The UK Coach Rally returns to its traditional April weekend for 2015 and all involved are looking forward to much better weather conditions than were endured for the Diamond Jubilee Rally in 2014. Despite the conditions, 2014 continued the high standard of vehicle entries and this year’s event on 18/19 April will challenge operators to […]
Transport CCTV specialist, Synectics Mobile Systems, had cause for celebration recently as it marked its 25th anniversary with a special event attended by past and present staff at its mobile CCTV division headquarters in Preston. Its original founders, husband and wife team John and Christine Haworth were present, as were the current management team. Chris […]
Once again, the doors of the NEC will open to welcome visitors for the Commercial Vehicle Show. CV Show 2015 is to be held on 14 to 16 April at the Birmingham exhibition centre, taking up halls three, four and five. It is considered the UK’s largest and most comprehensive get together of companies and industry […]
Eagerly anticipated and subject to considerable conjecture regarding the form it would take, Plaxton’s new small coach option was unveiled at Scarborough last week to an enthusiastic welcome from operators. Wider, longer, heavier, more expensive and with a higher seating capacity than its predecessor, the new Cheetah XL is an attractive, high quality midicoach with […]
In past years MAN’s bus division has usually held its Bus Days, a chance to meet up with operators and members of the press and display its wares, at the Bus Forum at its headquarters in Munich. This year, despite the logistical challenge it represented, it chose to stage the event in the Turkish capital […]
Oxford Bus Company has invested £2.5m in a fleet of eight Euro6 Volvo B11R 6×2 based Plaxton Elitei coaches to add capacity and further reduce the environmental footprint of the X90 service to central London. The new vehicles were formally launched at Oxfordshire County Council’s Thornhill Park and Ride, one of the service’s en route […]
It is 20 years since Kevin Booth and Jack Miles capitalised on their considerable experience in the coach and coach parts markets to establish Heavy Duty Parts, initially specialising in support for the Neoplan brand, but rapidly expanding beyond that to offer parts for virtually any European coach product. The business, which following Jack’s decision […]
Maintaining growth over three generations of family management takes a lot of hard work and commitment but above that it requires the ability to adapt and change as markets and circumstances evolve, taking the opportunities that arise and learning the new skills needed to stay efficient, legal and profitable. The Fareham based Lucketts group is […]