Parent Rotala Headquarters Birmingham Service type Coach services | Founded 1913 Service area London, West Midlands Website vipcoach.co.uk | |
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Hallmark is a trading name of Hallmark Connections Limited. Hallmark is a luxury coach and corporate cars business, which is part of the Rotala group. It is based in the West Midlands and also has a depot at Heathrow Airport.
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History
Flights Hallmark was established, in 1913 in its current home of Birmingham. Over the years it has developed in the coach industry, and as at March 2008 operated over 172 buses and coaches and 51 cars. The company was purchased by Rotala in August 2005.
Rotala
As part of Rotala, Flights has done a lot on behalf of the parent company. Flights Hallmark bought the Surrey Connect business, which became part of Rotala shortly afterwards. The Surrey Connect operation was sold to Wiltax in June 2007.
The Flights Hallmark's Avonmouth and Keynsham depots are also home to its Wessex Bus services.
Current operations
The company currently runs buses and coaches from a number of depots throughout England. These services include shuttle bus services, airline or crew transfers, private hires, tours, and VIP services such as providing coaches for football teams. Clients include: Aston Villa, Burton Albion, Ipswich, Nottingham Forest, Walsall and West Bromwich football clubs Worcester Warriors rugby club.
The chauffeur driven cars arm of the business is named Flights Corporate Transfers. This is usually airport transfer work.
Former operations
In 2011 Flights Hallmark started work as a National Express contractor. These services have since ceased.