In a ruling at public inquiry for DANSA – a South Wales community transport organisation – Nick Jones decided that, in the case of the CTO, its tendered contracts with the council coupled with its staff structure, DANSA is operating commercially, and directed it to resolve the issues raised by the end of the year […]
Wrightbus entered administration last week, leading to around 1,200 redundancies, after Deloitte failed to find a new owner.. It was suffering cashflow problems and took on the services of Deloitte to help it find new investors in July. Protestors were critical of the Ballymena-based company’s donations to a church. Wrightbus’ parent company, Cornerstone Group, donated […]
The CENEX Low Carbon Vehicle exhibition a few weeks ago is a show which has grown from being a handful of hopefuls in the field, touting what appeared to be a fantasy, to a large show of well-funded tech solutions. At my first show at Millbrook, I remember being aware that the exhibitors were mainly […]
Wrightbus has entered administration. Michael Magnay and Peter Allen of Deloitte were today appointed as joint administrators to Wrights Group Ltd, Wrightbus Ltd, Wright En-Drive Ltd, Wright Composites Ltd and Metallix Ltd. The news comes as a new investor in the business was not secured last week. The lack of a buyer unfortunately means approximately […]
A full, written decision of the public inquiry into DANSA Ltd, the South Wales community transport operator, reveals that Traffic Commissioner Nick Jones decided that tendering for contested contracts made it a commercial company. As reported last week, the Traffic Commissioner will revoke all 32 Section 19 and 22 permits held by DANSA on 31 […]
Stagecoach has acquired South Gloucestershire Bus and Coach. South Gloucestershire Bus and Coach’s owners have decided to step down and a mutual agreement has been made to buy the business and its assets. Stagecoach has been working in partnership with the Bristol-based family company for the past two years. The operation will become part of […]
UK’s first electric coach will be at Showbus. The vehicle, a Yutong TCe12, will be displayed courtesy of its operator, Westway Coach Services. Rides on the coach will be available. Showbus takes place on 29 September at Hertfordshire County Showground between 9.30am and 5pm. The 47th edition of the event will see a record gathering […]
Wrightbus has told its staff it is in a race to complete a final deal with what it describes as “credible bidders”. The following message was shared with Wrightbus employees: “We have an update for you all today and as we have done throughout, are seeking to keep you informed at each stage of this […]