Mellor Coachcraft’s parent company, Woodall Nicholson Group, has been acquired by new investors. Mosaic Private equity, RooGreen Ventures LLP and Enterprise Ventures have each invested in the business. The company has a turnover of £24m and employs 180 people at factories in Westhoughton and Rochdale. As well as Mellor Coachcraft, the Group comprises of Coleman […]
In its preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2013, Optare earned revenue of £75.9m, a growth of 6% over the 15 month period to 31 March 2012. Labour costs were down at 7.6% of revenue, a reduction of 6%. It ended the year with a market share of 36% in the eight to […]
‘Acquired rights’ drivers of coaches and buses have less than a month to make sure they have completed their training requirements or risk being fined and even losing their livelihood, DSA and VOSA warn. The Office of the Traffic Commissioner has also reiterated the need for operators to be aware of their drivers’ training hours […]
Following feedback from the industry, the government has announced two exceptions from the Driver CPC requirements affecting around 76,000 licence holders who drive PCVs or HGVs for the purpose of repairing or delivering them. To be implemented in the Autumn, the move is expected to save UK businesses £29m and covers most of the issues […]
Goole based Drury Coaches has added another Plaxton Panther to its fleet. This latest addition is 12.8m long and is based on the Volvo B9R. It features a 380bhp engine matched to an I-Shift automated gearbox, as well as 53 Gala seats and a CCTV system. Proprietor Richard Wilson said, ‘This maintains our policy of […]
Attain Travel of Birmingham has received a Scania Iriar i4. Based on the Scania K320 IB 4×2 chassis, it has a 320hp engine, a fully automated Scania Opticruise gear selection system, 59 seats, full climate control and a DVD player. Attain Director, Dave Costello, said, ‘We have chosen the Scania Irizar i4 as we already […]
Barnsley based Tates Travel has added a further two ADL Enviro200s to its fleet. One is 10.8m with 39 Civic V2 seats and the other is 8.9m with 29 seats. Their power comes from Cummins four-cylinder 160PS engines matched to Allison S2100 transmissions. MD, Graham Mallinson, said, ‘As I indicated last year when we first […]
Silverdale Tours has taken delivery of a Scania Irizar i6. The coach’s Scania K360 IB4x2 chassis has a 360hp engine matched to a fully automated version of the Scania Opticruise gear selection system. Specifications include 53 seats, a full climate control system, a DVD player with two monitors, a centre sunken toilet, a drinks machine […]