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We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the prestigious ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications following a comprehensive external audit. These certifications are a testament to our unwavering commitment to quality management and environmental sustainability for the purpose of providing exceptional relocation services.
In this week’s Icons of Relocation podcast episode, CEO Simon Johnston speak to Rahul Batra, Managing Partner at Hudson McKenzie, a leading UK law firm specialising in immigration, among other areas.
Singapore is a popular relocation destination. Its strategic location, low taxes and pro-business policies are just a few factors that combine to make it a very favourable business environment. Of Singapore’s approximate population of 5.7 million, around 29% are non-residents, encompassing foreign workers, students and expatriates. Aside from being an important business centre for Asia, Singapore is also known for its cleanliness, multiculturalism and safety.
In the relocation industry, there is an enormous amount of data attributed to every single relocation. For each assignee who is moving to a new location, their destination, origin, family size and contact details are all required. Additionally, their requirements for their new home are recorded, including budget, area requirements, property type and size and required start date. Meanwhile, there is a multitude of data on the current rental market, including the number of properties available, the average rents, property sizes and property locations.
Cosee is Icon Relocation’s brand-new, app-based relocation service, offering a low-touch solution at a low cost. It is fully customisable and can be integrated with our other home search services as requested, and will be launching soon for some of our existing clients. App-based services have a whole range of benefits.
As part of our ongoing commitment to sustainability, and to being a verified carbon neutral company, Icon Move are proud to be partnered with ecolegIT, a sustainability program for the moving and global mobility industry. EcolegIT combines CO2 compensation and technology offset emissions from moves. On top of this, they also aim to restructure the ecological impact of relocation in the long term, and we are delighted to be supporting this important project.
To celebrate the work of women and discuss this year’s theme of #EmbraceEquity on International Women’s Day 2023, we interviewed Icon Move’s operations director, Sharon Duncan.
In the latest episode of Icons of Relocation podcast, CEO Simon Johnston speaks to Eliza Nissim and Katinka Hill from Chestertons, a leading estate agent in London. They review the state of the rental market across 2022 and forecast how the market may change in 2023 in light of the rising cost of living and changing sales market.
If you’re relocating to Paris, you will no doubt be wondering where the best area is for you. Paris is a huge city, covering over 100 square kilometres, 20 arrondissements and a population over two million. There is, of course, no one-size-fits-all answer to the question of where the best place is for an individual to live. As with all our relocating assignees, the answer is a unique combination of every individual’s needs.