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Top 25 Bus manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 362 bus manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 15,631 professional contacts across them, including 2,831 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers bus manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
362Companies
15,631Contacts tracked
2,831Verified emails
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The 25 largest bus manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 362 bus manufacturers based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to bus manufacturers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidencePerth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+4,096 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We’re Stagecoach – the UK’s largest bus and coach operator, proudly connecting over 100 towns and cities across England, Scotland and Wales.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2Indirect evidenceSunderland, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+3,690 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Arriva is the leading passenger transport operator in Europe, employing around 36,200 people and delivering 1.5 billion passenger journeys each year, with businesses across 11…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3Partial evidenceAberdeen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+1,161 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Hello there, we’re First Bus.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0001,013 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A dynamic and ambitious company, Metroline is proudly serving one of the world’s busiest cities.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Strong evidenceLarbert, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000832 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We're a leading manufacturer of double-deck and lightweight buses, building on 130 years of heritage and expertise.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6Indirect evidenceBallymena, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000629 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over 75 years, we’ve helped people reach their destinations all over the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000377 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Part of the Transport UK Group, we operate bus services on behalf of Transport for London across the capital.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Indirect evidenceNewcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000344 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over 100 years, Go North East, part of the Go-Ahead Group Ltd, has connected the region's towns and villages with the cities of Newcastle, Durham and Sunderland and currently…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Partial evidenceGreenock, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000214 contacts →

Partial evidence

“McGill’s Bus Group is the UK’s largest independently owned bus company, proudly family-owned since 1933.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Partial evidencePoole, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000176 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Go South Coast is wholly owned by the Go-Ahead Group and is one of its largest companies in the bus division, and certainly its most diverse.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Indirect evidenceWeston Street, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500112 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hello from your friendly team at Go North West!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Indirect evidenceHarrogate, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,00080 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“amazing people.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Partial evidenceSherburn In Elmet, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50076 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Driving our future Optare have almost a century of expertise in using the latest technologies in bus design and manufacturing to deliver the vehicles of today and tomorrow.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14Partial evidencePlymouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,00061 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Plymouth Citybus, part of the Go-Ahead Group runs the largest bus operation in Plymouth City and surrounding communities.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Indirect evidenceCampbeltown, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50049 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“West Coast Motors is owned by Craig of Campbeltown Ltd.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Indirect evidenceWarrington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50047 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We offer a range of affordable tickets options.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Partial evidenceIpswich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20033 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Proud to be one of the UK’s remaining municipal bus operators, Ipswich Buses is wholly owned by Ipswich Borough Council and operates 75 vehicles on a network of routes across…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5032 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Part of The Coach Travel Group, The Kings Ferry is the leading private coach hire specialist in the south east, with an outstanding reputation for hire coach and commuter services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19Indirect evidenceCoventry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026n/a31 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We at Daimler Truck work for all who keep the world moving.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20031 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21Indirect evidenceLeicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in 1982, Ausden Clark began its life in a humble maintenance garage on Barkby Road in Leicester, with a specialisation in truck maintenance and repair.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22Indirect evidenceStourbridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20018 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Prospect Coaches is one of the regions largest independant coach companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23Indirect evidenceCrayford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50017 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Here at Centaur Travel we have been under the same family management since we were established in 1975.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24Indirect evidenceReading, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20017 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Horseman Coaches Ltd has been offering the very best in passenger transport since 1977.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25Partial evidenceBlyth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5016 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Irizar UK – the sole UK supplier of Irizar’s Integral coaches and 100% electric e-Mobility buses – we believe in delivering much more than just a new vehicle.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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Bus manufacturers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
18.1%Verified-email coverage
43.2Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
8.8%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
160
11-50
107
51-200
45
201-500
15
501-1,000
4
1,001-5,000
13
5,001-10,000
3
10001+
4

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 362 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among bus manufacturers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “bus manufacturers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names bus manufacturers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among bus manufacturers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,831 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Bus manufacturers by metro

  • Bus manufacturers in London32

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names bus manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many bus manufacturers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 362 bus manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Stagecoach Group Limited, headquartered in Perth, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most bus manufacturers?

London leads with 32 headquartered companies, followed by Birmingham (11) and Blackpool (5).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,831 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 362 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.