Arriva Bus and Coach’s latest customer showcase event coincided with the delivery of vehicles from a landmark Temsa contract. Prestigious London operator and long term Arriva customer, BM Coaches had chosen five Safari HDs and an MD9 to its exacting specifications as part its 2016 vehicle investment programme. The vehicles were formally handed over by […]
Coach operators, suppliers and representatives of the coaching industry gathered to celebrate the best in the business at the prestigious industry awards, once again beautifully compared by BBC ‘Weathergirl’, Carol Kirkwood and ably assisted by Ian Luckett, chair of the CPT Coach Commission, who presented the awards. The evening began with an introduction from Allan […]
It is only a little over a year since Iveco launched the third generation of the Daily which was a ground up development of the rear wheel drive, separate chassis, front independent suspension, wide range concept that had first been introduced in 1978. This was superseded in 1999 by models that were the first commercials […]
One of the most surprised people at the conclusion of this year’s UK Coach Rally in Blackpool was Dave Parry when he received the Coach of the Year award for the sixth year in succession. Parrys International Tours’ 2015 Neoplan Starliner, the last one built for the UK, was entered when it became clear that […]
Held every two years, at the Istanbul Expo Centre which is handily located close to Ataturk International Airport, Busworld Turkey brings together manufacturers, converters and suppliers from a manufacturing industry that has become increasingly significant over the past couple of decades. Turkey has a strong local manufacturing base but two of the biggest local players, […]
Self professed ‘brand guru’, Peter Rosenfeld, is the inventor and co-founder of a pioneering online innovation that is proven to increase revenues for coach and tour operators. Called WebTicketManager, it allows passengers to buy tickets to tourist attractions, things to do and events after booking their travel through the operator’s website. A percentage of the […]
After being hosted at Alton Towers and the East of England Showground in Peterborough, the UK Coach Rally is going back to its seaside roots for its 62nd incarnation. Its new Blackpool location sees it return to the coast for the first time since the final Brighton event in 2009. Whether it’s the new location […]
Rhodri and Debbie Evans have only been running Ffoshelig for the past 20 years since buying it from Des Jones in 1996, but he is the fourth generation of his family to live on the farm site at Maes Y Prior (Priory Meadow) near Carmarthen where the coach operation is now headquartered. The 50 acre […]