Henley in Arden coach and bus operator Johnsons, have taken over the responsibility of running both the coach hire operation, and the garage repair facilities of Welcombe Garages who are based in Timothy’s Bridge Road, Stratford-on-Avon.

Pete Johnson, Operations Director of Johnsons Coach & Bus said “we have taken over complete responsibility for all of Welcombe’s coach hire contracts, and offered their drivers alternative employment.  The new arrangements mean that we now have a base in Stratford-on-Avon, and in a key location, which will help us enhance the efficiency of both our bus and coach operations.  We are currently contacting all of Welcombe’s coach hire customers to inform them of these developments and to assure them that we intend to build on the relationship they have established with Welcombe. We have also committed to honour all existing quotations and bookings up to 1^st June this year”.

Karl McMillan of Welcombe Garages said “In these challenging times we felt that the time was right to cease our coach operations in order that the family could concentrate on the garage and the private taxi hire section of our business. We approached Johnsons because we know that our coach hire customers will be very well looked after with them”

The Welcombe Garage car repair facilities will continue to provide a quality service under the supervision of the existing director Karl McMillan. The private hire taxi business which operated from the same site, is no longer part of Welcombe Garages and will continue to be run by owners Andy & Patsy Byrne, from a different location, under the name of Welcombe Cars.

For further information on this press release please contact Pete Johnson on 01564 797057