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Britannia Lanes of Cornwall Sponsors Perranwell FC

Friday, October 21st, 2016

Matt Lane (Lanes of Cornwall’s Self-Store & Self-Drive Manager) has for the last 7 years played for Perranwell FC’s over 16-year old’s football team. They are at senior level and play in the Cornwall combination league. Matt’s Father – Mark Lane (Director of Britannia Lanes of Cornwall) has been watching him play every week, and this season he generously offered to sponsor the team’s kit. Britannia Lanes of Cornwall also provides one of their self-drive mini buses for the team to travel to ... Read more

Britannia Leatherbarrows help at the Bournemouth Pier to Pier swim the biggest charity swim in Europe

Tuesday, August 16th, 2016

Sunday 7th August 2016 welcomed the Bournemouth Pier to Pier swim back as the biggest charity swim in Europe Thousands of swimmers supported the fight against heart disease by taking on an unforgettable swimming challenge braving the open sea between Bournemouth and Boscombe Piers, a total distance of 1.4 miles. One participant urging others to join in with this incredible fundraising event is David Bigglestone, sales executive for Britannia Leatherbarrows Removals who underwent a triple heart bypass 10 years ago. David has now ... Read more

Thinking of moving to Indonesia?

Tuesday, August 16th, 2016

Explore a taste of Indonesia - Britannia Movers Indonesia has always been a sleeping giant in South East Asia. Social and political instability as well as its vast geography have historically disabled its efforts to take a firm footing on the world economic stage. In recent times consecutive Governments have finally managed to address many of the issues such as corruption and security that had previously deterred overseas investment and a strong physical footprint from Western companies. As a result, Indonesia (like China ... Read more

Emerging markets of the future for expats

Monday, July 25th, 2016

According to global economic research carried out by international investment company – Goldman Sachs, the latest batch of developing countries that are quickly growing into economic power houses are Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico and Poland. Head of Global Economic Research for Goldman Sachs – Jim O’Neill’s original BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) have all reached their current peaks of economic growth for the time being after slowing down since the financial crisis struck; and investors since have turned to ... Read more

Best cities for expats to move to in 2016

Friday, June 24th, 2016

*The UK is no longer part of the EU and therefore while the information in the following Blog was correct at the time of writing, it would be best to gain more current information. According to consulting firm Mercers’ 18th Annual study of foreign worker’s overseas lifestyles, which assesses the quality of living conditions in over 440 locations around the world, the following cities are the best cities for expats to move to in 2016. Vienna (Austria) Zurich (Switzerland) Auckland (New Zealand) ... Read more