Wrightbus International has opened a permanent Middle East office in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. It will be headed up by Wrightbus International Middle East Manager, Paul Brannigan. Intended to provide a springboard for the company’s business ambitions in the region, it will add further global reach for the company’s international arm, which already has operations […]
After almost seven years, Reading Transport Ltd CEO, James Freeman, is moving on at the end of September to become MD of First Bristol & West of England. He described the new role as ‘a significant career progression’ and a ‘great personal challenge’. He will take over from Paul Matthews, who has been appointed to […]
When I was walking to the hotel, I saw something else I’d not seen before, a policeman pull over and book a cyclist for riding through a red light. Was this a coincidence or is it a new policy because something does need doing about the road sense of cyclists. Too many are being injured […]
Wolverhampton based Hills Coaches has taken delivery of a new Scania K320 Irizar i-Skool coach. The vehicle is equipped with 70 seats with three-point all age seatbelts, climate control, an air conditioning system and extra dark tinted glass. The coach was supplied by Scania (Great Britain) Ltd.
New Bharat Coaches of Southall, have taken delivery of a new Volvo B11R with Jonckheere bodywork. It features Volvo’s D11C 11litre diesel engine, rated at 450hp and the Volvo I-Shift gearbox. The 53 seater’s facilities include CD/ DVD player, TV monitors, climate control and a servery. ‘The Volvo B11R is the ideal size for our […]
New man at the top Heading Carlyle during this time of renewal is Neil Smith. Neil takes over from Mike Fortt, who decided to step down from the role and has now become the company’s Sales Director, a role that still sees him bring his abundance of experience to play. Despite stepping down, he remains […]
Staff at Hull based East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) have joined forces with the Hull Dementia Academy in what the operator believes could be a training first in the industry. The partnership will see dementia information incorporated in the disability awareness training that is a regular feature of the EYMS training programme, which is included […]
John, himself a Leicester Tigers Rugby Union fan, former player and Chairman of Melton Mowbray RFC, decided that submitting a team in their annual corporate 7s event would make for an excellent corporate hospitality event. He has refereed at them all since the tournament began four years ago and this year was no exception. The […]