Stagecoach Group has appointed Sarah Blake as its new Chief People Officer. Reporting into Chief Executive Officer, Claire Miles, Sarah will be responsible for shaping and executing Stagecoach’s people strategy across the organisation. This includes overseeing key areas such as talent acquisition, employee value proposition, learning and development, employee engagement, reward and benefits. Sarah’s arrival […]
The Coach Travel Group (TCTG) is delighted to announce the appointment of Elaine Williams as Group Head of Operational Performance. Elaine will be based at Johnsons Coaches in Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire. Elaine’s time in the coach travel industry began while she was studying Transport Management at Northumbria University, which she combined with working in the booking […]
First Bus is opening 12 new learning centres, delivering on a learning agreement established in partnership with Unite the Union. The partnership is also supported by the RMT Union and is to promote continuous learning and skill development for up to 10,000 frontline employees across the UK. It includes the creation of six new learning […]
Stagecoach South has appointed George Cooper as its new Commercial Manager. George’s career in transport began during his university years, working part-time as a bus driver, ticket seller, and coach driver. In 2017, he joined a graduate scheme with a major transport operator, which took him to Dublin, where he progressed to the role of […]
The Coach Travel Group has appointed Ian Fraser as Regional Managing Director of London and the South East region. A well-respected professional in the coach travel industry with over 30 years’ experience, during which time Ian led the growth of Kent-based The Kings Ferry and National Express Transport Solutions. Ian has extensive experience in managing […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) is welcoming Nigel Eggleton as its new Operations Manager. Nigel brings 44 years of experience in the bus industry to NCT, having started his career on 1 June 1980. Companies he has worked for include Arriva, Go-Ahead, Transdev and First Bus. Throughout his career, he has held senior leadership roles, including […]
Mike Whitehead, founder and Managing Director of coach industry supplier, Distinctive Systems Ltd, died on 11 February 2025. He was 74. Mike graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business in 1974, which included a strong computing element. When the very earliest personal computers started to emerge in the late 1970s Mike took an immediate interest […]
Alexander Dennis’ Scarborough factory has won Employer of the Year at the TEC Partnership Apprenticeship Awards 2025. The Scarborough site is Alexander Dennis’ largest in the UK with 730 team members. Over the past five years, it has trained 30 apprentices in partnership with TEC Partnership’s Scarborough TEC college where the apprentices gain a nationally […]