FJS Services Competitors

First West of England has a vision to be the smartest way to go around the region by providing affordable, convenient, accessible and sustainable public transport. We’re doing this by being at the forefront of developing and implementing smart bus travel services across the region including mobile ticketing, contactless payment, online journey planning and the introduction of the greenest and cleanest vehicles in the country to enhance air quality. We’re pioneering new solutions such as MYFIRSTMILE, an all in one cab and bus service, which is being trialled in Bristol initially to change how the population commute from their homes to their workplaces. We are also a major operator of the new £230m Metrobus rapid transit system, which will revolutionise public transport in the Bristol city region with faster journeys and a much higher standard in passenger experience. These developments mean we can fulfil our purpose of helping our communities live their lives every day. Whether it be shoppers to shops, fans to football, schoolchildren to school, students to study or workers to work.

Keolis is a global leader in the shared mobility market and a committed partner to public transport authorities. Together, we co-construct safe, smart and sustainable public transport solutions that help to create more attractive places to live and work. The world's leading operator of automatic metro systems and tramways, Keolis draws on a vigorous and open innovation policy with its partners and specialist subsidiaries - Cykleo, EFFIA, Keolis Santé and Kisio. The aim of this collaboration is to strengthen its core business and develop new, innovative and bespoke shared mobility solutions: trains, buses and coaches, trolleybuses, on demand transport, PRM-specific services, river and sea shuttles, bike share and rental, car sharing, all-electric autonomous shuttles, etc. In keeping with our public service commitment, our objective is clear: offer appealing alternatives to private cars. With this goal in mind, we are focused on responding to the challenges of the mobility sector: the ecological transition, the digital transformation of lifestyles, the new expectations of citizens who want more flexibility and simplicity when they travel, operational excellence, security and public health. Because each of us plays a part, no matter our role or background. “That’s the way we move” More information on our website www.keolis.com and on our social-media.

National Express is the UK’s largest scheduled coach operator. We are headquartered in Birmingham, with locations across the country. Our national network serves hundreds of UK towns and cities. We run round-the-clock services to the UK's major airports and our festival and events services take customers to sporting and music events as well as festivals. Coaches are essential to a strong and well-connected national transport network and we work hard to grow the coach market to enhance the UK’s transport offer. Safety is our number one priority. Our fleet has market-leading safety features and we work across our entire business to drive safety improvements. In 2021, we received a five star audit rating from The British Safety Council for the eigth consecutive year. Coach travel is one of the most environmentally friendly forms of transport. We have continually invested in the cleanest and most efficient vehicles available to us. Every coach we have purchased since 2014 has been Euro VI – the highest emissions standard available. Emissions per coach passenger are much lower than those travelling by car and coaches reduce congestion by using road space more efficiently. We are accredited by the National Living Wage Foundation for pledging to pay the voluntary, higher real Living Wage across all of our UK businesses. We are part of the wider Mobico Group which employs 41,000 people worldwide, with bus, coach and rail services in the UK, Continental Europe, North Africa, North America and the Middle East.