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Kevin Mullin profile piece

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.

Andy Knowles Master Technicial North & West Yorkshire

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

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

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