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Arriva Bus & Coach

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Arriva Bus & Coach
Formerly
Hughes DAF
Stanley Hughes
ISIN🆔
IndustryAutomotive
Founded 📆1951
Founder 👔Stanley Hughes
Defunct31 March 2021
Headquarters 🏙️Gomersal, England
Area served 🗺️
Products 📟 Ilesbus, Temsa and Van Hool
Members
Number of employees
ParentArriva
🌐 Websitewww.arrivabusandcoach.co.uk
📇 Address
📞 telephone

Arriva Bus & Coach Ltd is a bus and coach dealership based in Gomersal, England.[1] Established in 1951 as Stanley Hughes, it was purchased by the Paul Sykes Group in 1982 and the Cowie Group in 1988.[2][3][4] It sold primarily Plaxton bodied coaches. It was also a DAF dealer.[5] Hughes DAF was rebranded to Arriva Bus & Coach in 1998 and is now the main dealer for Temsa and Van Hool.[6] coaches in the UK as well as more recently Ilesbus.[7]

In June 2020 it was announced the company would restructure to significantly downsize the company.[4] During January 2021, it was announced Arriva Bus & Coach would close on 31 March 2021.[6][8]

References

  1. Jenkinson, Keith (2018). Bus Dealers and Breakers of Yorkshire. Amberley Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-445-67493-3. Search this book on
  2. Arriva Bus & Coach: a brief history Coach & Bus Week issue 1024 22 February 2012 page 24
  3. Companion to Road Passenger Transport History. Walsall: Roads & Road Transport History Association. 2013. p. 50. ISBN 9780955287633. Search this book on
  4. 4.0 4.1 Taylor, Jonathan (2020-06-18). "Arriva Bus and Coach restructure". Coach & Bus Week. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  5. Daf fleet heads for London Commercial Motor 18 May 1989
  6. 6.0 6.1 Team, routeone (2021-01-11). "Arriva Bus and Coach dealership set for closure on 31 March". Route One. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  7. Jackson, Peter (2019-10-15). "Ilesbus range now available from Arriva Bus & Coach". Coach & Bus Week. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  8. Bus and Coach dealership announces closure date Coach & Bus Week 12 January 2021


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