A new date for the testing stage of the IRTE Skills Challenge has been announced. The testing stage is now due to take place on the week commencing 21 June. The new date has been selected in line with the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown. It is hoped all legal limits on social contact can […]
Pride and Joy is celebrating 20 years in business this month. Jane and I first met when we were enrolled on the Goldman Sachs 10k small business programme. At first I couldn’t quite work out what Leisurewear Direct was about, so I remember asking her about it. Jane Phillips: ‘I was at very frustrating crossroads. […]
An additional expenditure of up to £61.4 million to enable Scotland’s bus operators to maintain services during the Covid-19 pandemic has been approved by the Scottish Government. The new funding extends the support of up to £191.3 million provided to increase bus services since June 2020. The money is to cover the period 1 April […]
Belle Vue Manchester is providing local charities with £25,000 of free advertising on its buses. The Christie charity, Pure Innovations, NK Theatre Arts and Stockport Volleyball Club are all being promoted on the operator’s school buses. The adverts are running for at least a year. Phil Hitchen, managing director of Stockport-based Belle Vue, said the […]
A group of coach operators is aiming to set up a media charm offensive to put coaching on the map, and is asking operators to give their thoughts. “Rather than wait for the government to promote coach travel, a small number of like-minded operators thought we might be able to do this ourselves,” explains Candice […]
Boarding “The driver should alight and socially distance from the passengers intending to board. They should wear a mask if medically able to do so when passengers are boarding and alighting. Passengers should also be wearing masks unless they are medically exempt. Passengers should board the coach with those sitting at the back first and […]
A report publicised on International Women’s Day (8 March 2021) by Search Consultancy has suggested the transport industry is not employing enough females. The research shows that 63% of managers within the transportation industry believe their sector still struggles with a lack of gender diversity. The research was conducted with 1,000 managers and asked respondents […]
Like many companies in the bus and coach manufacturing world, Daimler Buses‘ 2020 performance was significantly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. During the year, Daimler Buses sold 20,200 complete buses and chassis, almost 40% below the sales result of 2019. The manufacturer highlighted that the global bus markets recorded a significant decline of almost 40% […]