At Group level, Daimler AG has reported record levels of unit sales and revenue and significantly increased earnings in the first quarter of 2015. It sold 13% more vehicles than in the first quarter of last year, with revenue of €34.2bn/£24.48bn, which is 16% above the figure for the prior year period. Adjusted for the […]
MAN Group’s order intake in the first three months of 2015 was €3.8bn/£2.7bn, up slightly on the prior year figure (€3.7bn/£2.65bn). The company posted sales revenue of €3.1bn in the first quarter, roughly on a level with the previous year. Sales revenue at MAN Truck & Bus rose by 13% to €2bn/£1.43bn in the first […]
Go-Ahead subsidiary, Konectbus, has finalised its take over of the contract to operate all six park & ride services in Norwich. B&CB originally announced the operator was the preferred bidder in March (see B&CB 1320, 27 March 2015), but a standstill order was in place at that time. The company has now been confirmed as […]
First Bus has announced the appointment of Adrian Jones as Operations Director. Adrian will be responsible for driving improvements in operational and safety performance across its portfolio of bus businesses. He has extensive operational experience having formerly been MD of First’s London business for six years between 2007 and 2013 and more recently MD of […]
This February saw Martin and Liz Sherratt, proprietors of the Stafford Bus Centre, open for business at new premises of their own. The £500,000 investment realises an ambition they have held since they initially started trading. When they first moved to the rented Cotes Heath site that was their base for the previous 15 years, […]
‘There’s just me and just one bus and that’s the way it’s going to stay. I’m happy at this size,’ said Mike Woodhouse, owner and Transport Manager of M&J Minibus. We usually cover considerably larger operations in B&CB, but there are plenty of our readers up and down the country that are, like Mike, running […]
Opportunities to publicly highlight the hard work put in by coach operators and their staff are few and far between which is why the UK Coach Awards are such a worthwhile feature of the annual coaching calendar. Changes in recent years have moved the emphasis more towards the contribution of people and in a people […]
Coach & Bus Live (C&BL) 2015’s Accessibility Zone (Accessible Solutions by Rescroft) has received support from the Community Transport Association (CTA) and Association of Transport Coordinating Officers (ATCO). The CTA will be inviting its members to a hosted seminar at the trade show taking place on 30 September and 1 October at the NEC Birmingham. […]