Dsv Builds To Meet Demand

• Dennis Specialist Vehicles is to build a new £10 million factory at Guildford to cope with increased demand for its Javelin and Dart chassis. But at the same time parent......

Scot Scanias

• Scania has appointed Re liable Vehicles as its Scottish bus and coach distributor. Reliable is based in Renfrew, with depots in Aberdeen and Newbridge near Edinburgh airport.......

Route Dispute

• Within days of Cedar Travel being brought before the Traffic Commissioners on maintenance charges (CM 13-19 July). Southdown has taken a full-page advert in a local paper to......

Pulling Out

• Alan Stephenson, boss of Harrogate-based AJS Holdings, is withdrawing his minority interest from East Yorkshire of Hull, to develop his group interests.......

Shearings Grows

• Wigan-based Smiths Shearings, which operates six buses on town services in Telford, is planning to take over Shiffnal independent operator Archway Motors. Smiths Shearings has......

Lancaster City Leaves Kendal

• Lancaster City Transport's 18-month venture into the competitive market in Kendal will come to an end this month. The company originally started up in November 1978 in direct......

Mega Bus Trio

• Bordeaux has placed the first order for 10 "Megabus" three-section artics with Renault Vehicules Industriels. Though MAN pioneered the three-section concept, RVI developed it......

Sn Doubles

• Nottinghamshire independent bus operator South Notts of Gotham, still halfowned by the Barton family has resumed its purchasing of new buses with the acquisition of its first......