Bakers Dolphin has moved all its vehicles to a new indoor facility. Its former parking area is being re-developed for housing. This is the first step in a major investment by the business in a new purpose-built headquarters within Weston-super-Mare, where it has operated for more than 100 years. The fleet has been moved from […]
UNVI is to build its SIL double-deck coach model in right-hand drive for the UK market, with a class-leading 97 seats. The UNVI SIL coach which was exhibited at the last Busworld, in Brussels, is a tri-axle 14m with 67 upper-deck seats and a front-door, wheelchair-accessible lower saloon meeting PSVAR demands. It has a 9m3 […]
“Not an easy message” was Jo Bamford’s response to the Government edict not to use public transport. It was however a spur for the business to highlight to Government what it could do with investment in buses to drive significant long-term improvements in air-quality and create jobs. He recently announced plans that could see his […]
The industry’s biennial exhibition, Euro Bus Expo, has been postponed a full year, and its 2020 awards event cancelled. Show organiser Diversified Communications UK now says the trade show for the coach, bus and minibus sector will now be held on 26 – 28 October, 2021 at the NEC Birmingham. Bus and Coach Buyer has […]
ZF Friedrichshafen AG has completed the acquisition of commercial vehicle technology supplier WABCO. It has now gained approval from all required regulatory authorities. With the addition of WABCO, ZF’s focus will be on expanding its commercial vehicle service portfolio and on operating customer business. In the future, WABCO will operate as an independent division, Commercial […]
A study into the spread of COVID-19 in Germay is being conducted on the VDL Bus & Coach-built Medibuses of Deutsche Bahn. By using the Medibuses, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has access to high-quality laboratory environments, which can also be flexibly deployed in different locations. The Medibuses for Deutsche Bahn were built by VDL […]
West Midlands-based Rotala has increased its overdraft facility with HSBC UK by £2.1 million to help mitigate the commercial impact of lockdown. Established in 2005, Rotala mainly runs bus services in the North West, Midlands and Greater London. It will use the funding to mitigate the effects of an expected uneven cash flow profile during […]
Henly-in-Arden-based Johnsons Coaches is devising a new service to get the region’s workforce safely back in operation. The operator has drawn up new social distancing guidelines for its fleet, which sees the capacity of its buses and coaches halved. The plan provides what it describes as a safer alternative to other forms of public transport […]