First Bus launches driver apprenticeship programme
First Bus has teamed up with a training provider to launch its first ever pilot apprenticeship programme for bus drivers.…
C9 Recruitment: Empowering the transport industry to embrace growth and seize opportunities
The Transport Industry's Crucial Role in the Economy The transport industry plays a pivotal role in keeping the economy moving,…
Bookings open for YBMN May Birmingham conference
Bookings have opened for the coming Young Bus Managers Network (YBMN) spring conference, which will be held at the Strathallan…
New coach driver academy aims to ease operator woes
A new initiative developed by UKCOA in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions to attract new coach drivers…
IRTE Skills Challenge 2023 contenders: Are you ready?
The IRTE Skills Challenge gives operators the opportunity to put forward their best engineering staff to battle it out for…
700 apprentice London bus drivers in Go-Ahead plans
No fewer than 700 apprentice bus drivers for Go-Ahead London will account for the majority of the 1,020 apprentice hires…
Stagecoach: ‘More to be done’ to bring women into engineering
More needs to be done to attract female engineers into the bus industry, Stagecoach has said as it celebrates those…
EvoBus (UK) appoints Adrian Felton to zero-emission bus role
EvoBus (UK) has named Adrian Felton as eMobility Manager for the Mercedes-Benz brand. He will be responsible for sales, development and…
Richard Gagg named First Wessex Operations Manager
First Wessex has named Richard Gagg as Operations Manager. He will work from the operator’s Weymouth depot and joins from…
Jon Eardley: From apprentice to Managing Director
A bus industry career that begins with an apprenticeship and leads to the boardroom is not unheard of. One that…
