Continental is marking 120 years of retreading commercial vehicle tyres. The tyre manufacturer retreads more than one million bus and truck tyres worldwide every year. According to a study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT), retreaded tyres reduce CO2 emissions by up to 50% compared to new tyres. The amount […]
Two operators have gone on to order Yutong electric coaches after trialling them with transit tech company Zeelo. Zeelo has now completed its round of trials of an electric coach with operators from across the country. Part of the firm’s Net-Zero strategy, the trial gave operators the opportunity to try the Zeelo-branded Yutong TCe12 from […]
The Alfa Leisureplex Group, which includes Chorley-based Alfa Travel, has acquired the Waverley Castle Hotel in Melrose, bringing its hotel grouping, Leisureplex, to 23 hotels. The company, 75% employee-owned since 2020, takes over the Waverley Castle in 2024 from Coast & Country Collection, which acquired it from defunct Shearings. It has 77 rooms and is […]
Coach tour wholesaler, Ashley & Newey, has a change in ownership following a successful management take-over by former Business Manager Shaun Read, taking the reins from Ashley Booth as he retires. Ashley retires after more than 60 years in hospitality from candy floss stand attendant to General Manager of the Blackwell Grange Hotel, followed most […]
Stockport-based Belle Vue Manchester is upgrading its entire private hire fleet by installing CCTV cameras to improve the safety of its passengers and drivers. The investment encompasses over 40 vehicles, including minibuses, single- and double-decker coaches and Belle Vue’s collection of vintage buses. All of the company’s school buses are already fitted with CCTV cameras. […]
Eight irreplaceable historic vehicles owned by the Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) preservation society and its members have been destroyed in a fire in the early morning of 8 December. The vehicles were being stored in a unit in a farm in Penton Mewsey, near Andover, which caught fire. One of the nearby units […]
Coach Hire Comparison (CHC) has won at the Chamber Business Awards in the category of Business Improvement through Technology. The award recognises businesses that have successfully integrated technology in order to boost performance and efficiencies. Founded in 2010, CHC has delivered a convenient platform for users to obtain quotes from independent minibus and coach companies. […]
Salisbury coach park will be closed from Tuesday 2 January 2024 for approximately four months to enable remodelling works to be carried out. Once completed, coach drivers and their passengers should benefit from better facilities and a more pleasant experience, according to Wiltshire Council. Six coach spaces are to be provided for picking-up/dropping-off passengers and […]