This year has seen the range of products offered by the associated Moseley group of companies extended massively and to encourage its customers to take a look at what is now available Moseley Distributors is inviting them to visit its Glenmavis premises over the next few weeks and try them out, including the opportunity to […]
After a successful launch at ALBUM earlier this year, the CILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport) Busmark industry benchmarking scheme had its first ever Member Meeting recently. Chris Peat attended the event at insurance specialist Marsh’s London offices, at which the first set of results gathered by the scheme was revealed. Why benchmark? After […]
First it was Betamax and VHS, then it was DVD and fast forward to current times and you will find many now download films from the internet. That is just an example of how the world of popular entertainment has changed a lot over a relatively short space of time. Such developments are also apparent […]
Mercedes-Benz is currently enjoying huge success in the UK with the Turkish built Tourismo integral coach but for many operators it was the earlier Touro model that laid the foundation for its achievements. There had been earlier full sized coach offerings such as the O.302 and O.303 integral, the Plaxton Paramount 3500 bodied O.303 chassis, […]
With 40 years of adaptation and conversion experience, Alfred Bekker (AB) are very passionate about wheelchair accessibility. Continually looking to push product innovation, AB linked with German seat manufacturer Schnierle, to release the RolliBox System, the most recent conversion of which was completed on a medium wheelbase Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. The RolliBox is an innovative wheelchair […]
The company’s strong performance in the mystery travelling element meant that the judges had little hesitation in naming Reading Buses as the Gold Award winner in the Top Shire Operator category for the third year in a row. Reading Buses took home five 2015 trophies in total, adding Gold Awards in both the Marketing Excellence […]
Despite its best efforts Iveco has always had to take second place to Mercedes-Benz in the world of mass produced panel vans, particularly here in the UK. This stems I believe from a perception amongst British operators that it lagged behind Mercedes-Benz in terms of design and specification. It also had a poor reputation in […]
After 35 years in their Bicester depot, family run operator, Grayline Coaches, has moved. As it enters its 60th year of operation, the company now inhabits a former farm just a couple of miles outside of Bicester, which has been extensively converted to create a facility made to measure for them. It was a major […]