Arriva has achieved what it describes as ‘another year of delivery and growth’, according to a review of its performance in the 12 months to 31 December 2013. During that period, it had revenue of £4,180m (2012: £3,715m), a 12.5% rise. Its EBITDA rose 9.9%, amounting to £467m (2013: £425m). Arriva UK Bus launched its […]

John McFarlane, FirstGroup’s new Chairman, has replaced half of the company’s Non-executive Directors. Three new Non-executive Directors have been appointed with effect from 24 June 2014. They are Warwick Brady, easyJet’s Chief Operating Officer; Drummond Hall, Senior Independent Director at WH Smith and Imelda Walsh, who chairs the remuneration committees at William Hill, Mitchells & […]

Novadata One of the main problems with the introduction of the Driver CPC was the reluctance to carry out the training, with some even believing it would simply go away or at the least, have the deadline extended. Derek Broomfield from Novadata said there was a last minute rush partly caused by this mindset. He […]

The New Ducato has some significant changes to the previous model, following a five year investment programme and 10.5million km of testing. Allesandro Silva, Head of the FIAT Professional Design Centre, explained the concept behind the new vehicle. ‘We wanted to keep the look and spirit of the Ducato and preserve its charisma and strong […]

Allison Transmission Allison Transmission, the fully automatic transmissions manufacturer was promoting its products and sponsored the event’s gala dinner, held at Dynamic Earth. Jim Coleman, UK Area Manager, Patricia Cobbold and Gary Vasey, both OEM Account Managers, attended the conference. Patricia has sat on ALBUM’s Amalgamated Engineering Committee Panel for the past five years. Jim […]

The traditional formula for staging the ALBUM Conference was turned on its head this year and instead of the usual country hotel location, Lothian Buses opted to locate it in the centre of Edinburgh using two hotels within a short walk of Waverley Station, holding the conference itself at the Murrayfield Stadium where the trade […]

The first Yutong TC12 to be delivered to a UK operator entered service earlier this month with Cropley Coaches of Fosdyke in Lincolnshire. The 12m two-axle coach seats 51 and has a centre sunken toilet and continental door. Hitherto an all Volvo fleet in which all but one of the 12 full sized coaches were […]

Stephensons, the largest independent operator in Essex, but now with a significant presence in Suffolk too, has a new depot and workshop on the Waltham Road Industrial Estate at Boreham, near Chelmsford. It follows an £800,000 investment in the freehold of two adjacent sites that have been united to form one. The facility replaces a […]