National Express marks 15 years of Partner Operator Awards

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Gavin Bennett and Tom Weaver from Bennetts Coaches (centre) receiving the Operator of the Year 2022 award from National Express UK Coach Managing Director Chris Hardy (far left) and Neil Woddywiss of Caetano UK. NATIONAL EXPRESS

National Express recently celebrated its partner operators in its annual National Express Operator Partnership (NEOP) Awards, recognising the role its partners play in ensuring the company can provide reliable, safe and comfortable coach travel for millions of passengers every year. The awards, now in their 15th year, took place at the Best Western Plus Windmill Village Hotel in Coventry, welcoming attendees from across the UK and Ireland.

 

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https://www.lcclub.co.uk/91fzodnec The NEOP Awards reflect National Express’ commitment to providing the highest standards across its network. Each operator is measured based on an evaluation table and the winners determined by their performance and scores in areas such as driver excellence, coach cleanliness and quality and customer service.

http://countocram.com/2024/03/07/bu4jf7uh Among the winners were Bennett’s Coaches, which was crowned Network Operator of the Year for the second consecutive year. Other winners included Travelstar European for Best Fleet, Llew Jones International for Most Improved Operator, and Derek Campbell of Bruce’s Coaches taking the Driver of the Year title.

https://asperformance.com/uncategorized/9fz02nl Managing Director of National Express UK Coach Chris Hardy praised the exceptional performance and commitment to excellence shown by the winners. He said: “Our partner operators play an essential role in our network and we are delighted to recognise their hard work, dedication and outstanding service through our annual awards. We’re proud to have them on board and extend our heartfelt thanks and congratulations to all the winners!”

https://elisabethbell.com/xmexdoy9yu Winners in each category were:

  • Best Fleet (sponsored by Dawsongroup plc): Travelstar European for achieving 100% on 49 vehicle audits in 2022
  • Driving Out Harm (sponsored by Seeing Machines): Edwards Coaches (Wales), achieving an audited score of 99.5% in safety excellence
  • Go Green Award (sponsored by Scania GB): Bernard Kavanagh & Sons, reporting zero spillages in 2022
  • Most Improved Operator (sponsored by Lytx DriveCam): Llew Jones International for making significant changes in fleet, people and service and achieving a 12%+ rolling year improvement in 2022
  • Customer Experience Excellence (sponsored by Scania): Yeomans Canyon Travel for ranking first place in several categories
  • Driver of the Year (sponsored by Add Secure): Derek Campbell from Bruce Coaches for consistent excellence behind the wheel
  • Engineer of the Year (sponsored by Caetano): John Bruce Jnr. from Bruce Coaches for exceeding engineering expectations
  • Operational Manager of the Year (sponsored by uTrack): Tim Robson from Galloway European for ensuring operational excellence
  • Network Operator of the Year – one to five vehicles (sponsored by Journeo): E Stott & Sons
  • Network Operator of the Year – six to 10 vehicles (sponsored by Scania GB): Bennetts Coaches
  • Network Operator of the Year – 11 to 20 vehicles (sponsored by Scania GB): Travelstar European
  • Network Operator of the Year: over 20 vehicles (sponsored by Volvo): Edwards Coaches Wales
  • Gold Standard Achievement Awards (sponsored by Caetano): Edwards Coaches Wales, Edwards Coaches Bristol, Travelstar European, E Stott & Sons, Bennetts Coaches
  • Overall Network Operator of the Year (sponsored by Caetano): Bennetts Coaches

http://countocram.com/2024/03/07/fvhsam251t The operator’s Golden Spanner Awards, which recognise operators who have consistently met and exceeded expectations, introducing best practice across engineering departments, were awarded to:

  • National Express Luton
  • Oxford Bus Company
  • Parks (Plymouth)
  • Selwyns Travel (Runcorn)
  • Selwyns Travel (Manchester)
  • E Stott & Sons
  • The Kings Ferry Dover
  • Travelstar European
Service Delivery Director at National Express Ed Rickard (left) presents Derek Campbell of Bruce’s Coaches with the Driver of the Year 2022 award. NATIONAL EXPRESS

https://giannifava.org/sgnpjeepteu Further awards for sustained high achievement were presented to:

  • Travelstar European and E Stott & Sons (13 consecutive years)
  • Bennett’s Coaches and Edwards Coaches (Wales) (12 consecutive years)
  • Bruce Coaches, Parks (Plymouth) and NXTS Aston (Nine consecutive years)
  • Edwards Coaches (Bristol) and Yeomans Canyon Travel (Five consecutive years)
  • Chalfont Northampton, Galloway European and Oxford Bus Company (Four consecutive years)
  • Selwyns Manchester (Three consecutive years)