Business Travel
Mind the gap: Darren Thompson and Stuart Mayo educate Coventry’s bus drivers about cyclists
Sector Focus
Road to expansion: Ross Edwards (left) with Bartley Finnegan
Travelworld finds Lesson in safety for buses
National Express has been working with West Midlands Fire Service and Birmingham City Council to improve cycle safety on the region’s roads. The bus company has fitted warning stickers to all 1,600 vehicles in its fleet to help cyclists ride safely around buses. This was at the request of Birmingham City Council,
which is working on initiatives to increase cycling all over the city. Councillor Stewart Stacey, Birmingham City Council
cabinet member for transport, said: “We will endeavour to make sure that everyone who needs to share our roads can do so safely, especially cyclists and pedestrians.”
Fire officers from West Midlands Fire Service also
visited the National Express Coventry bus garage at Pool Meadow to talk to the drivers about Operation Close Pass. This scheme highlights the dangers posed to cyclists by showing bus drivers exactly how much room to allow when going past cyclists. West Midlands Fire Service highlighted the issue by bringing road markings which clearly indicated the metre-and-a-half gap that all drivers should leave when overtaking cyclists. Tom Stables, National Express UK Coach managing
director, said: “Our Coventry bus drivers really appreciated the chance to learn more about this aspect of road safety.”
home in Stafford A ground-breaking West Midlands motorhome business is on the road to expansion as construction work gets underway on new headquarters in a £5.5m deal backed by Allied Irish Bank. Travelworld’s new headquarters
at Junction 14 of the M6 near Stafford is due for completion in October 2018, will comprise a 1,000 sq m of state-of-the-art showroom, offices and a 1,000 sq m service centre as well as extensive parking. Bartley Finnegan, senior
relationship manager at Allied Irish Bank in Birmingham, said: “This new showroom and headquarters is at a fantastic, high profile location.” Travelworld managing director
Ross Edwards said: “The motorhome market in the UK has doubled since 2013. The move to Stafford will enable us to capitalise on the favourable market conditions.”
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