Results Summary 2009
A full list of the results of the competition appears below.
Belmont International UK Coach Operator of the Year
Winner
- CoachChoice
Rnners Up
- Ruffles Coaches
Coach Operator of the Year (Small Fleets)
Winner
- CoachChoice
Runners Up
- King's Coaches
Highly Commended
- Nottingham City Coaches
Coach Operator of the Year (Medium Fleets)
Winner
- Ruffles Coaches
Runners Up
- Woods Coaches
Highly Commended
- Hardings International
- Excelsior Coaches
- Banstead Coaches
- Anthony's Travel
Coach Operator of the Year (Large Fleets)
Winner
- Bowens
Runners Up
- Johnson Brothers
Highly Commended
- Shearings
- Burtons
Coach Driver of the Year
Winner
- Cass Winston Douglas, CoachChoice
Runner Up
- Tony Mears, Ruffles Coaches
Highly Commended
- Craig Dakin, Ruffles Coaches
- Mark Warren, Countrywide Travel Services
- Nick Rollason, Hardings International
- Ray Maraschel, Banstead Coaches
Coach of the Year
Winner
- Evobus, Setra 416 GTHD
Highly Commended
- Scania, Scania Irizar PB
- Volvo, The Volvo 9700
- Plaxton, The Plaxton Cheetah
Effective Partnering Award
Winner
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, CBSO Coach Connections
Runners Up
- Arriva the Shires, Green Line 757
Highly Commended
- FirstGroup plc, First Rail Support
- Tourism South East, Coach links for Excursions
Accessibility Award
Winner
- Bugler Coaches
Runners Up
- National Express Ltd
Highly Commended
- Bond Hotels for Bonds Accessible Coaches
Coach Marketing Award
Winner
- Excelsior Coaches
Runners Up
- Stagecoach in Oxford, for the Oxford Tube
Highly Commended
- Oxford Bus Company, for the airline
- Edward's Coaches
- Bakers Dolphin Coach Travel
- Silver Star Coach Holidays
- Parrys International Tours
Best Coach Touring Programme
Winner
- Edwards Coaches
- Runners Up
- Angela Holidays
Highly Commended
- Leger Holidays Ltd
- Lochs and Glens Holidays
Unsung Heroes Award
Winners
- Bob Pilbeam, Confederation of Passsenger Transport UK
- Christopher Vander Towergate Chapman Stevens
- Maurice Duckworth First Rail Support
Services to the Coach Industry
Winner
- Dave Fenton
Best Industry Support Solution
Winner
- Distinctive Systems
Highly Commended
- The Freight Transport Association for the Vehicle Inspection Service
- Texa UK Limited, for Automotive Diagnostic Solutions
- RFL Commuter Village
Most Coach Friendly Local Authority
Winner
- Sefton Borough Council
Joint Runners Up
- Salisbury Borough Council
- Medway Borough Council
Highly Commended
- Chester City Council
- Melton Borough Council
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Most Coach Friendly Tourist Attraction
Winner
- Royal Yacht Britannia
Runners Up
- Hever Castle
Highly Commended
- Chatham Dockyard
- Hampton Court Palace
Commended
- Blenheim Palace
- Big Pit, National Coal Museum
- Legoland
- Giant's Causeway
Best Service Provider
Winner
- Encore Tickets
Runners Up
- RoadChef
Highly Commended
- Tourism Ireland
- Group Line
- P&O Ferries
- Eurotunnel
- Albatross Travel Group
- Hilton Hotels
- Marriott Hotels
Best Coach Operator Information Service
Winner
- Historic Royal Palaces
Joint Runners Up
- English Heritage
- The National Trust
Highly Commended
- Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
Most Coach Friendly Shopping Attraction
Winner
- Oswaldtwistle Mills
Runners Up
- Bury Market
Highly Commended
- McArthur Glen
- Boundary Mill
- Princes Quay, Hull
Commended
- The Trafford Centre