Diversification With the majority of the Spanish coachbuilding industry suffering heavily and the home Spanish market on its knees, Irizar continues to perform well, assisted by its global presence. In addition to the five daughter manufacturing companies, the company has pursued a policy of diversification that has seen it gradually acquiring technology companies that are […]
In its biggest order for buses ever, Perryman’s Buses has taken delivery of 12 11.7m Optare Versas. The buses each have leather seats, wood effect flooring, a nine camera Transport Technology Solutions CCTV system, a Telit in-cab communications device from Cellular Solutions and Mobitec next stop audio visual announcement equipment. Their power comes from six-cylinder […]
John Gilbert has been re-elected President of the Eurolines Organisation at this year’s annual conference in Lisbon. The appointment is for a further two years and is the third consecutive term John has been elected to the role. His key focus over the next two years is to further improve customer service throughout Europe and […]
Reading Buses has ordered five 10.8m Door Forward Wrightbus StreetLites. They will be fitted with audio and visual next stop announcements, free wi-fi, Hanover audio destination repeaters and CCTV. The 34-seaters will also provide extra internal space to accommodate growing passenger numbers and wheelchair users. The new fleet will take the place of Reading’s existing […]
First Glasgow has appointed Fiona Kerr as its new MD. Fiona was formerly the Regional Finance Director for FirstGroup’s Scottish bus operations, a post she has held since 2010. She began her career with PwC in Glasgow, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant before joining its corporate finance team. She later moved to John Menzies Plc […]
First Cymru has taken on four new young recruits as engineering apprentices at its Port Talbot and Swansea bus depots. All aged between 17 and 20 years old, the trainees have started fully funded four year full time apprenticeships. They were selected from 445 applications from across Wales. The company is particularly glad to welcome […]
Trade union Unite withdrew its submission to hold industrial action at First in Worcester and Hereford earlier this week. As such, all the company’s bus services operated as normal this week. Union members threatened to strike on two days this week and on 13 and 14 November. The action was over claims that drivers were […]
MAN has received an order for 106 Euro6 MAN Lion’s City buses from Hungarian transport company, Volánbusz Zrt. This is one of the biggest orders for city buses ever placed in Hungary. The operator will be putting the vehicles into service in Budapest in 2014. Powered by 280hp common rail diesel engines, they have been […]