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Keighley busman celebrated after clocking up 45 years' service

Shabir Ahmed from The Keighley Bus Company was among long-serving staff members recognised for their decades of service at a company awards night.

Family, friends, and colleagues looked on with pride at the Celebration of Service event, a sparkling celebration dinner hosted by the bus operator's parent company Transdev at Headingley Stadium in Leeds to honour its longest serving people.

Shabir, a duty manager at The Keighley Bus Company, was part of the team of people recognised for their dedication who between them had given 1,450 years of service to the bus industry across Yorkshire and the North West.

The event was held for the first time since 2019 due to the pandemic.

Transdev CEO Alex Hornby said: “The inspiring stories of amazing customer service provided by Shabir and all of our Celebration of Service Award winners are humbling for me to hear.

“This celebration evening is our way of saying thank you to them for all they have done and continue to do for our customers. As a growing business, we benefit greatly from their professionalism and experience.

“Their knowledge built up over decades provides a guiding example to the newer members of our teams, while ensuring we have a secure foundation on which to build for the years ahead.”

Each of the 17 Celebration of Service Award winners at The Keighley Bus Company has reached a key milestone in their career with the bus operator, having achieved 25, 30, 35 or 45 years’ service.

Picture shows the three longest-serving members of Transdev’s teams who have each completed 45 years’ service (from left): Michael Boyes, Driver, The Blackburn Bus Company; Transdev CEO Alex Hornby; Shabir Ahmed, Duty Manager, The Keighley Bus Company; and Alex Pomponi, Driver, The Burnley Bus Company.

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