Paul Lynch, Managing Director of Stagecoach London, has been appointed the inaugural Vice-President at the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). The new role of Vice-President will support and shadow the CPT President before taking up the presidency in January. Paul started his career with Transport for London in 1984. Since joining Stagecoach in 1994, Lynch […]
The announcement that the Confederation of Transport’s Regional Manager, John Burch, is to retire from the CPT brought with it a huge number of plaudits. Announced on the Bus & Coach Buyer website, John’s decision to stand down, and devote his time to consultancy work, was greeted with a ‘thank you’ from across the bus […]
Northern England-based Hobans 1923, which this year marks its centenary, has had its PCV licence revoked. The licence had been lost through an ‘avoidable technicality’, according to the company. The loss means the business is no longer able to provide home-to-school services, affecting three schools, as well as a number of other private contracts. In […]
The Confederation of Passenger Transport‘s regional Manager for the West, John Burch, is to retire from the CPT. His last meetings will be at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel West Midlands event on 8 November, and South West regional meeting on 23 November. John, who has worked for the CPT for 18 years, was formerly […]
After months of extensive research and hard work, SMC Coach Hire has launched its new website. Now live, the site is ready to start taking bookings straight away. The coach and minibus hire service provider is offering customers a £25 voucher off its next booking when they use a special code. During the redesign process, […]
King Alfred buses will once again be providing free rides over their traditional routes around Winchester on New Year’s Day. Provided by the Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB), the King Alfred buses will operate from the Broadway over local routes, covering Weeke, Harestock, Stanmore, Oliver’s Battery, Winnall, Springvale as well as to Sparsholt and […]
Volvo Buses has signed an agreement with Sunsundegui to manufacture its Volvo 9700 and Volvo 9900 bodies under license. Production is expected to commence in 2024, with the first buses hitting the European market in 2025. The agreement, which was signed at Sunsundegui’s headquarters in Navarre, Spain, follows Volvo’s announcement earlier this year that it […]
REL Capital has bought a 100% shareholding of Rainham Coach Company. The investment business has also agreed a new £4m facility for further acquisitions. Rainham Coach Company has been established for over 25 years and operates a number of contracts alongside its private hire and tour work. It operates a modern fleet of Mercedes-Benz vehicles […]