Ben Werth has joined Alexander Dennis’s executive management team. As Group Sales & Business Development Director, Ben has overall responsibility for the UK & Ireland sales teams led by Fleet Sales Director, Matthew Lawrence and Retail Sales Director, Charlie Miller, as well as for international business development, which will be boosted further by the arrival […]
Anthony’s Travel has received the Commitment to the Community Award at the Halton Business Awards held on 16 June 2023 at the DCBL Stadium, Widnes, with over 400 attendees. While Anthony’s Travel has won numerous industry awards of which they say they are proud, their approach to community engagement is something they champion especially. Richard […]
Stagecoach, the UK’s largest bus and coach operator, has announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact as part of the operators ongoing efforts supporting transparency and to achieve the goals and aspirations of its Sustainability Strategy. The UNGC is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative with a mission to align strategies and […]
Go North West, a part of The Go-Ahead Group, is kicking off Britain’s biggest ever recruitment campaign for bus drivers in preparation for Greater Manchester’s Bee Network public transport service. The company plans to hire up to 300 drivers for a newly created Elite Bus Driver Academy. The successful applicants will operate routes in Bolton […]
Vehicle safety systems supplier Brigade Electronics has become the latest company to pledge its support to international development organisation, Transaid. At the Commercial Vehicle Show held at the NEC in Birmingham this month, Transaid and Brigade announced an initial three-year corporate membership. Its latest support follows a bicycle ambulance donation to Transaid’s MAMaZ Against Malaria […]
Jason Prince has been appointed the new Director of Urban Transport Group, the UK’s network of city region transport authorities. Jason is currently Head of Public Affairs for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), a position he has held for over three years, and prior to this, he worked for Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) […]
Minibus conversion specialist TBC Conversions (TBC) has announced plans to grow its production workforce by a third to support company growth. Headquartered in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, TBC is recruiting for a number of roles including welders/fabricators, fit-out operators, auto electricians, finish operators and apprentices. This will be bolstered by a Recruitment Open Night, taking place […]
Josef Gisslow has been appointed Retail Sales Director, overseeing Volvo Bus UK & Ireland’s coach sales operations. In his new role, Gisslow is responsible for implementing Volvo Bus UK & Ireland’s sales strategies for the retail sector, reporting directly to Domenico Bondi, Managing Director. With more than a decade of experience in the bus and […]