Go-Ahead subsidiary, Konectbus, has finalised its take over of the contract to operate all six park & ride services in Norwich. B&CB originally announced the operator was the preferred bidder in March (see B&CB 1320, 27 March 2015), but a standstill order was in place at that time. The company has now been confirmed as […]
First Bus has announced the appointment of Adrian Jones as Operations Director. Adrian will be responsible for driving improvements in operational and safety performance across its portfolio of bus businesses. He has extensive operational experience having formerly been MD of First’s London business for six years between 2007 and 2013 and more recently MD of […]
Coach & Bus Live (C&BL) 2015’s Accessibility Zone (Accessible Solutions by Rescroft) has received support from the Community Transport Association (CTA) and Association of Transport Coordinating Officers (ATCO). The CTA will be inviting its members to a hosted seminar at the trade show taking place on 30 September and 1 October at the NEC Birmingham. […]
National Express Group Plc has appointed Matthew Crummack as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 6 May 2015. Matthew is Deputy CEO and Chief Integration Officer of Bravofly Rumbo Group (SWX:BRG), incorporating lastminute.com, the online travel and leisure retailer. Until this company’s acquisition by BRG in March 2015, Mr Crummack, in his position as […]
In the first quarter of 2015, Scania’s net sales rose 6% to €22,321m/£15,875.17m (Q1 2014: €21,126/£15,119.91m). Order bookings in buses and coaches during the first quarter amounted to 1,913 (Q1 2014: 1,995) units. In Europe, order bookings in the first quarter improved to 472 units (Q1 2014: 392) with increased order bookings in Great Britain, […]
Martin Lundstedt has left his position as President and CEO of Scania to take on the same role with Volvo Group. Martin is scheduled to assume this new position in October 2015. In the role, Martin replaces Olof Persson, who has led the Group for almost four years. In the interim, Jan Gurander, Volvo’s Group […]
Demand for space at Busworld Kortrijk has been even more intense than at the last edition in 2013, leading the organisers to add 3,000sq.m. of extra exhibition space. The event takes place on 16 to 21 October 2015. The exhibition is preceded by the European Coach & Bus Week, which takes place from 10 October […]
Professor Dr. Ferdinand K. Piech, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG (VW), the owners of Scania and MAN, has resigned from his position with immediate effect. Additionally, Ferdinand’s wife, Ursula Piech, has resigned with immediate effect from all her Supervisory Board mandates within the Volkswagen Group. The move comes after a reported power […]