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Human Resources: Quality
and Compliance Co-Ordinator joins the team |
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We
are pleased to announce our latest recruit to
the operations team and that is Mike Hall as
Quality and Compliance Co-Ordinator.
Mike
joins us after many years in administration
and other roles which have seen him at the forefront
of quality standard implementation at other
companies.
So
we welcome Mike to his new role and we hope
to report back soon, on future developments
and projects he is working on as we actively
crave further accreditation and recognition
of the quality of our operation.
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Operations:
LDV
Vans Trophy- Cardiff 2005 operation is a success |
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Sunday
10th April marked one of the largest single
operations Lakeside Coaches has had the pleasure
to be involved in. This involved the transportation
of Wrexham AFC supporters from all over North
East Wales to the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
for the 2005 LDV Vans Trophy Final.
After
weeks of planning the operation, 47 coaches
organised by Lakeside Coaches departed from
the region for the Welsh Capital. It is not
unusual on a busy day for us to have a large
number of coaches operating, but the logistics
of an operation where large numbers pick up
from single points and all travel to a single
destination was a bit of a different concept.
This certainly provided a challenge for our
operations team, but once again they rose to
meet the challenge in front of them and the
operation passed off successfully.
Numbers:
This operation was not only about service and
quality but the sheer numbers involved. In fact
the largest pick up point saw 26 coaches depart
from it ( with just 30 minutes to load the passengers),
however our ground operations manager saw that
no one was left behind and that the coaches
departed on time. The return journey saw the
same challenges but with all 47 returning from
one point, but once again the same was achieved
as it was for the departure.
What's
more, Wrexham went on to win the trophy so the
nearly 2,500 supporters we carried returned
home in jubilant mood.
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February
2005 - Excursion
Programme 2005 Released Online
We
are proud to announce that the 2005 excursion programme has
now been released both on line and also the paper version
is available from our booking agents.
We
have high hopes for this season after a good response to last
years programme.
February
2005 - Fleet Expansion
A further vehicle
has been added to the fleet to meet demand that is building
ahead of the busy summer season. This vehicle is a pre-owned
53 seater vehicle and its arrival brings the fleet total to
18 vehicles.
This vehicle is
the 3rd to arrive in in the last 6 months, the others it joins
were both brand new and delivered in September 2004:
Vehicle 1 - Mercedes
Solera
This is a 39 seater
vehicle complete with air conditioning and dvd system
Vehicle 2 - Caetano
Toyota Optimo
This is a luxury
26 seater vehicle, brought into the fleet to bridge the gap
between the 21 and 39 seater vehicles we offer.
Both vehicles bear
'54' registration marks.
January
2004 - New year arrivals.
Two vehicles have
been added to the fleet, one to replace an older example and
the other to increase the fleet total to 17 coaches.
Vehicle 1 - Dennis
Plaxton Premiere
This vehicle is
brand new (53 reg.) and was built to our specification, it
is a 57 seat vehicle and is intended to provide both high
capacity and luxury.
Vehicle 2 - DAF
Van Hool Alizee
This is a pre-owned
example (T reg.). It has a powerful DAF engine and also has
our 49 seater executive specification incl. WC and washroom,
hot and cold drinks facilities, refrigerator and air conditioning
etc.
Nov
2003
- DVD technology has arrived at Lakeside Coaches.
Our technology
continues to move forward as we now have two of our coaches
equipped with DVD playback systems for you entertainment.
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