Moseley (PCV) Ltd and associate companies Moseley in the South and Moseley Distributors in Scotland together have reached a comprehensive distributor agreement with Spanish manufacturer, Beulas SAU, which covers the whole of the UK. The arrangement follows UK Commercial Director for Beulas, Alan Wilson’s, efforts to re-establish the Beulas name by sourcing a new distributor […]
Minis to Midis Parts Manager, Jamie White, has announced he is to make a tandem parachute jump in December at North Lincolnshire in aid of The Alzheimer’s Society. Jamie’s gesture was motivated by the case of a family friend which brought to light the challenges faced by sufferers. His effort is made all the more […]
The Scottish Government has allocated £3.7m towards the cost of purchasing another 83 low carbon emission buses. Nine operators have been awarded the money through round five of the Scottish Green Bus Fund. This year’s successful bidders include: First Glasgow, Wilson’s of Rhu, Secure Airparks, First Scotland East, Lothian Buses, Stagecoach North Scotland, Deveron Coaches […]
Antonio de Bruijn was the man behind the introduction of AdBlue to these shores, actually registering the AdBlue name itself. After a brief departure from this business, he is now back and with him is a new name in AdBlue supply: Top!Blue. Chris Peat spoke to Antonio, the founding Executive Chairman of the new company […]
Continental is a name known for the global tyre brand, however Continental also manufactures many other products for transport under the VDO product brand. One area it is heavily involved in is tachographs, with its R&D team striving to be at the forefront of their development. Chris Peat visited the company’s Birmingham headquarters and spoke […]
Marking a century since the launch of the bus service between Birmingham and Malvern that was later to become the 144, First Midland Red has unveiled two buses in recreations of earlier livery styles. It was on 29 August 1914 that the Midland Red first offered a through service from Birmingham to Malvern three times […]
The first of the CPT regional conferences got under way this month, with the East Midlands and Yorkshire regions hosting the inaugural event at the Red Lion Hotel in Todwick, South Yorkshire. Approximately 20 members were in attendance. Kirsty Flatt was there to report on the proceedings for Bus & Coach Buyer. Keith McNally, the CPT’s Regional Manager, […]
Last week Volvo held a press conference ahead of the forthcoming Euro Bus Expo exhibition to provide an update on their plans and recent developments, though I understand that they anticipate making further announcements during the show. The company recognises the increased technical requirements of Euro6 and is concentrating on providing support for customers over […]