Swindon based Barnes Coaches has added another Volvo B9R to its 30 strong fleet. Powered by the rear mounted nine-litre Volvo D9B engine coupled with the Volvo I-Shift 12-speed fully automated mechanical gearbox, the coach is specified with 53 seats, a TV, a DVD player, a sound system, a generous luggage space and an on […]
Somerset based Travelbility has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516CDi based EVM Elegance. The minicoach features a 163bhp engine coupled to automatic transmission, an EVM integrated three stage entry step, an in-dash air conditioning system, a Mercedes-Benz Sound 20 entertainment package and a drop boot solution for maximum luggage stowage. EVM’s Horsham, West Sussex […]
Cleveland based Skelton Coaches has taken delivery of a new 12.8m Volvo B9R based Plaxton Panther for premium contract and private hire activities. The coach has 53 Fainsa Gala seats, a Grammar fully adjustable seat, a climate control system, a Bosch entertainment package, a kerb level washroom with fridge and a servery area. It is […]
Sarah Boundy has been appointed as Go-Ahead Group’s Corporate Communications Director. She has been covering the role since the departure of Samantha Hodder, who left in the summer to be a director of Sydney Trains, Australia. Sarah has worked in the transport industry for more than ten years, most recently as Head of Communications and […]
Two in five transport operators across the UK have no purchasing plan in place to deal with the imminent Euro6 legislation, according to a recently published survey by Close Brothers Asset Finance. The latest Close Brothers Business Barometer also reveals that a further 14% of companies polled admit to having given no thought at all […]
First Eastern Counties and First Essex have appointed Chelsea de Silva as Creative Director. Chelsea, who is based at the company’s headquarters in Lansdowne Road Norwich, has been PR and Marketing Manager in the company for the last four years. She joined FirstGroup in 2009 to support the Eastern Counties bus business and has been […]
A North American placement has for the first time been built into FirstGroup’s UK based Graduate Management Scheme. Two of its graduates are set to spend six month placements there as part of a new and bespoke commercial element to the graduate programme. Hannah Dobie from Bolton has started life at FirstGroup in the Bus […]
A new President and Secretary for the European Mobility Group were announced at the Group’s recent AGM in Heidelberg, Germany. Former MD and latterly Chairman of Unwin Safety Systems, Campbell McKee and Jacqui Jones, Executive Director of Mobility Choice, the charity behind the Mobility Roadshow and Get Going Live! events, were unanimously voted in by […]