Travel de Courcey speeds up with National Express win
Bus and coach operator Travel de Courcey has announced plans to invest £5m in its fleet after securing a multimillion-pound contract with National Express.
The company said the contract win had secured employment for 55 people and created 12 new jobs.
Through the deal, Travel de Courcey will operate 14 inter-city coach services from Birmingham.
The deal with national transport operator National Express is the biggest single contract the Coventry-based company has won.
Travel de Courcey said it planned to invest £5m in new vehicles and assets after it secured the contract win.
It has bought 14 new Volvo Caetano Levantes coaches, built to National Express specifications.
Mike de Courcey, managing director of Travel de Courcey, said: "We are delighted to have won such an important contract to supply coaches to National Express for transporting passengers between the Midlands, Manchester and London.
"It represents a new era for Travel de Courcey and involves us opening a new depot in Birmingham which we hope to be able to develop in the future."
