Shearings Leisure Group has appointed Richard Calvert as its new CEO. The appointment follows the departure of Denis Wormwell at the end of 2016 to pursue a non-executive career. Richard will join the company in spring 2017, with Gary Speakman, Chief Finance Officer and Deputy CEO, continuing to lead the business on an interim basis […]
The Supreme Court has published its judgement in the case of First Group Plc vs Paulley, a wheelchair user heard on appeal from the Court of Appeal. In a statement accompanying its judgement, the Supreme Court stated, ‘The issue in this appeal is the reasonable adjustments which a bus company is required to make to […]
£1.2bn is to be spent on the roads in the 2017 to 2018 financial year. The money is intended to improve roads, cut congestion and improve journey times. It includes £75m which councils can bid for to repair and maintain local infrastructure such as bridges, street lighting and rural roads. One of the schemes given […]
From 29 January, First Manchester is to add a new Vantage route to the services it operates on Manchester’s guided busway, which was launched in April 2016. The new V3 Vantage service will run hourly every day, between Manchester Royal Infirmary and Leigh. The V1 and V2 Vantage services will continue, but there will be […]
Ten more Low Emission Bus Zones have been announced by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan bringing the total number planned to 12. The Mayor has targeted air quality hotspots where people are exposed to some of the highest levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution and where it is believed older buses contribute significantly to […]
Held for the fourth consecutive year at the Radisson Blu Hotel at East Midlands airport, the annual Coachmarque Conference was staged last week. It has a significant social aspect including a dinner and though Stuart Jones missed this, he was present throughout the following day’s business sessions. According to the organisation’s website, Coachmarque is ‘the […]
Alexander Dennis Inc (ADI) has increased its North American footprint with a multi-million dollar investment in a manufacturing hub in Nappanee, Indiana. ADI is part of the North American arm of Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL). The business had engaged with a contract manufacturer to produce double deck buses in Nappanee since September 2014 but from […]
Go-Ahead has selected the BYD-ADL (Alexander Dennis Ltd) partnership to supply a fleet of 14 10.8m BYD ADL Enviro200 EV buses to operate TfL’s 360 route. This is the first order BYD and ADL have won for the new 10.8m model. The 360 route connects South Kensington with Chelsea, Sloane Square, Vauxhall and the Elephant […]