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Stagecoach partners with Bland Group to start cross-Forth hovercraft service

19 November 2009
Stagecoach and Bland Group propose to operate two hovercraft on the ForthFast service
Stagecoach and Bland Group propose to operate two hovercraft on the ForthFast service

 

Stagecoach confirmed today that it now has in place a joint venture agreement with Bland Group and a combined £14m funding package as it moves forward with plans to establish a permanent cross-Forth hovercraft service.

The transport group said it had agreed heads of terms with Bland Group, the 200-year-old family-owned business who own Griffon Hoverwork Ltd, the world’s leading hovercraft manufacturer and Hovertravel, the highly successful hovercraft service that links Portsmouth...

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