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16 March 2011
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Volvo Bus has appointed PHIL FLETCHER as bus sales manager for the south of England and East Anglia, in a new role which will eventually see him take over bus sales in the region from ROGER TURNER, who retires later this year.
30 July 2012
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Kent-based tour operator Plan-it Travel has taken delivery of its third Volvo coach in the space of 12 months, a second-hand Volvo 9700 Prestige Plus.
29 March 2010
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O’Connor Coach Hire of Bandon, County Cork, has taken delivery of a new Volvo B9R with Sunsundegui bodywork, the company’s fourth Volvo in four years.
04 April 2013
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Uncertainty over the future of troubled Spanish coachbuilder Sunsundegui has ended with a change in the company's ownership structure.
11 December 2009
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VDO is going to provide its full range of digital tachographs and accessories to Roadcrew Solutions, part of Volvo Group UK, which itself supplies parts, consumables and workshop equipment to the Volvo Truck and Bus dealer network.
08 July 2009
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Greys of Ely has taken delivery of its first new Volvo B7R, with Sunsundegui bodywork.
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A Volvo plug-in hybrid is entering trial service in Gothenburg this month, the first of three for the city. Issue 310
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French transport group Veolia Transdev has sold its Central Europe business to Deutsche Bahn for an undisclosed sum. Issue 310
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Ballard Power Systems anticipates that it will be powering around 40 of the 50 fuel cell buses which will be running in Europe in 2014. Issue 310
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Transdev has been named preferred bidder by Victoria Public Transport to operate 30 per cent of the Melbourne bus network, starting on 1 August. Issue 310
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Two new hydrogen fuel cell buses are in operation with Golden Gate Transit in California. Issue 310
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Transport workers have the highest obesity rate among the 14 occupation groups measured in the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which interviewed over 139,000 US workers. Issue 310
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Product news
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As ever more holiday seekers turn to the internet to book their coach holidays and day excursions, Roeville is continuing to making further advances in e-commerce technology for coach and tour operators. Issue 310
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Somerset-based Koller Engineering reports a very positive response from last month’s CV show. Issue 309
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Doncaster dealer Connaught PSV has moved into new premises, and looks forward to welcoming customers old and new to come and have a look around. Issue 309
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Grayson Thermal Systems is opening a new subsidiary business in Poland as the company celebrates its 35th anniversary this month. Issue 309
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Stagecoach has signed a new three-year agreement with Energenics, while reporting that the use of Envirox over the past eight years has achieved a 5 per cent annual reduction in fuel consumption and associated emissions and cut CO2 emissions from its bus fleet in the UK by more than 188,000 tonnes. Issue 305
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Kent-based Buzzlines has installed the latest 4G technology on its Folkestone to London commuter coach. Issue 305
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FirstGroup chairman MARTIN GILBERT has announced his intention to step down. Issue 310
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The South Yorkshire PTE will be jointly managed by two directors following the move to Merseytravel, the Merseyside PTE, by director general DAVID BROWN. Issue 310
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There have been a number of appointments across the operations of Stagecoach Midlands. Issue 310
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PAM MATTHEWS has been promoted to marketing manager at Volvo Bus UK and Ireland. Issue 310
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JACQUI GAVAGHAN, Reading Buses performance director for the last four years, has been named ‘Woman of the Year’ in the FTA Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards. Issue 310
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CLAES JACOBSSON, currently senior vice president financial services for Scania, has been appointed managing director of Scania Great Britain from 1 September. Issue 310
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20 May 2013 | Who Buys What
Hodge’s Coaches of Sandhurst has taken delivery of the first two of a batch of six new 57-seat 12.
20 May 2013 | Who Buys What
Derbyshire operator Macpherson Coaches has added a new Mercedes-Benz Tourismo to its fleet.
20 May 2013 | Who Buys What
Newbury & District is the first small operator to take delivery of the 11.
07 May 2013 | Who Buys What
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07 May 2013 | Who Buys What
For Alpine Travel of Llandudno taking delivery of another high-specification Plaxton Panther-bodied Volvo continues the process of fleet standardisation.
07 May 2013 | Who Buys What
Angela Coaches of Southampton has taken delivery of three new Neoplans - two Tourliners and a flagship Starliner for its Angela Holidays operation.
Latest vehicle deliveries
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Hodge’s Coaches of Sandhurst has taken delivery of the first two of a batch of six new 57-seat 12. Issue 310
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Derbyshire operator Macpherson Coaches has added a new Mercedes-Benz Tourismo to its fleet. Issue 310
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Newbury & District is the first small operator to take delivery of the 11. Issue 310
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For Alpine Travel of Llandudno taking delivery of another high-specification Plaxton Panther-bodied Volvo continues the process of fleet standardisation. Issue 309
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Angela Coaches of Southampton has taken delivery of three new Neoplans - two Tourliners and a flagship Starliner for its Angela Holidays operation. Issue 309
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Coach tourism news
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Set in 40 acres of historic woodland and formal gardens, the Grade II-listed Grim’s Dyke country house hotel in Harrow Weald, north west London is the former home of Sir William Gilbert of the world famous Gilbert & Sullivan operetta partnership. Issue 310
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Brittany Ferries has launched a new cross-Channel route from the south coast port of Portsmouth to Le Havre in Normandy. Issue 310
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Groups of 16 or more pre-booked adults or senior citizens can obtain discounted travel on England’s longest heritage railway. Issue 309
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The Llangollen Railway line sits on the track bed of the former Ruabon to Barmouth route which was closed by the infamous Doctor Beaching in the 1960s. Issue 309
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Gloucester Quays Outlet at Gloucester’s historic docks hosts a food market on the first weekend of every month from 10am on Saturdays and 11am on Sundays. Issue 309
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Set in beautiful parkland just 10 minutes from junction 15 of the M6, a day out at Wedgwood offers a wonderful variety of activities for groups to choose from. Issue 309
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