With very limited exceptions, anyone who holds a standard PSV operator’s licence is required to satisfy the requirement of professional competence. At its most basic, this means that the operator himself has, or must employ someone who has, the relevant Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC). That person then acts as the Transport Manager (TM) nominated […]
Pelican Engineering, based in Castleford, West Yorkshire, is a company that has been in business for 95 years and has been making a profit for 95 years. It still has the same title and is still run by the same family. As Sales Director, Ken Grindrod points out, ‘Not many are in the same position […]
Kinchbus has been praised by Member of Parliament for Loughborough, Nicky Morgan MP, for its Freeride Wednesday promotion. The operator is offering free travel into Loughborough between 10.00 and 11.00 on Wednesdays this month. The initiative follows Freeride Sunday, a similar campaign by sister company trentbarton this past January, which saw an increase of around […]
From 5 April 2014, all UK workplaces must display a new and updated Health & Safety Law poster. However, workplace equipment supplier Slingsby, claims many are unaware of the new legislation. The company supplies more than 35,000 workplace products across all industries and was one of the first to start selling the new poster in […]
Warton, Lancashire based Coastal Coaches has added two Mercedes-Benz Tourismos to its fleet. The vehicles have 53 seats with Travel Star Xtra upholstery, a Mercedes-Benz OM 457 hLA 348bhp Euro5 engine matched to a ZF Ecolife gearbox, two 19inch monitors, an air conditioning system, a fridge and electric blinds. They are being used on private […]
LMS Travel of Worcester has taken delivery of the very first Euro6 powered Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516 Ferqui Soroco to reach UK shores. It is specified with 16 leather reclining seats, an air conditioning system, double glazing, a DVD player, curtains, a power door and a large boot. The vehicle was supplied by Connaught PSV.
Three 12.9m Irizar i6 Integral coaches delivered to Ash Vale, Hampshire based Truemans Coaches are resplendent in a special livery commemorating the operator’s 60th anniversary in business. They are fitted with 53 half-leather ‘PB’ seats, a drinks machine, a toilet, a twin screen DVD system, seatback tables and footrests. The driver has a dash mounted […]
New Punjab Coaches (NPC) of Slough has recently taken delivery of two 13.2m Van Hool TX16 Alicrons. The coaches are fitted with 400bhp MAN Euro5 engines matched to ZF AS-Tronic transmission. Specifications include 57 TX Grand Lux seats, an electrically operated reclining courier seat, a dual zone climate control/air conditioning system, a cool box, an […]