Horseman Coaches has invested £3m in Plaxton Leopards and Panthers. The Berkshire-based family operator has taken delivery of two Plaxton Leopards and placed an order for ten Panther Executive coaches that will be delivered during November and December this year. It also puts its 60-strong fleet in a more competitive position as London’s ULEZ comes closer. […]
Cannon Bus of Northern Ireland is to begin building midicoaches in Northern Ireland. It has reached agreement with Leyland DAF for the supply of Euro VI chassis components that it will build into its own 10.0 tonne chassis. The chassis components for the vehicle will be warranted by Leyland DAF on a two-year warranty (with […]
Nottingham City Council claims citywide measures already underway to improve air quality mean a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) is no longer being considered in the city. Cllr Sally Longford, Portfolio Holder for Energy and Environment, said existing measures would reduce air pollution to below the legal limit, without the need for a Nottingham CAZ. Projects […]
Greater Manchester Buses (South) – (Stagecoach Manchester) has been ordered to pay £41,000 to former employee Jayson Andrews for discrimination and harassment, by the Manchester Employment Tribunal. Driver Andrews, who has a disability, suffered discrimination and harassment, because his shift pattern affected his life-threatening condition (which remains confidential). He resigned from Stagecoach, after struggling to maintain […]
Lancashire based independent dealer, BASE, has agreed to develop the 74-seat MOBIpeople Explorer on the Scania nine-litre K320 chassis. The first example will be exhibited at the Euro Bus Expo 2018 at the NEC, 30 October to 1 November. The Explorer range is currently available from BASE with MAN chassis. General Manager at BASE, Nick […]
Stagecoach has delivered a strong set of full-year results, but with an underlying downward trend, which has seen a slide in operating profit, profit before tax, margins and earnings per share. In a year which has seen a withdrawal from Megabus Europe, an exit from Sightseeing in New York, tender losses in London and the […]
Baumot UK in partnership with Mistral Asset Finance is offering a funding structure to enable bus and coach operators to carry out a Euro VI upgrade to their fleets. The funding structure enables operators who want to upgrade their fleet but who are reluctant to spend the capital cost to fit the new systems for upcoming […]
Carlyle Bus & Coach has strengthened its existing glazing business with a partnership with Reglaze Specialist Bus & Coach Glazing. The alliance will aim to expand on the glazing business and will continue to cover all areas of the UK and Europe with a 24-hour operation. With an extensive amount of stock held in various […]