Harris Bus and Coach is working hard to build a presence in the UK alongside its established position in Ireland. With headquarters in Dublin under the multi-brand Harris Group, its line-up so far consists of diesel coaches and battery-electric buses from Higer. Further models are promised in due course to embed the Chinese integral products…
National Coach Week 2026 will return from 12-18 October, organiser RHA has revealed. It will once more celebrate the people, businesses and operators of the sector that keep the UK moving. This year’s theme is Coaches Make… Happen. That will see a spotlight on what RHA says are the countless moments that would not occur…
Rental of vehicles from marques including Higer is set to be available from importer Harris Group via its newly-formed Harris Rentals arm. Mike Williams (pictured, below) has been named Managing Director of Harris Rentals. He will lead its creation and future development and brings 40 years’ experience with Dawsongroup. There he helped to turn its…
The Coach Travel Group is working with transport technology specialist Microlise as the operator pursues wholesale accreditation by the DVSA Earned Recognition scheme. Three of its operating businesses are already within Earned Recognition, and compliance software from TruTac, which is part of Microlise, has created what the supplier says is greater visibility of performance across…
Bibby’s of Ingleton has marked 70 years in business with the purchase of a Van Hool T15 Acron, supplied by VDL Bus UK. The new coach is 12.5m long on two axles and follows an earlier Van Hool T15 Alicron, which joined the Bibby’s fleet in 2025. The most recent addition is higher than the…
Custom Denning has continued to build its UK team with the appointment of Jamie MacIntosh as Business Development Manager. He brings almost 20 years’ experience in coach and bus, with an extensive background in sales and business development across the UK sector. Mr MacIntosh will play what the Australian manufacturer describes as a key role…
National Express is trialling a first battery-electric bus on its Stansted Airport car park shuttle work in the form of a Mercedes-Benz eCitaro demonstrator provided by Daimler Buses UK. The evaluation will last for a month and see the light blue vehicle temporarily displace a diesel Citaro. That existing bus covers 180 miles per day…
Smart ticketing technology provider TransMach has unveiled a new corporate identity and website that the supplier says sits with its ongoing growth trajectory, including planned further expansion, and celebrating its 15 years of trading. The new website delivers a cleaner design, improved navigation, and TransMach’s full-service portfolio from contactless ticketing solutions to custom app development.…
The continued pressure on diesel prices is underlining a need for coach and bus operators to leverage visibility of fleet performance and to improve fuel efficiency and cut operating costs, video telematics specialist Centrad has advised. It says that those businesses typically spend 10-15% of budgets on fuel. Ongoing conflict in the Middle East has…
McLean’s Coaches of Airdrie has continued its favour of the Yutong brand with arrival of a further pair of GT12 models, supplied by Pelican Bus and Coach. The vehicles represent the newest iteration of the GT12. That has seen a modest facelift to deliver a ‘softer’ front, updating its looks and reducing aerodynamic drag and…
