Arriva plc (LSE: ARI) is a British-based international public transport operator, headquartered in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear. It has bus and/or rail operations in Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
It is the third largest bus operator in the UK after First and Sta...
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Arriva plc (LSE: ARI) is a British-based international public transport operator, headquartered in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear. It has bus and/or rail operations in Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
It is the third largest bus operator in the UK after First and Stagecoach and has become one of the big five operators that have come to dominate the UK bus market since deregulation, the others being First Group (the largest), Stagecoach, Go-Ahead and National Express.
The company was founded by T.S. Cowie in Sunderland in 1938 as a second hand motorcycle dealer trading as T.Cowie Limited. In 1948 the business was re-launched by Tom Cowie, the founder's son, still selling motorcycles. It moved into motor retailing in the 1960s. In 1972 it formed Cowie Contract Hire which became the largest contract hire...
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