News

The moving industry is a daily matter. There are trends, events and organizational changes in the moving business. Below, you find the news articles of the Voerman Group.

Voerman attends international moving convention in Amsterdam

Published on 24 May 2013

From 16 till the 18th of May over 150 moving companies from all over the world gathered in our nations Capital. Under the inspiring name of YMCA ( Young Movers Convention Amsterdam) the convention was deemed to be a great success! Representing Voerman where Job van Ede (Voerman Prague) and Matthieu Odijk (Voerman The Hague) … Read more

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Restored buildings on curacao

Published on 21 May 2013

As an account manager you always try to keep up with new developments and innovations. Because I annually stay a couple of days on Curacao to visit our regular accounts and agents, I see a lot of changes on this beautiful island. In the district Scharloo there are dilapidated buildings but also beautifully restored buildings … Read more

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A true Servant Leader!

Published on 17 May 2013

Our colleague Kelvan from CrownVan in Taiwan has a most excellent relationship with the local immigration services office. Recently, 2 of our Dutch colleagues paid him a visit and after he picked them up from the airport, he indicated that “he had to stop by the immigration office because a very important customer was in … Read more

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UTS Quality Award

Published on 13 May 2013

Voerman has won the UTS Quality Award during the UTS meeting in Munich. This award is a symbol of overall quality on an international scale, recognizing service quality, communication, responsiveness and ethical standards, amongst other criteria. It is granted annually to the top performing company amongst the 100+ UniGroup Worldwide UTS shareholders covering 130 locations … Read more

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Royal honor for Mr and Mrs van Bockel

Published on 26 April 2013

This year, Mr and Mrs. van Bockel both received the Royal honor from the Order of Orange-Nassau, (Dutch: Orde van Oranje-Nassau) a military and civil Dutch order of chivalry. Tiede van Bockel, working at Voerman International and his wife have earned special merits for society and deserve appreciation and recognition from society for the special … Read more

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Meeting on spirituality and leadership

Published on 19 April 2013

On 3 April this year I attended a meeting on spirituality and leadership. A lecture held by Professor Sharda Nandram. Prof Nandram (lady) studied both psychology and economics and looks at how you can combine the soft side (psychology) and the hard side (economics) together. Spirituality is a very broad term and everyone takes his … Read more

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Can you ever fully prepare yourself?

Published on 9 April 2013

When relocating to another country, you want to prepare yourself as much as possible. And so did Wim and Marjan, a Dutch couple who moved over to the beautiful island of Curacao in the summer of 2011. Wim accepted a job as a pastor in one of the local churches. And while Wim was saying … Read more

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2013 – Do not assume

Published on 3 April 2013

The 1st Quarter of 2013 started as we expected. We have a couple of interesting projects which started in Q1, but will have more effect on the 2nd half results of this year. The current market circumstances remain difficult in Western Europe and we see a rather flat market place on both the relocation as … Read more

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Interview with Sanne Redeker of Voerman International

Published on 8 January 2013

As a woman in a man’s world you stand out How long have you been working on the Zuidas? For years! Many clients of our company, Voerman International Moving Company and Euro Home Relocation Services, are based on the Zuidas. We are an international mover and we often move expatriates. In the 80s and 90s … Read more

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U.S. Port Strike: be aware for potential delays and additional costs

Published on 19 December 2012

The major steamship lines have announced a potential increase, effective January 1 2013, in the event of a strike, lockout, slowdown, or congestion at U.S. ports. Unfortunately the negotiations between labor and management have been unsuccessful. To remain price competitive the charges will not be added to the rates, however it may be assessed by … Read more

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