Thames Bus is part of Thames Alder Limited, a growing business based in Thurrock, Essex. The company specialises in a number of different markets and in March 1999 Thames Bus was set up as a subsidiary to pursue new activities in the Public Transport Market.

Thames Alder Limited History

In April 1995 Mark Hazeldine and Martin Gilbert started production of a BI-monthly Bus Enthusiasts Magazine entitled 'Bus Stop'.
The magazine continued to run for a further 3 Issues before it's name was changed to 'Thames Bus Magazine' under a re-launch programme to improve demand for the publication. By September of 1996 the company was already starting to venture in to the computer market, in the form of selling re-conditioned home PCs. Such was the demand for this new market that it was decided to close down 'Thames Bus Magazine. The final issue was dated September 1996.

The computer side of things continued to grow under the trading name of 'Thames 2000'.
By July 1997 the company found itself back in the Bus Industry, this time being involved in the organisation of the very first Worthing Sea Front Faye Bus Rally.
The event was a huge success and the Thames 2000 designed event programme helped generate more computer work from the sponsorship advert placed inside.

By August of 1998 the company was growing at such a rate that it was decided to form a Limited Company. On August 18th 1998 'Thames Alder Limited' was formed, initially being categorised as a computer related company, however later it was soon to find itself back in the bus industry.

In January of 1999 the company re-located to Thurrock in Essex.
By May of this year we moved into larger offices in the 'Thurrock Enterprise Centre' in Grays, Essex.
The company started to look at new ways in which to gain business and it was decided to offer a range of design and print services.
After a while, we found ourselves attracting work from a local bus company.
Word got around that we were particularly good in this field (as a result of our previous experience).

Such was to demand for this market that by July of 1999 the decision to split the company was made.
The computer side of things was to be run totally separately from new offices on the other side of Grays under the name of Alder Computers. Thames Bus was to remain in the Enterprise Centre under the control of Martin Gilbert which brings us up to where we are today, in September 1999.

In July 1999 we were successful in winning an award for innovation in the local Thurrock Business awards.

Thames Bus is proud to have done work for a number of large names in the local bus Industry, including Ensign Bus and Town & Country Travel.

It is intended to further expand the range of services we offer the public transport industry into the millennium and continue to grow from strength to strength.