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RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - Mayneway - 13/07/2016 17:20
(13/07/2016 14:58)33109 Wrote: It would seem that way aye, is it due to wages or conditions or other poss unknown factors why they're not able to keep drivers on for any length of time I wonder???
Also when you compare GHA's fleet to say that of D&G, arriva & other operators in competition with them, it's gotta be said they don't do themselves any favors. A big chunk of their fleet is quite old now & even the newer stuff doesn't seem to be that well looked after tbh.
Here's hoping they'll be able to start recruiting some more drivers. Also i'm not sure what anyone else's view is on this, but it seems to me that the bus industry in general is lacking some younger blood. A load of the GHA drivers are getting on a bit now, when they start retiring there's gonna be a fairly sizeable gap to plug.
I think the problem now with bus driving in general is it's seen as a job and not a career. I only several people in there 20's who went into bus driving and less than 3 years later had moved on to other things. I think people certainly younger want 9-5 hours working Monday to Friday and with bus driving it's anything but.
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - Garsty - 13/07/2016 18:03
A few rumours on Twitter of drivers reporting they have been told that GHA is now in administration. Nothing official of course.
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - Mayneway - 13/07/2016 18:11
(13/07/2016 18:03)Garsty Wrote: A few rumours on Twitter of drivers reporting they have been told that GHA is now in administration. Nothing official of course.
That will be one huge hole to fill if it's true.
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - Garsty - 13/07/2016 18:30
Now confirmed: http://www.wrexham.com/news/gha-coaches-enter-administration-with-immediate-effect-116090.html
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - chester285 - 13/07/2016 18:33
Looks like its true
http://www.wrexham.com/news/gha-coaches-enter-administration-with-immediate-effect-116090.html
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - Garsty - 13/07/2016 18:38
Shopshire Council have announced no Public or School services run by GHA will be operating tomorrow: https://shropshire.gov.uk/news/2016/07/bus-and-school-transport-routes-cancelled-due-to-coach-company-going-into-administration/
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - 33109 - 13/07/2016 19:33
Oh **** they're in deep then!
Does it affect their services in cheshire/gtr manchester area work?
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - Garsty - 13/07/2016 19:36
Will be affecting all services. Update from Denbighshire: https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/resident/news/July-2016/Important-information-services-provided-by-GHA-Coaches.aspx
Stagecoach covering some routes!
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - YN05 WKE - 13/07/2016 19:38
I hope all staff find new jobs
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - motormayhem1 - 13/07/2016 19:52
I cant understand why they didn't just get rid of the less profitable routes and just decrease the size of the company to a size in which they can manage and slowly start a rebuild program and ask drivers for there input and what they would change and reasons for wanting to leave.