Arriva celebrates Gold at UK Bus Awards

(London, 21 November) Arriva, a leading pan-European passenger transport operator, is celebrating the success of its UK Bus division which has won six awards at this year’s UK Bus Awards.

The prestigious awards, which are now in their 23^rd year, are the industry’s biggest celebration of talent and best practice in the UK, with Arriva colleagues recognised across a range of categories covering individual and team successes.

Notable wins include:

• Rob Hutchings, Arriva London South, awarded Gold for Young Manager of the Year
• David Harris, Arriva London, awarded Silver for Top London Bus Driver
• Arriva London South’s Brixton Garage, awarded Bronze for London Bus Garage of the Year

In London, Christine Watkins of Arriva London won Bronze in the Top London Bus Driver Award.

Meanwhile Arriva also picked up two wins in the Leadership and Inspiration Award, with Michael Gatenby of Arriva Yorkshire picking up Silver, while Oliver Monaghan of Arriva Southern Counties was awarded Bronze.

Iain Jago, Finance and Commercial Director, Arriva UK Bus, said:

“Arriva’s success at the UK Bus Awards underlines the hard work put in by our colleagues across the country to deliver passenger focused services.

“I’m really proud to see this dedication recognised at the ceremony yesterday, which represents many more people than those who were there. Well done to all Arriva colleagues for their role in connecting people and communities day in, day out.

“2018 has already been an exciting year for Arriva UK Bus, having introduced the first on-demand app-based service, ArrivaClick, to Liverpool.

“Recently, we also announced the rollout of contactless payments to 3,500 buses across the UK after a successful six-month trial in South East England, which is scheduled for completion by summer 2019.”

Commenting on Rob Hutchings’ Gold win, Mark Yexley, Chairman of the UK Bus Awards, said:

“A big congratulations to Rob, it’s a great achievement to take the gold in such a highly contested category. The judges praised his leadership style and described him as ‘a great example of a committed young bus manager in the industry’.

“Well done from everyone at the UK Bus Awards.”

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