ComfortDelGro to become UK's second largest coach operator with £8.75m acquisition

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COMFORTDELGRO will soon become the second-largest intercity coach operator in the United Kingdom (UK) following a £8.75 million (S$15.8 million) deal with UK public transport provider Stagecoach Group...

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2021-12-14
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It operates 19 journeys a day, 7 days a week.\nComfortDelGro's managing director and group chief executive Yang Ban Seng said that the acquisitions will help the company to grow its coach business in the UK.\n\"We intend to leverage on the experience we have gained in our existing operations to roll out new and innovative services for our passengers in England, Wales and Scotland as we position ourselves for post-Covid recovery,\" he said.\nWith UK being one of the company's most significant investment destinations, Yang said, the group will continue to look for growth opportunities.\nComfortDelGro's other operations in the UK include Metroline, the second-largest bus operator in London as well as taxi radio circuits in Liverpool and Aberdeen. It also offers private hire services in Liverpool.\nSaid Stagecoach chief executive Martin Griffiths: \"Through this transaction, Stagecoach ensures that the intercity-coach market in the UK remains robust and competitive; and we know that under the ownership of the world-renowned ComfortDelGro brand, these businesses will continue to thrive.\"\nShares of ComfortDelGro ended Tuesday at S$1.38, down S$0.01 or 0.7 percent.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"comments":[{"id":6979041,"gmtCreate":1639488602729,"gmtModify":1639488602765,"authorId":3584582153384625,"author":{"id":3584582153384625,"authorId":3584582153384625,"name":"Investcub","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b34bc19b19d991e55d86b53b1e4a44ff","vip":1,"crmLevel":5,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"individualDisplayBadges":[]},"repliedAuthorId":0,"objectId":607335674,"type":1,"supId":0,"prevId":0,"content":"👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻","text":"👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻","html":"👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻"}],"langContent":"CN"},{"id":607336291,"gmtCreate":1639487418022,"gmtModify":1639487418022,"author":{"id":"4098879502618150","authorId":"4098879502618150","name":"Ramesh17","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/33262e60338652db943a4b139278035b","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0},"htmlText":"Uppppp","listText":"Uppppp","text":"Uppppp","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/607336291","repostId":1174676939,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1174676939","pubTimestamp":1639482187,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1174676939?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-12-14 19:43","market":"sg","language":"en","title":"ComfortDelGro to become UK's second largest coach operator with £8.75m acquisition","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1174676939","media":"businesstimes","summary":"COMFORTDELGRO will soon become the second-largest intercity coach operator in the United Kingdom (UK","content":"<div>\n<p>COMFORTDELGRO will soon become the second-largest intercity coach operator in the United Kingdom (UK) following a £8.75 million (S$15.8 million) deal with UK public transport provider Stagecoach Group...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/comfortdelgro-to-become-uks-second-largest-coach-operator-with-£875m-acquisition\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n","source":"lsy1607307803821","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; 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It operates 19 journeys a day, 7 days a week.\nComfortDelGro's managing director and group chief executive Yang Ban Seng said that the acquisitions will help the company to grow its coach business in the UK.\n\"We intend to leverage on the experience we have gained in our existing operations to roll out new and innovative services for our passengers in England, Wales and Scotland as we position ourselves for post-Covid recovery,\" he said.\nWith UK being one of the company's most significant investment destinations, Yang said, the group will continue to look for growth opportunities.\nComfortDelGro's other operations in the UK include Metroline, the second-largest bus operator in London as well as taxi radio circuits in Liverpool and Aberdeen. 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It operates 19 journeys a day, 7 days a week.\nComfortDelGro's managing director and group chief executive Yang Ban Seng said that the acquisitions will help the company to grow its coach business in the UK.\n\"We intend to leverage on the experience we have gained in our existing operations to roll out new and innovative services for our passengers in England, Wales and Scotland as we position ourselves for post-Covid recovery,\" he said.\nWith UK being one of the company's most significant investment destinations, Yang said, the group will continue to look for growth opportunities.\nComfortDelGro's other operations in the UK include Metroline, the second-largest bus operator in London as well as taxi radio circuits in Liverpool and Aberdeen. 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