• FirstGroup agreed to buy Aberdeen-based coach operator Peace Coaches to expand its footprint in northeast Scotland.
• Peace Coaches runs 20 vehicles, focused on home-to-school transport, private hire, cruise-ship shore excursions.
• Business will sit alongside First Bus-owned King Coaches, combining two local operators with complementary customer bases in Aberdeenshire.
• Operations will be overseen by King Coaches General Manager Neil Simpson; existing contracts and bookings expected to continue unchanged.
• Deal supports FirstGroup’s UK and Ireland coach buildout, now nearing 600 vehicles with more than 700 employees.

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