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All major UK Bus and Coach Garages, Support Offices and Manufacturers Challenged to Become Period Positive Workplaces by the end of 2025. Women in Bus and Coach, an organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting women in the Bus, Coach and Community Transport sector, has launched a powerful new campaign to tackle period poverty across the industry. The initiative challenges all major bus and coach garages, along with support offices and industry partners such as manufacturers across the UK, to become Period Positive workplaces by the end of 2025, ensuring employees have free and reliable access to menstrual products at work. ...

The Women in Bus and Coach and Transport for London Inclusive Bus Cab Design national roadshow has to date visited 8 garages: 4 in London, 2 in Scotland and 2 in the Northwest, with more planned for the coming months. TRL researchers have now met with over 75 professional women bus drivers at these garages to gather feedback and recommendations on various cab features, to improve the comfort and functionality of cab designs, with the view to make future cab designs more inclusive. Grab a coffee and watch first-hand the views of professional bus drivers from Transport UK London Bus ...

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our Blue Plaque Initiative to honour pioneers who have made significant contributions to the bus, coach, and community transport sectors. This initiative celebrates the women who’ve broken barriers and paved the way for future generations. We were proud to unveil the first blue plaque in partnership with Stagecoach at Winchester Bus Station to honour Mary Curry, one of the first two women to qualify as a professional bus driver for Hants & Dorset in 1973. The plaque unveiling took place on Thursday 3rd October at Winchester Bus Station, with representatives from Stagecoach, Women in ...

Take a look at some of the photos from the Women in Bus and Coach Summit 2024, held in Manchester on 8th October.

We are delighted to announce and celebrate the winners of our first awards presented at the Women in Bus and Coach Summit 2024, which took place on Tuesday, 8th October. The awards shone a light on the achievements and leadership demonstrated by women across the bus, coach, and community transport sectors, as well as those showing outstanding allyship within our industry. We received hundreds of applications, and the judges had a tough job selecting the finalists and winners due to the quality of these applications. Women in Bus Award – sponsored by Backhouse Jones Winner Liz Eades, Stagecoach South East ...

We held our second annual summit on Tuesday 8th October in Manchester, bringing together industry leaders, stakeholders, frontline operators and advocates to celebrate the remarkable contributions of women in all roles across the bus, coach and community transport sector. The event, which saw participation from key industry figures, including Simon Lightwood MP – Minister for Local Transport, Andy Burnham – Mayor of Greater Manchester, Sarah Boyd – CEO of Lothian Buses, Anne Marie Purcell Chief Transformation Officer for Transport for Greater Manchester, and Claire Mann COO of Transport for London, marked a significant step forward in championing gender diversity and ...

Women in Bus and Coach is delighted to announce the selection of Kerry Turner from First Travel Solutions as the winner of our groundbreaking competition for a mentoring director role on its Board of Directors. Kerry, a dynamic and passionate leader, will join the Women in Bus and Coach Board for a transformative one-year term starting 1st August 2024. Kerry’s selection marks a significant milestone in Women in Bus and Coach’s ongoing mission to foster gender diversity and empower women in leadership positions within the Bus, Coach and Community Transport sector. As part of her role, Kerry will receive hands-on ...

A major new survey is being carried out at bus garages across the country to ensure that bus cab designs are inclusive for all drivers. Researchers from TRL, working with Transport for London (TfL) and Women in Bus and Coach, will visit a number of sites including in London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester, and Belfast.  They will talk to drivers about the current design of cabs in order to understand what modifications may be required in future design briefs. The study follows suggestions that traditionally cabs have been designed around an average-sized man, leading to some people being put off choosing ...

Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC), an organisation dedicated to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion within the bus, coach and community transport industry, achieved remarkable recognition at the prestigious Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation Awards last night (13th June). In less than a year since its launch, the organisation was honoured with the coveted “Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Award”, acknowledging its significant impact and contributions towards fostering a more inclusive industry. In addition to this outstanding achievement, Kerri Cheek, Senior Bus Safety Development Manager at Transport for London (TfL), and founding Director of WiBC, was awarded the esteemed “Bus ...

Women in Bus and Coach is thrilled to announce its inaugural awards ceremony, which will be held as part of its annual summit, sponsored by Transport UK London Bus, in Manchester on Tuesday 8th October. This event aims to recognise and celebrate the outstanding contributions and achievements of women within the bus, coach, and community transport industry. “We are incredibly excited to host our first awards and to shine a spotlight on the remarkable women who drive our industry forward,” said Louise Cheeseman, Women in Bus and Coach Chair. “These awards not only recognise individual achievements but also highlight the ...