Harry Tinson has been appointed as Sales Director for Parts and Services at Wrightbus. Harry spent the past three years leading the parts and service team at JCB to achieve record sales. He has also recently received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Warwick. Harry said: “I am thrilled to be […]
Arriva’s Hungarian business has signed a new contract with the Budapest Passenger Transport Authority (Budaprest Közlekedési Központ) to operate services across the city. The passenger transport company already operates a significant part of the public bus services in Budapest and following a competitive tender, the company will continue with a ten-year awarded contract with the […]
Arriva Bus staff in the North West began a strike today (20 July) as pay talks faltered. The action comes after talks between Arriva and the Unite and GMB unions failed to reach an agreement over pay. During the industrial action there will be no planned Arriva bus services operating within Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire […]
First Bus West of England relaxed its driver uniform rules for the heatwave to allow drivers to work. Across the country, bus services were suspended as it was acknowledged that bus interiors had become hot enough to become unsafe. Passengers reported on Monday that it was like being in ‘a furnace.’ In a tweet, First […]
More than half of concessionary bus pass holders say coronavirus is still a major concern for them, Transport Focus has revealed. Following the relaxation of coronavirus related restrictions Transport Focus found that fewer pass holders have returned to using buses in comparison to fare payers. Almost two thirds of pass holders say they are generally […]
Oxfordshire County Council has launched a campaign to encourage modal shift to buses in the county as the cost-of-living crisis bites. With petrol and diesel prices at record highs, bus operators have calculated huge savings by leaving the car at home: A return journey between Witney and Oxford via Stagecoach S1, five days a week, […]
Wrightbus has opened an onsite recruitment office as it looks to further expand its workforce at its factory in Ballymena, in a bid to continue growing its team. Last year, the company announced it was looking for hundreds more staff following an increase in orders. And in recent weeks, Wrightbus has announced international deals with […]
Construction of the first phase of the Sprint bus rapid transit network has completed in Birmingham, improving cross city travel for millions of people who live and work in and around the region. Sprint is a landmark project, being the first cross city corridor of its kind. The A34 and A45 routes are being delivered […]