Operators stage protests as Veolia snaps up Powys County Council bus tenders

Veolia has captured 9% of the Powys tendered bus market from a host of local operators

Veolia has captured 9% of the Powys tendered bus market from a host of local operators

A surprising push by Veolia Transport into the bus market of rural Mid Wales has triggered a protest by some of thefamily-owned

operators likely to lose contracts.

Powys County Council chief executive Mark Kerr, previously a Royal Navy rear admiral, stood in the road to stop one of more than 20 buses which were driven to county hall by managers and staff angry about job losses.

Just over 9% of Powys’ contracts are expected to go to Veolia, which appears to have significantly undercut...