The completion on 8^th February of the move of East London Bus Group head office staff to West Ham breaks an association with Ilford that goes back to autumn 1979 when London Transport’s bus operations were split into ten small units and the staff of Forest District moved into premises in Coventry Road.    Further changes led to a move to larger offices at 16-20 Clements Road in 1987.  When the company was bought by Stagecoach in 1994 a search for freehold property led to a move to 2-4 Clements Road in 1995. At the same time a Travelshop was opened to sell the company’s day trip tickets, as well as National Express tickets, travelcards and coach holidays.   Following the sale of the company by Stagecoach in mid 2006, the Travelshop closed in spring the following year.  

Following the award of the 2012 Olympics to London, our two garages in Waterden Road were scheduled for closure and relocation to a site in West Ham where a new garage was to be built.   The opportunity was taken to include new head office facilities.  Construction began at the former ParcelForce site in the summer of 2007.  Only three current members of head office staff have worked at all three premises.

New Contact details can be found here.

More pictures of the constuction can be found here.

ELBG's home from 1995 to 2010.		The first floor offices at West Ham awaiting new occupants.