The coach business of Ashall’s of Manchester has been transferred in a lightning-fast deal to Go Goodwins, leaving Ashalls free to concentrate on its coach conversion business. Go Goodwins Director Wesley Goodwin, a friend of James Ashall, said the offer to sell came at just the right time for him, so the three coaches, drivers […]
Work has now commenced on a new showroom and preparation centre for the Castleford based Yutong dealership, Pelican Bus and Coach. It is scheduled to be complete in mid-November. On a recent site visit, Yutong’s Sales Manager for Europe and North America, Kitty Hu, said that ‘everyone at Yutong is delighted with the progress made […]
Stagecoach has this week launched its ninth annual Green Week campaign to raise awareness of air quality concerns. This year’s theme is ‘Delivering Solutions’ and it started on 5 June, which is World Environment Day. The company said urgent action is particularly needed by central and local government to tackle what it describes as the […]
Recent years have brought mixed fortunes for Ayats in the UK but a revival of the brand is now underway with the establishment of Ayats UK Coach Sales Ltd. The driving force behind the new organisation is Dave Nickson, owner of the Elite Group and former manager of the Ayats brand at Anglo-American, the successful […]
Eight Scottish operators have signed up to the RNIB’s bus charter. They include Stagecoach, Citylink, McGill’s, First, Lothian Buses, Xplore Dundee, Prentice Coaches and Whitelaws. The charter itself lists a series of pledges for bus operators, such as ensuring buses approach stops slowly enough for anyone to make out the route number, reviewing timetable and […]
Mellor Coachcraft ‘saved the day’ at the recent Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Conference in Aviemore. The shuttle allocated to pick up delegates and exhibitors to their hotel for the event broke down, but a Strata High Floor (HF) vehicle from the manufacturer was made available to take over the service. National Sales Manager […]
Bus & Coach Buyer is now a member of the industry’s trade association CPT. It joins in a week where companies in both the operational and supply side of the industry also signed up, emphasising the breadth of the organisations membership. Bus and Coach Buyer has long recognised the important role that CPT plays in […]
Spain’s major bus and coach show highlights the latest developments from the country’s manufacturers as well as those from the rest of Europe and beyond and this year’s event reflected the increasing optimism within a Spanish market that was hard hit by the recession, especially in terms of the public transport market. There are less […]