Bus and coach registrations rose 20.3% in July, with 605 registrations, taking rolling year volumes up 5.4% to 7,943 units. Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Chief Executive, Mike Hawes, said, ‘July proved a good month for the bus and coach market, with registrations posting a 20.3% growth. The strong showing was thanks to […]
Simon Elliott has been appointed as MD of MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd. He takes over on 8 September, following the decision last month of former MD, Des Evans, to stand down due to ill health. For the past three years, Simon has served as MD, Volkswagen Group Ireland, being responsible for Volkswagen Cars […]
Martijn Gilbert has been appointed Reading Buses’ new CEO. He takes over the role from James Freeman, who is taking up a managerial role at First Bristol and West of England. Martijn is currently ‘Business Director’ of Arriva’s Yorkshire Tiger business. He will take up the appointment on 1 November but will be spending time […]
Representatives from Government, the automotive industry, fuel companies, and environmental bodies were just some of the delegates in attendance at the LowCVP – Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s annual conference last week. The main theme for this year’s seminar, which took place at the BIS Conference Centre in Westminster was the use of electric vehicles (EV’s) […]
TD Tyres has, in a relatively brief period of time, become one of the industry’s most well known names in tyre supply. It has done so by developing its offering to provide an extensive range, delivering products aimed at fulfilling any operator’s needs. The company’s goal is to offer a ‘good tyre at a good […]
Dews Coaches is operating South Cambridgeshire’s new BikeBus Explorer service. Launched recently, with the first run taking place on 27 July, South Cambridgeshire District Council describes it as unique, with the bus pulling a bike trailer behind for passengers’ bikes. The new service is a first in Cambridgeshire although similar services operate in a handful […]
City Circle UK Ltd has acquired 21 new coaches for this season and is evaluating some others, among them the first Euro6 Scania tri-axle with Irizar i6 coachwork. B&CB was keen to see how the new Scania performed and accepted the offer of City Circle UK’s MD, Neil Pegg, to visit their London facilities and […]
More entrants than ever took part in this year’s IRTE Skills Challenge. Some 60 technicians and apprentices from Abellio, Arriva, FirstGroup, Go-Ahead London, Go South Coast, London United, Metroline, Preston Bus, Tower Transit and Translink entered the competition. The event sees PCV technicians take part in bodywork, electrical and mechanical challenges at SMB Automotive Academy […]