Lothian Buses

Lothian is delighted to announce the launch of a partnership with Strut Safe, a volunteer-operated support telephone line offering a friendly voice at the end of the phone for those travelling alone. Strut Safe telephone lines are open on Friday and Saturday evenings between 1900 – 0300 hrs, and on Sundays from 1900 – 0100 hrs. The volunteer-led team stay on the phone with callers until they have arrived safely at their destination, no matter where they are going or where they have come from. Lothian is the first public transport provider in the UK to enter into an official partnership with Strut Safe, and the operator is excited about what this new opportunity may bring for both organisations. Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/e-TBAfa6 #LothianBuses #StrutSafe #Edinburgh #Partnership #PartnershipWorking

🏆 Lothian is delighted that Thomas Gilhooley, from our East Coast Buses driving team, was crowned UK Bus Driver of the Year at the national finals in Blackpool yesterday (Sunday 1 September). As well as the title of the UK’s best bus driver for 2024, Thomas also picked up the Coventry Trophy, the Road Operators Safety Council (ROSCO) Award, the Unite Trophy and the John Boxall Medallion. By way of his victory, Thomas was also the highest placed competitor from an ALBUM member, and highest placed competitor from a depot in Scotland. Lothian also was awarded The Bryan Constable Award for the best-presented buses in use at the National Final in the 'over five years old' category. Representing Lothian in Blackpool was Thomas Gilhooley (East Coast Buses), John O’Hara (Lothian) and Harvey Stroud (Lothian Country). Willie Hamilton, Operations Director for Lothian said: “We are thrilled that Thomas has been named the overall winner of the UK Bus Driver of the Year event. “The standard across the weekend was extremely high and our three representatives once again displayed the skill and professionalism our drivers are known for throughout the industry. “On behalf of everyone at Lothian, congratulations to Thomas on his victory and thank to you Thomas, John and Harvey for showing the rest of the UK what Lothian does best.” #UKDriverOfTheYear #Lothian #EastCoastBuses #BestOfTheBest #BusDriverOfTheYear #BusIndustry #BusSector

We are looking to recruit a Finance Assistant to join our Head Office Finance Team on a full-time basis. The successful candidate will: 🔹 ensure fuel data has been downloaded from all depots on a daily basis 🔹 enter daily meter readings and reconcile to fuel issues 🔹 ensure that fuel stock reconciles and that record are kept up to date regarding bus fleet additions and disposals Salary - £26,178 Deadline to apply – Sunday 18 August Learn more and apply now 👉 https://lnkd.in/eeeS_DaQ #LothianBuses #Edinburgh #Finance #FinanceJobs #FinanceAssistant #Accounts #StatisticalAnalysis #EdinburghJobs #NowHiring #JoinOurTeam #Recruiting

We are delighted to announce that Doors Open Day will return in September 2024, this year at our Marine depot! As a result of ongoing works at our Central depot, we have taken the decision to throw open the doors of our Marine garage instead where visitors can take a look behind-the-scenes at operations in this busy location. Marine Garage was opened in December 1962 and had an initial allocation of 130 buses. The garage is located on Marine Gardens, previously a Greyhound Racing track opened in 1932. Before that, the site was a football ground used by Leith Athletic and Edinburgh City. During the Second World War, the site was used for military purposes. Marine was also used as the location for Riversea Buses, a fictional bus company in the CBeebies programme Me Too! Today, Marine is home to approximately 160 buses and more than 400 colleagues including drivers, engineers and a catering team. Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ePcEmZ7w Remember to mark Saturday 28 September in your diaries now - we hope to see you there! 📅 #LothianBuses #DoorsOpenDay #Edinburgh

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 📢 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 We’ve built up a fantastic in-house Marketing & Communications team that uses digital technology to help people commute, socialise, shop and do what they love across our capital city. We develop innovative products and services that our customers use every day to get them where they need to go. We’re looking for a talented and passionate software developer to join our team. This is a great opportunity for an individual with some experience in web development to be part of exciting digital projects that are seen by hundreds of thousands of people every day across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Here’s some of the projects you’ll be part of: • Working with our in-house designers to match their creative vision • Develop new and existing WordPress websites (Elementor) • Creation and maintenance of custom WordPress plugins (PHP, JavaScript) • Web/mobile APIs (PHP, C#, SQL) • Internal apps used by colleagues throughout the business (PHP, HTML, CSS, JS) We require a developer with the following: • 1+ years of experience working with web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript • Ability to take ideas from concept through to production • Can deliver live, working prototypes based on design files • Understands responsive design principles • Understands how to design for all browsers • Delivers clean, well-written code • Ability to work as part of a team as well as working independently • Delivers work they are proud of This role is primarily focused on web development, with the potential to expand into Flutter mobile development through provided training and mentorship. Salary - £35k (DOE) Full-time - 37.5 hours per week Deadline to apply - Thursday 15 August Interested? Apply now 👉 https://lnkd.in/gV7U8wP9 #LothianBuses #Edinburgh #WebDeveloper #WebDeveloperJobs #WebDevelopment #WebDesign #HTML #Website #CSS #Coding #PHP #Elementor #Programming #Javascript #SEO #WebsiteDesign #WebDesigner #Developer #Programmer #Web #Marketing #Wordpress #ECommerce #Coder #Design #Software #Code #softwareDeveloper #Java

