Press Releases

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.

• Targeting flexible travel over longer periods
• ‘London-style’ Tap On Tap Off technology fitted to all buses
• Introduction of a new Return fare
• All Single fares frozen
• Price rise on selected fares restricted to half rate of inflation

• First Bus have awarded a contract to fully convert 12 Optare Versa buses from existing EV Generation one system to Equipmake’s Zero Emission Drivetrain (ZED)
• Conversion work underway on the first Versa bus at Equipmake’s headquarters in Snetterton, Norfolk
• The first of the 12 buses is expected to be back in operation on the roads of York in November
• Equipmake’s patented HVAC system will have a guaranteed range of 150 miles in all UK weather conditions for the upgraded York fleet

• First Glasgow wins Contribution to Sustainable Transport Award for completion of UK’s largest electric vehicle charging hub
• Lifesaving First Glasgow drivers Billy Bell and Mark Macduff share Frontline Employee of the Year award
• First Glasgow receives commendation in Public Transport Operator of the Year category, while First Aberdeen recognised for launch of world’s first hydrogen double deckers in 2021.

• Total investment of £14.3m by First Bus and Government funding secured by Combined Authority
• 32 single-decker buses will save nearly 2,000 tonnes of CO2 every year
• First vehicles expected to arrive in 2023  
• UK-built buses will secure green jobs in the UK
• Part of largest-ever UK EV bus order outside of London

• First Bus data shows half of UK adults would take the bus more often if they knew that decision would have a direct positive impact on the environment.
• No parking hassles (45%), saving money (36%) and protecting the environment (29%) are three biggest benefits of choosing bus travel.
• 47% of Brits who live in London agree that taking the bus helps with their mental health more than other modes of transport

• First Glasgow appoints Alexander Dennis Ltd to supply 50 new electric buses for the city

• 74 new electric vehicles on route to Glasgow and Aberdeen
• Glasgow bus fleet soon to be 40% electric
• Aberdeen fleet set to be 50% emission free