Mansfield bus operator recognised across multiple categories at the UK Bus Awards 2025
Mansfield bus operator, Stagecoach East Midlands, has received significant recognition at the UK Bus Awards 2025, securing three podium places in key categories and achieving finalist status for two more.
The results were as follows:
-- Iain Bonser won a Bronze award in the Driver of the Year category – chosen out of 87,000 bus drivers nationally, outside of London.
-- Operations Managers, Jack Wright and Chris Kelk, were both shortlisted as Finalists for Manager of the Year.
-- Stagecoach East Midlands’ West Notts College ticketing scheme, with Nottinghamshire County Council and trentbarton, was also Highly Commended.
-- The Hull Bus Alliance also won a Bronze award, in the Partnership for Excellence category.
These acknowledgements highlight the professionalism, capability and continued commitment of Stagecoach East Midlands’ employees to delivering high-quality, reliable and customer-focused services.
Matt Cranwell, Managing Director of Stagecoach East Midlands, said: “We are extremely proud of Iain, Jack and Chris, and these two important local partnerships, whose achievements reflect the strength of our operational and engineering teams. Securing these awards, alongside being named as finalists, is a strong endorsement of the hard work and dedication demonstrated across our business. Our teams continue to deliver for the communities we serve, and this recognition reinforces that commitment.”
The UK Bus Awards is one of the sector’s leading awards programmes, recognising excellence, innovation and best practice within the British bus and coach industry.