Tower Transit wins 10-year contract for Jersey bus services
Tower Transit will continue to deliver bus services on Jersey via its LibertyBus operation after being awarded a new 10-year…
Anderson Travel is the latest to be purchased by FirstGroup
FirstGroup has further expanded its reach in the coach market with the purchase of London operator Anderson Travel for an…
FirstGroup Energy makes £1m investment in KleanDrive
FirstGroup has signalled a close partnership with repowering specialist KleanDrive with a £1 million investment from the transport operator's energy…
Mortons Travel sold by NatEx to Rambler Group Holdings
Mortons Travel of Basingstoke has been sold to Rambler Group Holdings by National Express for an undisclosed sum. National Express…
Optibus moves into real-time data via Datik acquisition
The owner of digital transportation platform Optibus has announced it has acquired Spain-based technology company Datik as part of a…
Regency Coaches is latest purchase by the Go-Ahead Group
The Go-Ahead Group has continued its acquisition of independent coach operators with the purchase of Regency Coaches of Lewes in…
Klarners Coaches and Tendring Travel are latest to join REL Capital
Coach industry investor REL Capital has completed further operator purchases with deals for Essex businesses Klarners Coaches and Tendring Travel.…
What does coach industry consolidation mean for a small operator?
I wrote some months ago about how coach operators had suddenly become attractive to large bus firms and mused on…
Newport Bus extends Newport County kit sponsorship
Newport Bus has announced a continuation of its training kit sponsorship of Newport County AFC. The municipal bus operator, will…
The Coach Travel Group backer named; ex-Go-Ahead man aboard
Private equity firm H2 Equity Partners is an investor in The Coach Travel Group, which has been formed to bring…
