Go-Ahead Group has won ‘best communication of sustainability in the annual report’ at the Investor Relations Society Best Practice Awards. The accolade recognises the operator’s clear summary of its sustainability strategy and an honest discussion of how this impacts the business. The judging panel said, ‘Go-Ahead managed to really get to the heart of what […]
Shearings Group has invested £10.5m in 38 new Setras in what is set to be the last major UK order for the Setra brand. They are to be delivered early in the New Year. The deal follows on from the delivery of 30 Setras and a major lease financing agreement earlier this year. These latest […]
Coachtraders, the Scottish based Unvi dealers, are celebrating their fourth year in business and to mark the event they have decided to move to new premises. Although Coachtraders is celebrating its fourth anniversary the origins of the company go back some way further than that. It was way back in 2000 that it all began […]
Hot on the heels of the introduction of Setra’s ComfortClass and TopClass coach ranges, the company has unveiled a new family of entry level Setra models that extend the existing MultiClass product range. Available in three lengths initially, they come in below the existing MultiClass offering with more basic specifications. This will enable the Setra […]
On Monday night I went to CPT London & South East’s Transport Manager’s Workshop evening in Newmarket and was pleasantly surprised by the large number of operators present. Many were well known to me while others I’d not met before. There’s a report in this week’s issue so I won’t go into the content here, […]
First has recently experienced significant growth in passenger numbers across its Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire networks. Compared to the same period last year, it is now carrying an extra 150,000 customers a week in Greater Manchester, an 8% growth. Over the last 12 months, the company has introduced a range of service improvements, which […]
To officially launch the new three-axle Mercedes-Benz Tourismo M 16 RHD 12.96m coach in right hand drive form and better inform customers about its Euro6 engine philosophy, EvoBus UK staged an event entitled ‘Efficiency meets Ecology’ at the impressive Mercedes-Benz World facility at Brooklands on Friday 15 November. Close to 100 operators were invited to […]
Macmillan has won Arriva Midlands’ charitable Local Derby. The competition saw teams from both the Derbyshire branch of Macmillan and local disability charity Umbrella lobby for votes in an attempt gain the highest percentage of a £10,000 prize pot. The cancer charity secured 53% of the vote, winning them £5,345 of the money, with the […]