History
Incorporated in 1951, Stanley Hughes & Company Limited was involved in sale, repair and dismantling of commercial vehicles. In 1972 the company changed its name to Stanley Hughes (Holdings) Limited.
In 1982 as Stanley Hughes (Holdings) Limited we became a subsidiary of the Paul Sykes Group importing DAF chassis with a number of body options.
In the early 80’s after been granted exclusive rights to import DAF Bus chassis products we concentrated our activities on the sale, rental and repair and finance of DAF Bus chassis based products.
In 1988 the business was sold to the motor retailing group T. Cowie plc with the head office based at Sunderland. The Cowie Group changed its name to Arriva plc and reflecting this change in 1998 we were renamed Arriva Bus and Coach Limited.
In 2003 DAF Bus International changed its name to VDL Bus International.
Throughout all the name changes the one thing that has remained constant is our ethos in providing quality vehicles to the UK bus and coach market.
Over the years we have fostered long term commitments with all of our chassis and body builder partners who include VDL Bus, VanHool, Temsa, Berkhof, Wrightbus, Plaxton and East Lancs (Darwen Group).
Our on site workforce and field engineers have accumulated a vast amount of product knowledge which along with the regular training enables us to maintain and develop the quality of vehicles and service for which we are traditionally renowned and still continues today.
Building on this reputation, we intend to continue to form partnerships with both suppliers and customers well into the future.
