Sittingbourne based Chalkwell has celebrated two milestones recently. The first is joining Busmark, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport’s (CILT’s) benchmarking group for the bus and coach sector. At the same time, Chalkwell’s MD, Clive Eglinton and his son Roland, Commercial Director, have been appointed as Chartered Fellows of the Institute of Logistics and […]
Tougher penalties for careless driving could have serious consequences for people who drive for a living and their employers. In July 2013 a system of on the spot fixed penalties was introduced in order to reduce the costs to the prosecuting authorities of prosecuting drivers for minor road traffic offences. Initially, there seemed a marked […]
In a move designed to strengthen its commitment to the UK market, Van Hool has concluded an agreement with Moseley for the distribution of the Van Hool integral coach range equipped with DAF engines along with the continued availability of the Scania chassis with Alicron body. This will give Van Hool two major distributors in […]
The International Coach of the Year is the Euro6 version of the Iveco Magelys Pro, the flagship of Iveco’s coach range. It was chosen from a very strong field of candidates following the staging of the Coach Euro Test at Plovdiv in Bulgaria in mid June. A full report on that event appeared in Bus […]
In its second year, the Buses Festival at the Heritage Motor Centre (HMC), Gaydon had to cope not only with major works taking place on and outside the site but also the vagaries of the British summer which brought periods of torrential rain by mid afternoon. Fortunately, there are plenty of covered displays within HMC […]
Journalists were invited to an event at Leicestershire’s spectacular Belvoir Castle, hosted by Sharpe’s of Nottingham and Arriva Bus and Coach Sales. Their relationship has been forged over a number of years, and the purchase of five Van Hools, and the occasion provided an opportunity to view some of the fleet and meet representatives from […]
Prepare to scream because I’m about to talk about the demise of the Mercedes-Benz Vario again, a subject that we have returned to repeatedly over the past couple of years. Its disappearance left something of a void in the small coach market that the various manufacturers and dealers have filled in a variety of ways. […]
Q’Straint’s Quantum wheelchair securement system was released to much applause in 2013, winning a European Coach and Bus Week Innovation Label Award at that year’s Busworld exhibition in Kortrijk. It has been described as the world’s first fully automatic rear facing wheelchair securement system. Chris Peat originally covered the launch of the product (see B&CB […]