Press Releases

• First Bus were shortlisted in no less than seven categories for the annual Route One Awards.
• Simon Carlisle from First West Yorkshire scooped Engineer of the Year, Large Operator Award.
• First HDB’s Marc Reddy won the Manager of the Year, Large Operator Award.

• First Bus launch its first ever 'Month of Inclusion' in a bid to progress their company-wide equality, diversity and inclusion plans.

ONE YEAR ON FROM COP26, FIRST BUS SEES ITS LEGACY AMBITIONS COME TO LIFE

• First Bus owned Aircoach agree deal to purchase Northern Ireland based transport firm Airporter. 
• The deal will see Aircoach takeover the company’s operations to expand its footprint in Ireland 
• Aircoach will now increase its daily routes to seven with an enhanced all-island route connecting the North-West to Belfast International Airport, Dublin Airport and Dublin City Centre.

• FTS appoint new Business Operations Director to lead continued growth for business

• Members of York Sight Loss Council joined by My Sight York

Apprentice team honours and runners-up in individual categories

Steve named Mechanical Engineer and helps win team award

Simon Pearson, Chief Commercial Officer at First Bus, comments on customer centricity; what it looks like in practice, and how changing perceptions is central to bus becoming a bigger part of the transport mix.