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…
York Pullman buys the name Stephensons of Easingwold
York Pullman has bought the company name, trading rights, phone number, website, ongoing booking and forward diary of Stephensons of…
Rosso is ‘on route to a bright future’
A raft of improvements from day one, including full ticket integration (including both firm’s smartcards and rover tickets) and mobile…
