Editing Arriva (section)

==Suppliers==
{{anchor|Arriva Bus & Coach}}
[[Arriva Bus & Coach]] was a bus and coach dealership based in [[Gomersal]], England.<ref>{{cite book | title=Bus Dealers and Breakers of Yorkshire| page=9| publisher=[[Amberley Publishing]]| first=Keith| last=Jenkinson| year=2018| isbn=978-1-445-67493-3}}</ref>  Established in 1951 as Stanley Hughes, it was purchased by the Paul Sykes Group in 1982 and the Cowie Group in 1988.<ref>{{cite magazine |title = Arriva Bus & Coach: a brief history |magazine = [[Coach & Bus Week]] |issue = 1024 |date = 22 February 2012 |page = 24}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Companion to Road Passenger Transport History |date=2013 |publisher=Roads & Road Transport History Association |location=Walsall |isbn=9780955287633 |page=50}}</ref><ref name=CBW180620>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Jonathan |date=18 June 2020 |title=Arriva Bus and Coach restructure |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/arriva-bus-and-coach-restructure/ |access-date=16 January 2021 |website=Coach & Bus Week |language=en-GB}}</ref> It sold primarily [[Plaxton]] bodied coaches, and was a [[VDL Bus & Coach|DAF]] dealer.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/18th-may-1989/19/daf-fleet-heads-for-london |title = Daf fleet heads for London |work = [[Commercial Motor]] |date = 18 May 1989}}</ref> Hughes DAF was rebranded to Arriva Bus & Coach in 1998 and is now the main dealer for [[Temsa]] and [[Van Hool]].<ref name=CBW110121>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=routeone |date=11 January 2021 |title=Arriva Bus and Coach dealership set for closure on 31 March |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/arriva-bus-and-coach-dealership-set-for-closure-on-31-march/ |access-date=16 January 2021 |website= Route One |language=en-US}}</ref> coaches in the UK as well as more recently Ilesbus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Peter |date=15 October 2019 |title=Ilesbus range now available from Arriva Bus & Coach |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/ilesbus-range-now-available-from-arriva-bus-coach/ |access-date=16 January 2021 |website=Coach & Bus Week |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In June 2020, it was announced the company would restructure to significantly downsize.<ref name=CBW180620/> During January 2021, it was announced Arriva Bus & Coach would close on 31 March 2021.<ref name=CBW110121/><ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://cbwmagazine.com/arriva-bus-and-coach-dealership-announces-closure-date/Arriva |title = Bus and Coach dealership announces closure date |magazine = Coach & Bus Week |date = 12 January 2021}}</ref>