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Rotala
Rotala plcCompanies House extract company no 5338907 Rotala plc is an Alternative Investment Market listed company, established in 2005, which owns a number of bus operators in England. History In March 2005, Rotala was listed on the Alternative Investment Market. In August 2005 it agreed on terms to purchase Flights Hallmark.Acquisitions In October 2006, the business of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanson's Local Buses
Diamond Bus Ltd.,Companies House extract company no 2531054 The Diamond Bus Company Limited formerly Go West Midlands Limited formerly The Birmingham Coach Company Limited trading as Diamond West Midlands, is a bus operator in the West Midlands. It is a subsidiary of . History 
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Zak's Buses
Diamond Bus Ltd.,Companies House extract company no 2531054 The Diamond Bus Company Limited formerly Go West Midlands Limited formerly The Birmingham Coach Company Limited trading as Diamond West Midlands, is a bus operator in the West Midlands. It is a subsidiary of . History
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Diamond West Midlands
Diamond Bus Ltd.,Companies House extract company no 2531054 The Diamond Bus Company Limited formerly Go West Midlands Limited formerly The Birmingham Coach Company Limited trading as Diamond West Midlands, is a bus operator in the . It is a subsidiary of . History
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Diamond Bus North West
Diamond Bus (North West) Ltd., trading as Diamond North West, is a bus operator providing services in the districts of Bolton and Wigan in Greater Manchester operating an extensive commercial network along with tendered services on behalf of Transport for Greater Manchester. It also serves some areas of the districts of Salford and Trafford. The company was founded as ''Green Triangle Buses'' and then subsequently renamed ''South Lancs Travel'' before being purchased by Rotala and rebranded as Diamond North West in 2015. In August 2019, Diamond North West purchased First Manchester's Bolton depot. History South Lancs Travel Green Triangle Buses was established in April 1998 by Martin Bott and David Stewart. The new business began with two new Mercedes-Benz Varios which were used on a Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive tender. These were joined by three South Lancashire Transport (also owned by the two partners) single deckers for use on school services. Further ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamond North West
Diamond Bus (North West) Ltd., trading as Diamond North West, is a bus operator providing services in the districts of Bolton and Wigan in Greater Manchester operating an extensive commercial network along with tendered services on behalf of Transport for Greater Manchester. It also serves some areas of the districts of Salford and Trafford. The company was founded as ''Green Triangle Buses'' and then subsequently renamed ''South Lancs Travel'' before being purchased by Rotala and rebranded as Diamond North West in 2015. In August 2019, Diamond North West purchased First Manchester's Bolton depot. History South Lancs Travel Green Triangle Buses was established in April 1998 by Martin Bott and David Stewart. The new business began with two new Mercedes-Benz Varios which were used on a Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive tender. These were joined by three South Lancashire Transport (also owned by the two partners) single deckers for use on school services. Further ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hallmark Connections
Hallmark Connections Ltd, trading as Diamond South East, is a bus operator in South East England and, through the Hotel Hoppa operation, in Greater London. It is a subsidiary of Rotala. In addition to local bus services, Diamond South East operates the Hallmark luxury coach and corporate cars business, which was originally founded in 1913 as an independent company known as Flights Hallmark. History Flights Hallmark was established in 1913 in Birmingham. Over the years it has developed in the coach industry, and as at March 2008 operated over 172 buses and coaches and 51 cars. The company was purchased by Rotala in August 2005. Rotala Flights Hallmark bought the Surrey Connect business, which became part of Rotala shortly afterwards. It sold Surrey Connect to Wiltax in June 2007. Hallmark operates bus route 458 in Surrey, which links Kingston-upon-Thames and Staines-upon-Thames. Flights Hallmark was rebranded to Hallmark under Rotala ownership. When Rotala subsequently lau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wessex Bus
Wessex Bus was a bus operator in the West of England that operated from June 2007 until September 2018. History In June 2007 the bus side of the South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach company was purchased by Rotala subsidiary Flights Hallmark, trading as Wessex Connect. The purchase included 68 buses and was completed in stages until 31 March 2008, this being dictated by the need for Bristol City and South Gloucestershire councils to approve the transfer of the routes. In September 2011, Wessex moved into a new depot which was a former timber yard on St Andrew's Road, Avonmouth. The move allowed Wessex to set up a new regional head office for the South West operations, where all the maintenance requirements could be met. The previous depot, which was owned by South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach, was operating at near full capacity following the growth of both businesses. In 2017, the fleet size stated by the company was 105 with a second depot in Keynsham. Following the loss o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston Bus
Preston BusCompanies House extract company no 2004022 Preston Bus Limited formerly Preston Borough Transport Limited is a bus operator running in the city of Preston, England, and surrounding areas. It is a subsidiary of . It gained some notoriety in 2009 when the ordered to sell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach
South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach Company Ltd was a bus and coach operator operating school bus services under contract to Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council and coach services under contract to Megabus. History South Gloucestershire can trace its history back to 1982 when Roger Durbin set up operations as Durbin’s Coaches. After steadily expanding over the years, in 1994 Durbin's Coaches was sold to Badgerline and incorporated into their Bristol Omnibus Company subsidiary, later being re-branded as First Durbin.Bristol Omnibus takeover Durbins Coaches (Retrieved 27 March 2012) A in the contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Hoppa
Hotel Hoppa is a network of bus services owned and operated by Rotala, connecting major hotels near Heathrow Airport with Terminals 1-3 and Terminal 5. A free shuttle service links Terminal 4 with Terminals 1–3. It operates eleven routes. The business became part of Rotala at the end of 2017, following its acquisition from National Express. It is operated under Rotala's Hallmark Connections brand. History The network was originally operated with a fleet of 1997 built Wright Crusader bodied Volvo B6LEs, which were painted in National Express circles livery with the red replaced by light blue. In 2008 these were replaced by 32 Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart The Alexander Dennis Enviro200 (previously known as the TransBus Enviro200) is a midibus that was manufactured by TransBus International and later Alexander Dennis between 2003 and 2018. The original TransBus Enviro200 design was innovative but ...s painted in National Express white and grey livery. In 2019 5 Wright ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Buses
Central Buses was a bus company based in Birmingham, England. History Central Buses was founded in September 2003 by 16-year-old Geoff Cross, in partnership with his father Peter.Start your own business: Young bus operator takes slow lane to success '''' 24 February 2010 Later, a separate arm of the company was created. Centrad was created under the CEN Group brand, which Central Buses also joined. This supplies electronic equipment to the bus industry. Many of the services operated by Central Buses were operated under con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Peddle
Julian Peddle (born November 1954)Julian Henry Peddle Company Check is an entrepreneur who has worked in the bus industry since the early 1980s, having owned or part-owned numerous bus companies. He spent 11 years as co-owner of between 1983 and 1994, having previously been its traffic manager. During the late 1990s and early 2000s he ran Status Group, a group of small bus companies spread across England which included , |
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