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 […]
Steve Braund, Totalkare Marketing Manager, has passed away. He was 44-years old. A statement from the garage equipment specialist said: “Steve was not only a valued colleague but also a dear friend to many. He had an incredible way of bringing people together with his warmth, humour, and passion for the industry. His love for […]
Reading Buses has been toasting one of its best-loved, and longest serving, employees as driver Amarjit Singh celebrated his 50th year working with the company. Amarjit started with the company in 1975 as a 22-year-old. It was his third job but he was originally considered to be too young to drive a bus, so started […]
Andrew Mageer has joined Pelican Bus and Coach as Fleet Engineer. Andrew has a wealth of knowledge and technical expertise gained over his years working in both the operator and dealer sides of the bus and coach industry. Having previously worked for Volvo, Irizar, Switch and EVM he has an unrivalled experience on both bus […]
Real-time information, fleet management and smart ticketing solutions provider, Ticketer, has appointed Adam Toone as Chief Commercial and Operations Officer. With over seven years’ experience working within the public transport sector gained in roles such as Chief Executive Officer at UrbanThings and Digital Director at Arriva, Adam brings a wealth of public transport expertise and […]
Colleagues at Lothian Buses with caring responsibilities will have a new resource to support them thanks to the launch of a Carer’s Passport. It marks the end of the two-year partnership between the bus operator and VOCAL (Voice of Carers Across Lothian). A Carer’s Passport is a living document which details the flexibilities needed to […]
A Driver from Stagecoach East in Peterborough has won an award in recognition of potentially saved the life of someone having a suspected heart-attack. Paul McCarthy, a Driver at Peterborough Depot won the Mick Capper Award after seeing off competition from other outstanding bus professionals around the region. While still a Trainee, Paul, along with […]