First Borders has launched a major recruitment campaign as it looks to improve services for its customers. The company has created 20 positions which are available immediately and hopes to recruit additional drivers in the New Year. The employment drive complements service improvements that First plans to implement in the Borders in the New Year. […]
National Express has signed a new partnership with the Post Office, ensuring customers can now buy National Express and Eurolines coach tickets at over 11,000 Post Office branches nationwide. It also means people can purchase their travel insurance and foreign currency at the Post Office at the same time as they buy their coach travel. […]
First Bus in Scotland has supported Scotland’s Towns Week, a national campaign organised by Scotland’s Towns Partnership that aims to help revitalise the country’s towns. The operator donated advertising space on buses across its three operating areas to help raise awareness of the drive. In addition, the websites of First Aberdeen, First Glasgow and First […]
Stagecoach has submitted its full response to bus contract proposals by Tyne and Wear PTE (Nexus), which the company claims exposes how ‘massive flaws’ in the plans will impact on living standards for bus passengers and taxpayers. A detailed review by independent economic experts, Oxera, of the proposals by the transport authority has established that […]
Stagecoach founder, Sir Brian Souter, is expanding his PolskiBus.com operation in Poland with a £10m investment, which will create 160 new jobs. He has invested in 30 new Van Hool TDX27 Astromegas for the operation, as well as creating a second hub in Wroclaw and the introduction of four new routes. This latest development will […]
According to the organisers of next year’s Commercial Vehicle Show, the level of stand bookings already received indicates ‘business is definitely on the up’ for the industry. While exhibitor numbers are currently up 26% on 2013, actual space occupied is 17% greater, reflecting the return of many SMEs to the Show for the first time […]
Stagecoach Manchester is celebrating after winning the UK Bus Operator of the Year award at the UK Bus Awards 2013. London’s Hilton Hotel was the venue for the 18th edition of the awards attracting 650 attendants. The finalists were chosen from over 250 entries by panels of independent judges. The lunchtime ceremony was hosted by […]
The Welsh Government’s plan to reduce to as little as 46% the reimbursement rate to operators to fund the concessionary travel scheme has been in the headlines. Although the final figures of the cut have yet to be announced, there is understandably considerable concern among Welsh bus operators over what effect this will have. If […]