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“ As these trips and holidays are attracting a wide range of customers, we categorize our trips and create separate booklets to advertise each area,” he adds.“ We have a concerts and entertainment offering, for instance, as well as football stadium tours and market day trips. We’ re using profiling to ensure we’ re targeting the right people for each sector, as someone who has traveled with us for an Oasis concert probably won’ t be interested in a weekend trip to the Highlands, as an example.”
Sustainable solutions
Aside from expanding its network, McGill’ s is also investing in its infrastructure. In 2025, the company announced its plans for a £ 25-milion‘ mega depot’ in the center of Glasgow.“ We’ ve purchased a 6.55-acre brownfield site with excellent transport connectivity, motorway access,
pedestrian links, and extensive parking space,” Tony confirms.“ We’ re still exploring development options but we’ re optimistic that the new depot will provide a modern, strategically located hub to drive continued expansion.”
Over the last five years, McGill’ s has also invested £ 95 million in more than 150 zero-emission buses and the associated infrastructure, placing the company as one of the UK’ s top three operators for fleet decarbonization.“ Our now Chairman, Ralph Robert, was one of the first early adopters of electric mobility, and his stewardship laid the foundations for McGill’ s to be at the forefront of electric bus adoption,” Tony elaborates.“ We’ ve recently taken delivery of 42 new electric buses, which takes us to a total fleet of 151 electric vehicles. We now have full charging installations at five depots, as well as slow charging facilities at more remote locations. We’ re hoping to develop a large-scale charging operation 44