News Releases

News from around Arriva Group.

Arriva successfully defends 10-year bus contract in Northern Italy: Trieste Trasporti

Arriva successfully defends 10-year bus contract in Northern Italy

Bus contract retained in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in North-Eastern Italy
Arriva to continue to run 750 buses in the region
TPL FVG consortia, which includes Arriva, will run services for a minimum of 10 years

Arriva to bring new digital transport solution to Watford: DRT, Watford

Arriva to bring new digital transport solution to Watford

Further growth for ArrivaClick as new service set to launch in March 2020
New flexible bus service combines the cost effectiveness of public transport with the convenience of a private taxi
The fourth such service to be launched by Arriva in the UK since 2017

Arriva reaches green milestones in the Netherlands: Arriva electric bus Leiden

Arriva reaches green milestones in the Netherlands

Arriva now the second largest operator of electric buses in the Netherlands
Arriva’s ‘Samen voor Groen’ environmental programme is cutting carbon emissions
Preparations underway for a green transformation of rail operations in the north

New Managing Director for Arriva Denmark: Marianne Bøttger

New Managing Director for Arriva Denmark

Marianne Bøttger appointed to lead Arriva’s Danish passenger transport operations
Promoted from within having joined the company 18 years ago
She joins as Arriva gears up to become the largest operator of eco-buses in Denmark

Arriva commences two new bus contracts in Poland: Buses in Oborniki

Arriva commences two new bus contracts in Poland

Arriva begins new contracts in the Polish towns of Oborniki and Elbląg
Reinforces Arriva’s position as one of Poland’s leading private transport operators
Contracts required rapid mobilisation at the outset

Arriva Denmark’s shared car scheme, DriveNow, reaches 100k customers: DriveNow Denmark

Arriva Denmark’s shared car scheme, DriveNow, reaches 100k customers

Innovative car-sharing concept reaches 100k customers
DriveNow celebrates four-year anniversary in Copenhagen
Expansion continues with the rollout of electric vehicles

Research shows ArrivaClick is increasing uptake of public transport: ArrivaClick in Liverpool

Research shows ArrivaClick is increasing uptake of public transport

A survey of 1,400 ArrivaClick customers in Merseyside shows 40 percent have switched from single use cars and taxis
9 out of 10 customers would recommend it to family and friends
27,000 app downloads in Merseyside after one year

Arriva commences third urban bus contract in Warsaw: Arriva Poland CNG buses - Warsaw

Arriva commences third urban bus contract in Warsaw

Two bus contracts won in Warsaw over the past twelve months
Reinforces Arriva’s strong market position in Poland’s Capital
54 new eco-friendly buses set to reduce NOx and CO2 emissions

Arriva on track to meet zero emissions target: Maastricht, Arriva Netherlands

Arriva on track to meet zero emissions target

Rollout of electric buses reaches significant milestone in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands
Public transport network on course to go emission-free by 2026
Part of Arriva’s ambition to reduce its carbon footprint across Europe

Arriva to introduce major CO2e emissions reduction programme across European bus fleet: Arriva bus driver, Spain

Arriva to introduce major CO2e emissions reduction programme across European bus fleet

Arriva signs pan-European contract with TomTom Telematics, a Bridgestone company, to drive up standards even higher in its bus operations
By using advanced driving techniques Arriva expects to reduce CO2e emissions by up to 72,000 tonnes a year
Access to real-time data, combined with driver coaching, will support over 32,000 bus drivers to be the best they can be and deliver more comfortable and environmentally efficient journeys for passengers

Arriva appoints Tom Joyner as Managing Director of CrossCountry: Tom Joyner

Arriva appoints Tom Joyner as Managing Director of CrossCountry

Tom Joyner to bring strong passenger services background to new role

He formally took up the new leadership role of CrossCountry on 1 June 2019

Former Managing Director, Andy Cooper, retires after running CrossCountry for over a decade

Arriva announces new Managing Director for UK Bus: Paul ONeil, UK Bus MD

Arriva announces new Managing Director for UK Bus

Paul O’Neil joins Arriva from Rolls Royce
He will lead the development of Arriva’s bus operations across the UK
Whilst at Rolls Royce, Paul held several senior roles and has worked in the UK, Germany and Singapore