Ember, the UK’s first all-electric inter-city coach company, is running its fleet of electric coaches exclusively on Michelin rubber. Ember now operates 78 Yutong electric coaches on routes across Scotland, with its headquarters at the Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP), in Dundee. “Because our utilisation is so high, it’s imperative we have long-lasting and reliable […]
Bedfordshire-based Cozy Travel is to join FlixBus in a new partnership unveiled today. The partnership will begin on 13 June, adding Brighton as a new destination for the UK-wide coach network. Serving the seaside city for the first time, the route will link Brighton to Gatwick Airport, London and Cambridge twice a day in each […]
Bakers Dolphin has provided transport for walkers embarking on Weston Hospicecare‘s annual Mendip Challenge earlier this month. The operator provided six coaches to assist with the running of the day and transported walkers to starting points in Wells and Cheddar before they began their trek back to the finish line at Weston Cricket Club. The […]
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 […]