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First Bus takes the opportunity of International Women’s Day to announce new commitments and recruitment pledges to double number of women in business by 2028. In line with the FTSE Women Leaders recommendations, First Bus also aims to have 40% of senior leadership roles filled by women by 202...

First Bus is introducing the largest fleet of zero emission buses in West Yorkshire. A fleet of 57 electric buses sourced by Wrightbus is beginning to appear on the network and due to be completed by the end of March. The bus operator made the announcement today Tuesday 5 March as directors joined w...

FirstGroup announces it has signed a new £150m Green Hire Purchase Financing Facility with a syndicate of three banks to support the purchase of electric bus bodies (FirstGroup specifies it means “the chassis and drivetrain, excluding the battery”). This follows the strategic Joint Ventu...

First Bus is entering a collaboration with the UK’s largest broadband network provider, Openreach, granting them access to its rapid Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at bus depots nationwide.  First Bus has the ambition of reaching a zero-emission bus fleet by 2035.  Openreach...

First Bus has appointed Tom Donnelly as Operations Manager for York depot. He leads of team of staff managers and supervisors supporting a crew of over 200 drivers and a fleet of more than 80 buses. Tom Donnelly appointed Operations Manager for First Bus’ York depot An order of 53 StreetDeck E...

First Bus has become the first bus operator in the UK to offer a consumer charging hub, aiming to assist the local community in transitioning to electric vehicles. This innovative initiative will be housed in a purpose-built facility in Cornwall, set to be operational later this summer. The hub will...