Liquidators have been called in at the now closed Fishers Tours. All staff at the Dundee-based operator have now been made redundant. The company employed 27 people and operated from Mid Craigie Industrial Estate with a fleet of 18 coaches. In recent months, the business has faced financial challenges amid rising costs but operated with […]
C9 Recruitment is guaranteeing to beat any like-for-like quotation, while ensuring full legal and compliance transparency. The bus and coach industry staffing partner says it is making a stand in what it says is an industry exposed to risk through non-compliant pay models, raising the bar for recruitment standards across the transport sector. “We’ll beat […]
According to an RHA report, 75% of coach operators currently have no plans to introduce electric vehicles into their fleets. The RHA is today releasing a new Net Zero report based on a sector-wide survey of UK Coach, HGV and van operators. It shows coach operators want more clarity and certainty on dates to plan, […]
Camira is introducing what it describes as the transport sector’s first interior fabrics made from marine plastic waste. Launching on United Nations’ World Environment Day on 5 June 2025, the new SEAQUAL Collection is crafted from plastic bottles recovered from oceans, rivers and beaches. In partnership with the global SEAQUAL INITIATIVE, each metre of Camira’s […]
Phillips International Travel director, Julian Phillips, has published a booked called The Glorious M6. It is now available to order from all bookshops and online retailers. The book is a 124-page guide to places of interest that can be seen from or visited within a short drive from junctions of the M6 motorway. Although sections […]
Following a successful demo of the coach, Johnson Coaches of Lincolnshire has added a Neoplan Tourliner to its fleet. It is the operator’s first ever Tourliner. The 13.1m Neoplan Tourliner P10 is the first of two new coaches purchased by the operator. It has an MAN D26 440bhp engine coupled with a ZF EcoLife automatic […]
Spanish coachbuilder Sunsundegui has now entered liquidation. As a result, 341 jobs are lost. B&CB originally announced the company’s woes in September 2024, when the manufacturer filed for administration so it could buy time to negotiate with its creditors. The company was burdened by €48.8m debt and has been under insolvency proceedings since November 2024. […]
Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) is to temporarily close the existing coach bays in Bibury village centre tomorrow (23 May 2025). The move is being made under a temporary traffic management trial in what it says is to prioritise public safety during the busy Bank Holiday weekend. Instead, bus stops will be installed for safer passenger […]