We are welcoming applications from charitable organisations across Edinburgh and the Lothians to be our next Charity of Choice partner (2025-2026)! Every two years Lothian welcomes applications from charitable causes to serve as the focus of the company’s fundraising efforts, to amplify their messages, and raise awareness across our colleagues and customers. Following a shortlisting process led by the Charity of Choice committee, the final decision is then passed to Lothian’s 2,500+ strong workforce who take a final vote on who will be named the company’s Charity of Choice. Learn more & apply today 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_ZNX5Gu 📢 Please share this post with any friends, colleagues or connections you feel might be interested in applying! #LothianBuses #CharityTuesday #CharityOfChoice #ThirdSector #CharityPartner #GivingBack #Edinburgh #EastLothian #WestLothian #Midlothian

We are looking for a Stores and Purchasing Manager, who will be actively involved in obtaining the goods and services Lothian needs, to support our daily activities in our busy Engineering department. The successful candidate's responsibilities will include: 🔹 Undertaking the procurement process for quotes for goods and services to protect the organisation from risk, ensure compliance and add value commercially. 🔹 Providing support and management of the wider depot stores team ensuring garages are managed effectively. 🔹 Evaluating requirements and specifications to ensure the most appropriate information is available to achieve the organisation's objectives. 🔹 Providing reports and statistics to the Engineering Senior Management team for use in internal and external reporting, including trend analysis and KPIs. Salary - circa £52,000 (DOE) Closing date - Friday 26 July Interested? Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/gXSgnmvk #LothianBuses #Engineering #EngineeringJobs #Edinburgh #EdinburghJobs

This afternoon, we hosted our Inspiring Women in Business Lunch featuring Sarah Boyd, Managing Director at Lothian, as our guest speaker. Sarah shared a thoughtful and inspiring glimpse into her business and life journey, covering challenges, how she overcame them, and how they have helped shape her leadership today. We also learned about the focus on people within Lothian Buses and how central this is to the organisation’s success across all areas. A huge thank you to Sarah for joining us and being so open. Thanks to everyone who joined, and of course, to The Scotch Whisky Experience for hosting us.

Lothian has championed the causes of a number of charities close to our colleagues’ hearts through our Charity of Choice initiative since 2017. Every two years we welcome applications from charitable causes to serve as the focus of the company’s fundraising efforts, to amplify their messages, and raise awareness across our colleagues and customers. Following a shortlisting process led by the Charity of Choice committee, the final decision is then passed to our 2,500+ strong workforce who take a final vote on who will be named the company’s Charity of Choice. Our next Charity of Choice partnership will begin in January 2025, and applications of interest are now being welcomed! Learn more and submit an application today 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_ZNX5Gu #LothianBuses #CharityOfChoice #CharityTuesday #Charity #Edinburgh #GivingBack #MakeADifference

On Thursday 27 June, representatives from the National Transport Trust alongside Lothian’s Managing Director, Sarah Boyd, unveiled a ‘Red Wheel’ plaque on the exterior of Central Depot in Edinburgh’s Annandale Street.   The Red Wheel Scheme was created by the National Transport Trust in recognition and commemoration of sites of historical importance to transport heritage in the UK.   Built as an industrial hall for the Edinburgh Exhibition Association in 1922, Central was later converted to a depot for Edinburgh Corporation buses in 1926. The garage was extended in 1933, and then again in 1963, and by this time nearly 250 buses operated out of the Central Garage, which still has its very distinctive glass dome roof.   To this day, the building is home to our main city operations. More than 900 colleagues, including drivers, engineers, catering and head office teams, work out of Annandale Street daily. It is also home to our impressive Control Room – the heart of our operation – where all our buses are monitored for timekeeping and a watchful eye is kept over traffic conditions and incidents across the city. Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4csWIOP #LothianBuses #Edinburgh #TransportHeritage #NationalTransportTrust