Bus operator Arriva Southern Counties has placed a £1.74 million order for 12 Wrightbus Micro-Hybrid Streetlites (pictured), to extend its existing StreetLite fleet.
Seven of the new 10.8m buses are running in Maidstone; five are running in Surrey, allocated to Arriva's Guildford depot. All feature eco-leather seating, free on-board Wi-Fi and brighter lighting.
Irish operator McGinley Coach Travel has opted for a Volvo B13R, after reporting 10-15% fuel savings and excellent reliability from its Volvo B11R coaches.
The company needed a larger vehicle to boost capacity: the 14m Volvo B13R has 65 seats.
And long-term Volvo customer Pierce Kavanagh Coaches, also based in Ireland, has extended its fleet with a Volvo B11R 9700 Euro 6 coach.
The vehicle, it says, is now flagship vehicle for its 30-strong fleet.
"Much of our work involves the transportation of American tourists visiting Ireland and it is important that we are offering them a true frontline coach and in the Volvo B11R 9700, we have this," says managing director Pierce Kavanagh.