Pelican Engineering, based in Castleford, West Yorkshire, is a company that has been in business for 95 years and has been making a profit for 95 years. It still has the same title and is still run by the same family. As Sales Director, Ken Grindrod points out, ‘Not many are in the same position […]
Save money, increase safety Thamesdown moved into its purpose built depot in 2005, relocating from its previous base near Swindon bus station. The new facility provides it with over five acres for its operation. David said, ‘We carry out pretty much everything maintenance and repair wise here, from bus servicing, repairs and MOT preparation. We […]
VDL Group Developments Wim van der Leegte, Chairman of VDL, has been at the helm since the age of 19 in 1966 when he took on running the company his father had established in 1953. One of the principles that drives him is that the companies within VDL should manufacture and employ people within the […]
Some readers may have experienced the coach on brief road runs at the NEC during the show. At that time it had a pre-production engine which has just been replaced with a production unit and there have also been a number of other modifications and refinements made in the interim. The Leopard body marks a return to […]
Quicker, easier and less stress Gill explained that, when Acas receives notification that an employee is thinking about a tribunal claim, it will try to resolve the dispute quickly and cost effectively under the new scheme. She said tribunals can be costly and time consuming, not to mention stressful. The introduction of this legislation change […]
Road Tech Derek Beevor, MD of Road Tech observes that all telematics systems have the ‘dot on a map showing where their vehicle is, that’s not new, that’s not exciting anymore’. He believes one of the main drivers behind telematics now is being able to reduce fuel consumption and says the best way to do […]
The basis of the operation is extremely simple. The Connections team approaches businesses with a requirement for coach hire and offers its vast experience in the field in managing bookings and procuring the services of operators to carry those bookings out. It is the same team that goes out and wins bookings for The Kings […]
What the Touring did have, and I believe this is something which accounts in some measure for its success, is style. It is a great looking vehicle and it has a wow factor. Even now, 12 years after Esker introduced it at the Dublin Show in 2002, the Mark 1 Touring still has a presence […]