- UK’s biggest bus operator secures 34 nominations in 14 categories for the UK Bus Awards 2024
- Recognised in categories including "Culture Change”, “Recruitment and Retention” and “Marketing Campaign of the Year”
- Operator shortlisted for flagship Top National Bus depot
Stagecoach, the UK’s largest bus and coach operator, has been shortlisted in this year's UK Bus Awards a phenomenal 34 times.
The company has nominations in 14 of the potential 21 categories at this year's awards, with a total of 34 individual nominations across these categories. These include the flagship award of Top National Bus Depot.
Stagecoach’s regional bus companies have been recognised for achievements in improvements for customers and communities, environmental initiatives, growth ingenuity, and marketing excellence.
This follows a fruitful year in 2023, in which Stagecoach teams across the UK won18 awards.
Claire Miles, Stagecoach Chief Executive Officer said:“These 34 nominations are a credit to our fantastic teams across the UK who work tirelessly to connect their local communities to the people and places that matter most.”
The awards will be presented at an event in London on Tuesday 26th November. The full list of shortlisted Stagecoach entries is:
Marketing Campaign of the Year
- Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, Cumbria Tourism and Avanti West Coast, Lets Go Car Free
Culture Change
- People at the Heart Capability Policy (Stagecoach South East)
- Improving Operations and Commercial Relations (Stagecoach East Midlands)
Engineer of the Year
- Peter Collins (Stagecoach East)
- Adam Pugh (Stagecoach West)
- Richard Burns (Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire)
London Bus Garage of the Year
- Barking (Stagecoach London)
Unsung Hero
- Lee Arndell (Stagecoach South Wales)
- Martin Haig (Stagecoach East Scotland)
- Shaun Clark (Stagecoach East Midlands)
Bus and the Community
- Skegness Seasiders Fundraising (Stagecoach East Midlands)
Manager of the Year
- Martin Marsh (Stagecoach East)
- Ian de Chastelain (Stagecoach East)
- Charlton Thornhill (Stagecoach East)
- Dai Samuels (Stagecoach South Wales)
Top National Bus Depot
- Grimsby (Stagecoach East Midlands)
- Fenstanton (Stagecoach East)
- Chester (Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire)
- Peterborough (Stagecoach East)
- St Andrew's (Stagecoach East Scotland
Young Manager of the Year
- George Sloan (Stagecoach West)
- Ben Houghton (Stagecoach London)
Going for Growth
- Cheltenham 94/94X (Stagecoach West)
Top National Bus Driver: The Chris Moyes Memorial Award
- Luke Rees-Pulley Award for Top London Bus Driver
- Najat El-Ghorri (Stagecoach London)
Top City Operator
- Stagecoach Manchester
Partnership for Excellence: The Peter Huntley Memorial Award
- Student Travel Pass (Stagecoach East Midlands, trentbarton, Nottinghamshire County
- Council and West Notts College)
- Stagecoach South East with East Sussex and Kent County Councils
- Let’s Go Car Free (Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, Cumbria Tourism and Avanti West Coast)
- Grand Day Out (Stagecoach South Wales and Age Cymru)
- Environmental Innovation
- Net Zero Project (Stagecoach East)
Recruitment and Retention – a new category added during judging
- Stagecoach London Recruitment Campaign
- Grimsby Depot (Stagecoach East Midlands)
Stagecoach East Scotland
Stagecoach UK Bus is part of the Stagecoach Group and is one of the largest bus operators in the UK, operating express and local bus services across the country.
