MD of First Bristol, James Freeman, has been named ‘leader of the year’ in a FirstBus award ceremony. James began his career in 1974 as an 18 year old bus conductor working for the National Bus Company (NBC) in Hampshire. He was later selected for the NBC’s Senior Management Training Scheme, having graduated from Southampton […]
Arriva has acquired Italian bus operator, Savda. Based in the country’s northern Aosta Valley, Savda operates almost 50% of the region’s local bus network, private hire services and long distance routes to Turin, Milan and into Switzerland and France. Arriva purchased the operation from the Bordon family. The acquired business employs 145 people and has […]
GHA Coaches Ltd ceased trading on 13 July 2016. A statement on the Ruabon, near Wrexham, based operator’s website said, ‘It is with regret that GHA Coaches Ltd has ceased trading on Wednesday 13th July 2016 and are no longer operating bus or coach services with immediate effect. We would like to thank our customers […]
Plans for what is thought to be the toughest crackdown on the most polluting vehicles by any major city around the world have been announced by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. A £10 charge for the most polluting vehicles and an extended Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) are part of a major public consultation […]
A number of initiatives to encourage bus travel were carried out by operators across the country during this year’s Catch the Bus Week (4 to 10 July). One example involved Stagecoach, Arriva and Connect Tees Valley, who joined forces to encourage Tees Valley commuters to leave the car at home and try the bus. Stagecoach […]
After a successful 2015 financial year that saw turnover increase to €596.8m (£503.27m), a 7% increase over the previous best in 2014, the Van Hool group has returned a €10.6m (£8.94m) profit, the highest it has achieved in the last 15 years. The results also show positive cashflow of €28.4m (£23.95m) and a reduction in […]
At the beginning of 2016, Doncaster based Noone dealership, Minis to Midis, operated on a staff of five; mostly family members. They have doubled this number and by 1 September, a new General Manager will be in place. Kirsty Flatt caught up with Company Director, Alan White to meet some of the new team members. […]
Transdev has unveiled ‘The Keighley Bus Company’, a new brand for its customers in Keighley. The new identity will start to appear on buses in the town from this month. As part of this re-launch, all new and refurbished buses will be fitted with free Wi-Fi and USB power points, as well as ‘next stop’ […]