First Kernow completes purchase of Webbers Coaches’ assets and contracts
First Kernow, part of First Bus, the UK's leading bus operator, has announced the purchase of various assets and contracts from Webbers Coaches, a small operation in Cornwall.
The transaction, which was completed on 5 January, includes the lease of the existing depot in Bodmin, a number of school contracts operated on behalf of Cornwall Council, four of the vehicles used by the business and the transfer by TUPE of seven employees.
Commenting, Alex Carter, Managing Director for First South West, said: “This transaction represents an excellent opportunity to strengthen and grow our business in the South West. Our new colleagues are already fitting in well to our First Kernow operation.”
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For more information, please contact: Alison Reijman, PR Manager (South Coast), First Bus, on 023 8071 4832/07730 195427 or email: [email protected].
NOTES TO EDITORS
FirstGroup plc is the leading transport operator in the UK and North America and our services help to create strong, vibrant and sustainable local economies. During the last year around 2.4 billion people relied on us to get to work, to education, to visit family and friends and much more and, each day, every one of our 110,000 employees works hard to deliver vitally important services for our passengers.
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First Bus
FirstGroup is one of Britain’s largest bus operators with around a fifth of bus services outside London. A fleet of some 6,300 buses carries approximately 1.7 million passengers a day in a huge number of communities including 40 of the UK's largest towns and cities. We operate some US-style yellow school buses and have a fleet of coaches available for charter. We also operate the Aircoach network in Ireland.
First Kernow is the local bus operator for Cornwall, which has depots and outstations at Summercourt, Newquay, Penzance, Camborne, Falmouth, Truro, Eden and Helston. It also runs the Unibus services on behalf of University of Falmouth and is the bus operator for Park for Truro in partnership with Cornwall Council. For more information about First Kernow, please visit the website, http://www.firstkernow.co.uk.