Ashley Griffiths of Williams Coaches of Brecon is the first winner of a Pride & Joy All Stars award. The high-flying driver for Williams Coaches was praised by his nominator, Rose Williams, Operations Director at Williams Coaches: “Ashley has a great future ahead of him in the industry. He embraces training opportunities, technological advances and […]
Bus & Coach Sales Centre in Coventry to be refurbished As we revealed in last week’s news section, Volvo Bus has announced that it has received planning permission for a major redevelopment of its Bus & Coach Sales Centre at Coventry. The £1.3m project will quadruple the existing office space to more than 700 square […]
Volvo Bus has received planning permission for a major redevelopment of its Bus & Coach Sales Centre at Coventry. The £1.3m project will quadruple the existing office space to more than 700 square metres. Here is a selection of artist’s impressions of the new site.
Woodall Nicholson Holdings Ltd (WNHL) has acquired the entire share capital of Villmount, the holding company for Treka Bus. The WNHL Group trades as Coleman Milne, Coleman Milne Specialist Vehicles and Mellor Coachcraft. Treka and Mellor will continue to trade as separate brands and be run by their existing management teams. Mark Clissett, the founder […]
Stagecoach East Scotland has celebrated ten years of Express City Connect. The brand represents all the coaches operating on express routes across Fife and to destinations such as Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee. The Express City Connect branding used on the coaches was created in October 2007 to coincide with an investment of over £4.5m […]
Cornish coach operator, Jackett’s Coaches, has lost its licence to carry passengers. The decision comes after the region’s Traffic Commissioner, Kevin Rooney, said he was “clearly in the habit of putting passengers and the public at serious risk”. Trevellyan Jackett, 33, who traded as Jackett’s Coaches, was also disqualified from acting as a Transport Manager […]
Minibus Options has completed what is thought to be the UK’s largest wheelchair accessible minibus conversion. The M2 category minibus can accommodate up to seven wheelchairs. It is based on the Iveco Daily, which is now offered with a 4,100mm wheelbase plus an extra-long rear overhang, making the vehicle over 7.6m in length. Minibus Options […]
Lancashire based operator, Travellers Choice has taken delivery of nine new Volvo B11R Jonckheere coaches adding to an existing fleet of almost 150, of which nearly 90 per cent are built on Volvo chassis. John Shaw, Managing Director of Travellers Choice said: “When considering the addition of new vehicles to our extensive fleet, we looked […]