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  • FTSE 100 close: ASOS shares nosedive 22 per cent after posting dim results

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    London’s FTSE 100 slipped in the City today as online fashion retailer ASOS was pummelled after a dim set of results. The capital’s premier index shed 0.29 per cent to close at 7,741.32 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, lost 0.15 per [...]

  • National Express ditches name as coach firm goes ‘Mobico’

    On the buses

    National Express is to change its parent company name to Mobico Group PLC, from June 2023. The coach operator said it believes the name ‘Mobico’ “better reflects” the “international nature” of the group, as it continues a shift to mass transit. Ignacio Garat, group chief executive at National Express said: “Whilst National Express is a [...]

  • Rail strikes boost National Express revenues as coach operator bolsters electric fleet

    Taking the coach

    National Express has seen UK coach revenue rise by 87 per cent on the previous year, as rail strikes see passengers opt for alternative transport. Passenger growth at National Express also rose despite the six-day bus driver strike and a higher-than-expected pay settlement of 16.2% per cent in February. Reflecting strong financial performance, National Express [...]

  • National Express share price soars as rail strikes help boost annual profits

    March 2, 2023

    The recent wave of train strikes helped National Express more than triple annual profits as passengers switched to buses and coaches to avoid rail disruption. Shares in National Express soared 13 per cent on Thursday as the group reported underlying pre-tax profits of £145.9m, up from £39.7m in 2021, with annual revenues surpassing pre-pandemic levels [...]

  • National Express wins £880m contract to run German rail lines

    January 23, 2023

    National Express has been awarded a €1bn (£878m) to operate two regional train lines in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The transport group’s German rail business has won €1bn contract to run the RE1 and RE11 Rhein-Ruhr-Express (RRX) lines until 2033. The Rhein-Ruhr-Express is a regional rail network in north west Germany, in the [...]

  • Gov stumps up £60m to cap bus fares at £2 with 130 operators signing up

    December 19, 2022

    A new £60m government fare cap scheme will be rolled out next year ensuring bus tickets stay at £2.  The initiative has the backing of 130 bus operators across the country including National Express and Stagecoach, who have agreed to charge no more than £2 for singles.  The ‘Get Around’ scheme is designed to help [...]

  • National Express appoints interim as new CFO

    December 5, 2022

    National Express Group has appointed its interim chief financial officer into the top finance role officially today. Former KPMG partner James Stamp will step into the role with immediate effect, having served as interim group CFO and been a member of the board since the beginning of November. The incoming CFO joined the company in [...]

  • National Express boss: UK economic environment ‘catalyst’ for shift to coach travel

    October 20, 2022

    The UK’s economic woes have become a “catalyst” for the modal shift to coach and bus travel, according to National Express. Chief executive Ignacio Garat told City A.M. that coach and bus travel has “proven to be the most efficient” way to get around the country. “It is the most cost effective mode of transport [...]

  • Former M&S CFO Helen Weir named new chair of National Express

    September 8, 2022

    Former M&S CFO Helen Weir has been named the new Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate of National Express.

  • National Express ‘well-positioned’ for future as bus titan posts highest revenue increase in decade

    July 28, 2022

     National Express said it was “well-positioned” for the future as the transport titan posted its biggest revenue increase in over a decade.  “We’re well positioned to manage inflationary pressures and the potential impact of an economic downturn,” chief executive Ignacio Garat told analysts this morning. In the six months ended 30 June, National Express brought [...]

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