to convey people, tail lifts do so during their day
Read more →Recruiting Reliable Staff Finding the right staff can be difficult for removals businesses, as it’s a unique industry requiring an unusual combination of skills. Drivers and Porters Many recruitment agencies fail to see the substantial differences between the work of a furniture delivery driver and that of
Read more →Google Adwords Google AdWords is the paid listings displayed on Google search results. They appear at the top and bottom of the page. They can also appear on 3rd party sites that have agreed to show adverts via the Google AdSense platform. Here are some important points
Read more →Removals Brokers Now the Brexit referendum is over, we can turn our attention back to issues more specific to removals and storage, like the news that Movinga will be pulling out of the UK market. In January, it was reported that Movinga had raised nearly £17 million
Read more →Calls for Hands-Free Ban A recent story reported by a growing number of news outlets is that hands-free phone use is dangerous while driving. The story is based around a study by the University of Sussex which concludes, “Imagery-inducing distraction leads to cognitive tunnelling and deteriorated driving
Read more →Diesel Tax Increase to Tackle Pollution-Related Death Rate. The Government may be considering a diesel tax hike to reduce toxic levels of nitrogen oxide. The Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin suggested to the London Evening Standard that the Chancellor should look at reversing the tax breaks given in
Read more →B2B Payment Terms When dealing business to business it is common practice for the supplier to agree to the customer’s payment terms, (usually 30 days). We would never allow a private customer to dictate when we are paid. They agree to our terms or the job is
Read more →New Member – Lomond Removals We are pleased to welcome Lomond Removals as our newest member. Lomond Removals provide a full range of removals and storage services, nationally and internationally. They can provide trade storage at good rates, in their 20,000 sq ft of warehouse space. With
Read more →New Associate Member in Cyprus We are very pleased to announce our new Associate Member in Cyprus. RSS Logistics Paphos carry out moves between the UK and Cyprus, but they also ship anywhere in the world, at competitive prices. “We are happy to offer a quote listing
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