Lessons Learned in 2024 to Elevate the European Moving Industry in 2025

The year 2024 is once again a rollercoaster-like year. It has become clear that international moves, both in terms of imports and exports, have experienced significant declines in many European countries. Conversely, trans-European relocations have increased at a much more stable rate compared to the previous year.?

Storage services have seen a sharp rise, especially for companies that have invested in?self-storage. Regarding office and business relocations, these have regained momentum, partly due to the trend of reducing teleworking. It is therefore possible that 2025 will see growth in the office relocation sector. However, this must be balanced against the very high number of bankruptcies among small businesses (TPEs) and SMEs across all sectors.?

Many countries experienced significant salary indexations in 2024 (up to over 15% in some cases), which has undoubtedly impacted prices and profitability. Competition, very often unprofessional or barely professional, using excessively low prices has not improved the situation, as large price differences require additional time to justify these gaps to customers—customers who are too often drawn to "low-cost" options.?

Professionalism and rigor are the key elements that must distinguish companies from the many "cowboys" that are thriving across Europe. Now more than ever, being part of the National Association of the sector is one of the solutions that allows companies to stand out and draw customers' attention to the risks associated with choosing non-accredited and unrecognized moving companies.?

National associations not only defend and promote their members, but they are also proactive in shaping changes and new regulations within their countries. Moreover, thanks to FEDEMAC, they stay informed about developments in the vast majority of European countries.