SPT spends £31m on 2019 bus contracts
SPT spends £31m on 2019 bus contracts Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has awarded more than £31m worth of subsidised…
HCT Group buys South Yorkshire operator Powells Bus
Transport social enterprise HCT Group has bought Hellaby, Rotherham-based Powells Bus for an undisclosed sum “to continue the group’s expansion…
NatEx buys US shuttle company WeDriveU
National Express has purchased a 60% stake in WeDriveU, an employee shuttle company that serves many companies in Silicon Valley.…
Stagecoach sells North American division to Variant for £215m
Stagecoach has announced that it will dispose of its North American division to an affiliate of Variant Equity Advisors in…
TotalKare targets 20% growth after MBO
One of the UK’s leading providers of heavy-duty vehicle lifts is targeting 20% growth in the next 18 months after…
Apollo abandons FirstGroup takeover aspirations
US-based private equity firm offers no reason for dropping its plans for takeover of transport giant US equity fund Apollo…
Lucketts Group acquires 35-coach Mortons Travel business
Lucketts Group has bought North Hampshire-based Mortons Travel, just a few months after the Fareham business added Solent Coaches to…
Astons Coaches welcomes M&S Coaches into the fold
M&S Coaches of Hereford has been taken over by Worcester-based coach and bus operator Astons Coaches. M&S Coaches, which runs…
Partnership with Stagecarriage brings Vamooz to Teesside
The Vamooz app - a one-stop-shop for suggesting trips and booking tickets - is coming to the northeast as it…
Cummins buys battery maker
Cummins has bought Johnson Matthey’s UK automotive battery systems business. The Milton Keynes-based subsidiary of Johnson Matthey specialises in high-voltage…
