Posts by markwilliams

About markwilliams

The Group Editor of Bus & Coach Buyer and its sister magazine, Coach Tours UK, Mark has more than 35 year's experience of the passenger transport market

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Living Wage achieved at First Bus By markwilliams -

Living Wage achieved at First Bus

First Bus is now an accredited real Living Wage (RLW) employer (from 1 April 2024). Its 1,300 staff across the UK have benefited...

Not dead but resting By markwilliams -

Not dead but resting

Plaxton, as a coach brand, possibly faces a long road back to production should it decide, in 2026, that it wants to build...

Charity appeals for industry’s cyclists to join Kenya event By markwilliams -

Charity appeals for industry’s cyclists to join Kenya event

Charity transport organisation Transaid is appealing to coach and bus operators to take up the final places in its Cycle Kenya...

Ember gets £11m in funding round By markwilliams -

Ember gets £11m in funding round

Ember today announced that it has raised an £11 million Series A financing round, led by urban transport environmental finance...

National Coach Week launch with Transport minister By markwilliams -

National Coach Week launch with Transport minister

Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper MP, has confirmed he will attend the launch of National Coach Week on 8 April at...

Alexander Dennis ‘Next Generation’ buses on track By markwilliams -

Alexander Dennis ‘Next Generation’ buses on track

Over three days, operators, local authorities and the media were given a chance to drive and ride in the ‘Next Generation’...

National Coach Week launches on 8th April By markwilliams -

National Coach Week launches on 8th April

National Coach Week, which runs from 8 to 12 April, will see the launch of RHA Coaches’ Manifesto for the Coach Industry –...

Cross-check for compliance, says top transport lawyer By markwilliams -

Cross-check for compliance, says top transport lawyer

Peter Woodhouse, from bus and coach industry legal specialists, Stone King LLP, says your maintenance record can flag up...

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