A Belgian news site is reporting that Van Hool is to lay off 830 staff, and that the Flemish cabinet will be discussing the future of Van Hool, as the company struggles to find a new investor. The bus and coach builder, which has manufacturing in Macedonia as well as Belgium, was severely affected by […]
First Bus is to double the number of women in its business in the next five years. Furthermore, in line with the FTSE Women Leaders recommendations, First Bus also aims to have 40% of senior leadership roles filled by women by 2028. To reach this goal, First Bus is making three ambitious new recruitment pledges: […]
Founder and former Director of social enterprise operation HCT Group, Dai Powell OBE, passed away earlier this month. A former coal miner, Dai joined HCT as a bus cleaner and worked his way up through the business over his 29 years there. He was instrumental in transforming the entity from a small community transport provider […]
Go-Ahead is embarking on a mission to achieve 50% gender equality by 2035. The operator is making the announcement on International Women’s Day. Also as part of efforts to step away from the typically male-dominated bus and coach sector, it is launching a new initiative to attract and recruit 1,500 new women drivers across its […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) is to display seven of its new electric Yutong single-deckers entering service in the Old Market Square in Nottingham on 9 March, btween 10am and 3pm. Following a successful joint bid by NCT and Nottingham City Council to the DfT’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) Fund, NCT has ordered 48 […]
Electric fleet solutions provider, VEV, is collaborating with Ayrshire-based operator Shuttle Buses. Shuttle Buses is the first independent operator to confirm an order for Alexander Dennis’ Enviro100EV. The purchase is supported by existing funding from the first phase of the Scottish Government’s Scottish Zero-Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB). VEV has already installed charging infrastructure at […]
Volvo Bus UK and Ireland Managing Director, Domenico Bondi, chose the UKCOA Conference to announce that Volvo is building an electric coach which will likely come to the UK in 2026. The charismatic Italian gave a keynote address to members of the UKCOA, underlining the success Volvo Bus has had already with its BZL electric […]
A lively UKCOA Annual Conference held at Volvo’s Warwick headquarters saw the surprise announcment that Volvo is building an electric coach which could be launched this year. The Conference – which was preceded by the trade association’s AGM – began with a keynote address by Domenico Bondi, MD of Volvo Bus UK and Ireland, who […]