David Shipp has been appointed MD of the EYMS Group subsidiary, East Yorkshire Motor Services. One of Group Chairman Peter Shipp’s sons, David has been with the company for over 27 years, most recently as its Performance and Business Development Manager after returning from two years as General Manager of the Whittles subsidiary at Kidderminster […]
Companies from the coach and bus industry have shown support for families affected by June’s Grenfell Tower fire. Cornwall Hugs Grenfell has organised group holidays for these people in Porthtowan near St Agnes, Cornwall in November. Transport to and from London and during the week is being offered by Stagecoach-owned intercity operator, megabus.com. First Kernow, […]
Mellor Coachcraft is to expand its factory site in Rochdale with the acquisition of the neighbouring industrial unit and land. The Miall Street site has long been cramped for vehicle movement outside of the production hall, despite investment shortly after the Woodall Nicholson Group bought Mellor. Now, it will be able to spread its operation […]
Speaking at the Coach and Bus UK show – at which Volvo exhibited coaches – MD Nick Page said: “If you look at Volvo’s worldwide hybrid and electric sales it is around 3,700 vehicles and 1,800 of them are in the UK, so we are very strong in that area.” He said he wanted to […]
The company took the first two examples of the 21-seat Mercedes-Benz Sprinter-based lowfloor vehicle in Autumn 2016 and the first repeat order for a second pair is currently being delivered. It will be followed closely by the first ten of the new order. A further ten will be delivered in 2018. Managing Director Ralph Roberts […]
Industry leaders have expressed concern over announcements of a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in Glasgow. One of the most vocal was McGill’s MD, Ralph Roberts, who was reported in the press that he would be prepared to launch legal action if Glasgow council goes ahead with these plans. He believes the scheme singles out […]
Stagecoach East Scotland has introduced six new Plaxton Elites for use on its Express services across its region. Four of the new vehicles will operate on the newest route in the Express network, the X24, which links Fife and Glasgow Airport. This route was extended in August last year to operate hourly between St […]
Mellor Coachcraft has signed a distributorship agreement with E-Bus, which sees the manufacturer move into the markets of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. E-Bus will be providing all sales, after-sales, service and spare parts for Mellor customers within these three countries. Following similar deals covering Scandinavia, Germany and Austria, the latest agreement gives E-Bus […]