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OMNI COVID-19 BULLETIN – MEXICO
5th June 2020

Wake-up Call

Travelling back from Asuncion after LACMA convention was cancelled halfway was indeed a wake-up call for the global threat and seriousness of COVID-19 pandemic.

Monday 16^th of March first thing in the office we moved quickly to purchase and equip our teams with face masks, gloves, and antibacterial gel. Meanwhile our government and president were minimizing the threat. The lack of leadership from the government was making global headlines. It forced the private sector to mobilize quickly and independently. Trafimar did not hesitate. While logistics and moving services were considered essential and could continue to operate, we always regarded the safety of our staff as a priority.

OMNI COVID-19 BULLETIN – Seoul, South Korea
3rd June 2020

Gus Sunwoo looks at the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Asian Tigers South Korea and lessons for the future.

It really started to kick off here on February 26th. The numbers just kept increasing every day and by March 1st we had over 1000 cases a day. It turned out that was the peak, but we didn’t know that at the time.

I was terrified because I had to travel to the LACMA conference in Paraguay and Korea was the number one country (except China) for COVID-19 infections. I had to travel through several different countries to get to Paraguay and the looks I got at the airport was something else. By the time the conference was finished, on March 9th, I couldn’t wait to get back home because everywhere else was being infected. South Korea by then was back to the lowest point: it went up very fast and came down very fast.

Team ARC Wins Coveted $7.2B Global Household Goods Contract
1st June 2020

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.

COVID-19 BULLETIN – USA
1st June 2020

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.

OMNI Covid-19 Bulletin – UK
29th May 2020

Philippa Robinson from Robinsons Relocation in the UK suggests what will have to change in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 BULLETIN: WASHINGTON D.C.
21st May 2020

Seven weeks into the COVID-19 crisis, Freddy Paxton gives his thoughts on the actions his company has taken, and the lessons learned so far

William (Bill) C. Reinsch 1947-2020
6th May 2020

The staff, Board and members of OMNI are saddened to hear of the death of Bill Reinsch on 2 May 2020 following a short battle with cancer.

COVID-19 BULLETIN: NEW ZEALAND
6th May 2020

On the day that New Zealand begins to open its lockdown, Mark Pitcher, owner of OMNI members New Zealand Van Lines and The Moving Company, explains how his companies are getting through and some of the lessons learned.

Aspire Mobility Group expands with great knowledge
1st May 2020

Aspire Mobility are very pleased to welcome Randi Kiilsholm to the group. Randi will be their Global Account Manager and bring years of global mobility knowledge to the team.

Aires Achieves ANAB-accredited ISO 27701 Certification
16th April 2020

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.