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KHZ offers you AutoSource...

There are many things to remember when moving to the United States. An important consideration is your own transportation after you arrive. Too often, obtaining information on how to purchase, lease, finance or rent a vehicle is frustrating and time-consuming.

KHZ Movers would like to introduce you to AutoSource, the experts in meeting any transportation need you may have BEFORE you arrive in the USA. From obtaining a rental car upon arrival to making a purchase or lease for a longer term, AutoSource has the solution for you. AutoSource directly represents a variety of foreign and domestic manufacturers, so their wholesale prices can save you thousands compared to actual retail prices.

For more information, please got to: Autosource

A Sunday afternoon in the fall with KHZ Movers

Experience the 6th annual "I am not a tourist" Fair, Expatica´s lifestyle fair for internationals and expatriates living in the Netherlands, on Sunday, 25 October. Mark it down on your calendar and visit KHZ Movers at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam!

The "I am not a tourist" Fair is a unique opportunity to get all the information and contacts you need in one place. Within a single day, you'll have the chance to meet groups and clubs, service providers, experts, and other expats. If you're looking for a house or a job, starting a business, or just want to meet other internationals, the "I am not a tourist" Fair is for you! This year’s Fair 2009 will have all the valuable resources from previous years, but with extra attention given to lifestyle and community related resources for the experienced expat. Those of you that already have your bearings in the Netherlands can therefore enjoy as many of this year's features as the new comers, including food, entertainment and networking fixtures.

A number of artists and photographers, Dutch and international, will also be exhibiting their work. So if you have lived in the Netherlands for some time already, come to the fair to discover what's going on in the rest of the expat community and what you still don't know about your adopted country. This year's fair is all about enriching your life abroad, whether you are new to the expat lifestyle or an old hand! We would love to welcome you @ our stand (boot # 57) so we can meet in person and where you will have a good chance to win with a WII game console. Please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for your FREE tickets. (Tickets purchased at the door will be EUR 10 each.) The "I am not a tourist" Fair will be held at the famous Beurs van Berlage building in central Amsterdam.

KHZ in Ton Magazine - MAGAZINE FOR PEOPLE WORKING IN TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS

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“Give your old clothes a second life!”

KHZ regularly experiences that people who are moving, use this situation to have a critical look at their belongings and to select goods which will no longer be used and therefore also not be moved to the new address.

A fresh new home, a fresh start and frequently also a fresh (new) wardrobe.
Unfortunately it happens much too often that bags full of still useable clothes are being disposed of.

After some constructive conversations with the Dutch Salvation Army (Leger des Heils), it has been decided that KHZ will voluntarily support the ReShare project by collecting clothes.

Your advantages:

• KHZ will collect the clothing on the day of your removal in specially developed bags.
• You will contribute to society in a possible way

Leger des Heils ReShare will use the collected clothes for national and international care.

Some examples are:

• Social holidays for people who normally do not have the (financial) possibilities to go on holiday. During these holidays the participants get the chance to escape their daily worries.
• The project ‘Verkeerd Verbonden’ (Wrong Number) in Utrecht.
  Employees of the Dutch Salvation Army are frequently contacting homeless people in the streets, who are avoiding care for themselves.
  The employees of the Dutch Salvation Army will determine the best possible way to give aid to those people, whenever they need it.
• In Lelystad the Dutch Salvation Army has a training centre for minors with behaviour problems, ranging in ages between 13 and 18 years old. On voluntary basis they will be helped with and trained in different skills, such as learning to negotiate, dealing with authorities and dealing with parents or teachers.
• International projects of the Dutch Salvation Army, such as children’s homes in Africa and Asia.
• Aid at disasters, such as the victims of the Tsunami or of the earthquake in Pakistan.

A part of the clothes will also be sold for low prices in the Dutch Salvation Army shops, or donated to people who lost their belongings due to fire or other sad experiences.

For more information please go to www.reshare.nl

Ban on toxic gas containers

Dutch Trade Union (FNV Bondgenoten) is demanding a ban on the fumigation of import containers with immediate effect. Any containers that contain gas must be immediately returned or destroyed. Until the ban comes into force, every container must be checked as standard and fumigated containers must at least be degassed. The health risks for workers due to exposure to toxic gasses are unacceptable. The government is failing to take action however, and yet there are plenty of alternatives that make the use of these toxic pesticides unnecessary. Action taken by Dutch Trade Union
A campaign in the final week of September 2008, during which FNV Bondgenoten made both employers and employees face the facts of the unacceptable risks of fumigated containers, temporarily put this item back on the political agenda. The stickers with skulls that were attached to containers attracted the attention of the media. Even more important was the information provided to drivers and to workers in storage units, distribution centres and warehouses in the form of flyers.
This has resulted in the following directive from the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment. 'As from 01-05-2009 all containers arriving in the Port of Rotterdam with a too high concentration of gas, will be taken out from the logistic transport chain (Methyl bromide is mostly used toxic gas)'. According to the Ministry one may expect delays running up to several months before a fumigated container finally will be released to the consignee. Obviously high costs will be involved if a container has a too high concentration of gas.

We strongly suggest that you reduce or preferably stop fumigating containers. Do consider the massive impact and consequences this will have on your/our customers!