AGS Algeria becomes the 40th AGS branch to get FAIM certified

The FAIM standard is widely seen as the gold standard of quality in the international moving industry, and Algeria branch manager Alexandre de Beauregard and his team now work at the only moving company in the country to have met its stringent requirements. The certification is overseen by FIDI, the global alliance of international moving … Continued

A story of know-how: Tchérylène MAIRET, Data Protection Officer

Tchérylène Mairet is AGS RM’s leading Data Protection Officer. Her goal is to achieve a balance between support for customer operations and the demands of privacy regulations. Having got to grips with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2017, compliance was her “state of mind” before it became her job. Since then, her mission … Continued

AGS Congo joins forces with Samu Social Pointe Noire

When the AGS team went hunting for a local NGO to support towards the end of last year, they could think of none better than the Samu Social Pointe Noire. “The NGO is part of Samu Social International and we completely agreed with their vision and their dedication,” explains Amina-Sarah Moussa, a VIE with the … Continued

Word History: The Meaning of Transfer in Records Management

The French word for transfer, versement, was first used in 1273 to describe the action of pouring a liquid. In his novel Les Misérables, Victor Hugo wrote: in this prodigious expenditure of rays, in this infinite transfer of liquid gold, one felt the prodigiousness of the inexhaustible. By 1695, transfer defined the action of paying … Continued

7000-year-old artefacts escape floods with help from AGS Bonaire

Given the artefacts’ great historical value, it’s no wonder that, when the custodians at the Terramar archaeological museum wanted to send a collection of them to Florida, USA, they commissioned the experienced team at AGS Bonaire to carry out the delicate task of packing and shipping. The project was scheduled for March 2023, but when … Continued

History of words: Final Disposition

In 1947, on the other side of the Atlantic, the Hoover Commission developed the records life-cycle theory to determine  the fate of the overwhelming mass of administrative documents produced during World War II. The theory supposes that documents have a lifecycle similar to that of living organisms: they are born (creation), they live (maintenance and … Continued

AGS Records Management earns AFNOR NF 544 certification

AFNOR is the French Association of Standardisation, a member of the International Organisation of Standardisation (ISO). The NF 544 certification, which is based on the NZ Z42-026 standard, specifies the conditions under which paper-based records must be digitised for the resulting digital file to be considered a faithful copy of the original document. The standard … Continued

Hong Kong, the Cradle of Bruce Lee’s Kung Fu

Although the martial artist, actor and director died almost 50 years ago, his legacy lives on in the streets of Hong Kong. His life-size bronze statue illuminates the city’s Avenue of Stars. Commemorating his triumphs in martial arts, it has become a must-see for tourists and expats alike. Bruce Lee is the international symbol of … Continued

History of words: Final records

The French Heritage Code defines records as “all documents, regardless of their date, place of storage, form and medium, produced or received by any individual or legal entity and by any public or private service or organisation in the course of their activity” (Article L211). But records can have different statuses depending on their usefulness … Continued