Sept 2023 – McGill’s Bus Group, the UK’s largest independent operator, has selected Velociti Solutions Omnibus cloud technology to optimise scheduling at its recently acquired Scotland East operation – and with a seamless implementation taking just one week.
The decision extends its partnership with Velociti Solutions and comes following a rigorous assessment of other cloud solutions on the market. McGill’s determined the Velociti Solutions Omnibus scheduling suite provided the optimal operational answers, is more intuitive and allows for scenarios to be produced quickly. The McGill’s Scotland East bus operation runs 4 depots (Larbert, Bannockburn, Balfron and Livingston) in the Stirling, Falkirk, West Lothian and Edinburgh areas.
Colin Napier, Group Operations Director at McGill’s, said: “We need systems which support our aims for growth and profitability. Our extensive assessment firmly concluded the Omnibus cloud scheduling solution provided the most efficient answers first time with impressive speeds and flexibility that could not be matched.
“Velociti Solutions has a deep understanding of the UK bus market and is a trusted software solutions supplier to McGill’s. Velociti Solutions has worked closely with senior management in bringing the very latest technology to provide operational efficiencies. We look forward to developing our partnership further with the Velociti team.”
Peter Crichton, Founder of the Velociti Solutions Omnibus software suite, said: “We are delighted McGill’s selected the Omnibus suite of planning and scheduling solutions and look forward to supporting the McGill’s Scotland East operation. Users at the former operation are experienced users of the Omnibus suite which will make their transition seamless.”
