Business occupiers have welcomed a new shuttle bus service between Milton Keynes and Silverstone Park, saying it will help them to recruit young people.
The fast and affordable service includes four stops – Milton Keynes, Buckingham, Dadford and Silverstone Park.
Travellers can book their places on the shuttle bus via an easy-to-use app from operator Zeelo.
Crucially, the service opens up travel-to-work options for young people who might otherwise not otherwise have a mode of transport.
Nick Locke, MD of niche cable and wiring harness manufacturer Nicab Ltd, enthused: “For us as a local employer, it’s vital we have good transport links.
“This is especially important for our younger employees such as apprentices because many of them don’t drive and either rely on parents or public bus services which can be inconvenient.
“So having a dedicated shuttle service is a real boon to our business. It means we can employ more apprentices.”
Marcus Trofimov, MD of carbon fibre manufacturing specialist Silverstone Composites, said: “We had one young person come to us on work experience and gave him a contract position so he can continue his work for us during his free time as a trainee composites technician.
“He is only 16 years old and was relying on travel from his father, who was working at the Park but has now moved elsewhere – the shuttle bus solves that and means he can now continue his work with us.”
Among those to start using the service, which launched in mid-March, is Blaisey Soj, an R&D engineer with Traffic Technology.
She said: “I’ve used the service from day one and it has helped me a lot because I cannot drive.
“It’s enabled me to get to and from work at convenient times, whereas before I was having to take taxis which were expensive.
“It’s been a really good experience.”
