Team ARC Wins Coveted $7.2B Global Household Goods Contract

Suddath today announced that the company, together with a consortium of strategic suppliers, was awarded a multiyear contract by the U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), valued at $7.2B for the transition period and three-year base period. The consortium, known as Team ARC, is led by American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC) and comprises industry leaders in the moving, logistics, and technology industries with a focus on delivering high-quality service to service members, their families and DoD civilians under the Global Household Goods Contract (GHC). In addition to Suddath, the major partners in Team ARC include ARC, UniGroup, Atlas World Group, The Pasha Group and Deloitte.

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COVID-19 BULLETIN – USA

Bill Graebel looks at the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has affected his business and lessons for the future… 

It was in early February that we realised that a hurricane was imminent: Singapore and Shanghai had shown us the way. At the time only half our staff had laptops, so we had to rectify that and give them training on how to work from home and use technologies such as Zoom. We even had a few dry runs to imagine what it would be like if we didn’t have an office. But never did we anticipate a business continuity plan that prepared us for COVID-19. 

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Aires Achieves ANAB-accredited ISO 27701 Certification

Aires is pleased to announce that the company has become one of the first organizations certified in the United States to the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB)-accredited ISO 27701 standard for Privacy Information Management Systems. Audits were successfully completed by A-LIGN, a leading security, privacy, and compliance provider specializing in mitigating cybersecurity risks by assessing organizations with multiple compliance standards.

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Senior Management appointments at Gosselin

During this unprecedented coronavirus emergency, Gosselin would like to bring you positive news about some senior management appointments.

This Spring Gosselin celebrate 3 years since merging with DT Moving and Packimpex Moving.

Gosselin have undergone many changes and a re-branding, and in the coming months as we emerge from the current pandemic, this will accelerate as they phase in the integration of a common move management and financial IT platform.
They plan to draw closer, building on their early achievements to strengthen the group, with more shared resources to serve clients, and a strong leadership team to focus on the eventual business upswing.

 

Gosselin are delighted to announce the following appointments with effect from 1st April 2020.

Iain Adams
Iain is a highly regarded international moving specialist within the UK moving industry and latterly accumulated valuable hands-on experience based in Asia. Most recently, he has been on assignment for Gosselin in Belgium and the Netherlands. I am very pleased therefore, to announce that we have appointed Iain to the role of Regional Managing Director with responsibility for UK operations.

Iain will participate on the Gosselin Mobility board of management. He will lead the UK management team supported by Tony Hutchison, UK operations director, and Tim Daniels, UK sales and business development director.

Marcel Jörg
On 1st April 2020, Marcel, currently chief commercial officer will assume the role of CEO of Gosselin’s moving division. He will lead the now fully integrated Gosselin moving division network which includes the former brands of DT Moving and Packimpex Moving.

Nick Kerr
After more than 45 years heading up DT Moving and nearly three years in the role of CEO of Gosselin moving division, Nick has decided to reduce his day to day management duties from 31st March 2020. Nick will however remain a core part of Gosselin, active on the group’s board of management and continues as a shareholder, assuming group responsibilities and supporting Marcel and his team to facilitate a smooth transition.

With these changes, planned well before the current coronavirus pandemic, Gosselin have strengthened an already formidable team to oversee the next phase of the company’s development.

Congratulations to Marcel and Iain on their new positions.