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Profile: Kevin Mullin - Driving social impact at First Bus
For First Bus Social Value Manager Kevin Mullin, the route into social value wasn’t a direct journey, it actually began in a classroom.
Engineering the Future: Meet the Master Technician Powering Electric Buses in Yorkshire
PUBLISHED: 04/03/2026
For Andy Knowles, engineering has never just been a career, it’s been a lifelong passion.
Now a Master Technician working across six depots in North and West Yorkshire, Andy has spent more than 20 years immersed in machines. He began his apprenticeship at 16 and has been learning ever since.
Safety is a right, not a privilege. Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in the bus industry
PUBLISHED: 08/10/2025
By Kayleigh Ingham, Commercial Director at First Bus and Chair of the Northern Region of Women in Bus & Coach
Building lasting change in transport: Beyond headlines to real equality
PUBLISHED: 22/08/2025
By Gareth Hind, Director of Colleague Experience and Internal Communications at First Bus