Parma Group, specialists in safety and wheel styling products for the transport industry, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Parma Group was started in 1999 by father and son, Phil and Marc Pittock, in their garden shed with just a Yellow Pages and a phone as their office. At the time a niche market, the pair […]

Ralph Roberts, current CEO, has been appointed as McGill’s Group’s new Chairman, assuming the role from co-owner James Easdale who remains as a director alongside his brother, Sandy. Tony Williamson has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the group. Tony enjoys a wealth of experience in public transport across nearly 40 years […]

Bus Vannin, the government-owned and operated bus service on the Isle of Man, has connected its entire on-vehicle CCTV system to the Journeo Portal. The investment is designed to save both time and money, by helping to make insurance claims and customer service queries easier, faster and more efficient to manage. The Journeo system gives […]

Seeing Machines’ AI-driven driver monitoring system has been approved by Wrightbus for its vehicle range. The advanced computer vision technology uses AI to improve transport safety. Now, its Guardian Generation 3 AI-powered driver monitoring solution has passed homologation’ for, Northern Ireland based Wrightbus. Demand for video driver monitoring is being driven by Europe’s new General […]

The planned start for the EU’s Entry-Exit System (EES) this winter has all the hallmarks of another pinch point for cross-channel services. The new IT system has already been plagued with delays, but the slated start for the scheme is now 10 November. My concern is that, despite the years we have known about it, […]

First Bus South, which operates First Solent buses, has secured the Portsmouth Park & Ride (P&R) contract for another five years. The operator has run the service for Portsmouth City Council for the last ten years, since it opened in 2014. First Solent will continue to provide services from Tipner Park & Ride site, a […]

Reading Buses were in Henley-on-Thames recently to promote its new aqua 28 service which starts on Monday (29 July 2024). The company is using its compressed natural gas (CNG) buses for the service. One of the brightly coloured aqua buses was parked outside the town hall with a stand on the pedestrian area that had […]

First Group Chairman, David Martin, has announced he is to retire from the Board of First Group. David Martin was appointed Chairman of FirstGroup in August 2019, serving as Executive Chairman following the departure of Chief Executive Officer, Matthew Gregory, in September 2021, until the appointment of the current Chief Executive Officer, Graham Sutherland, in […]