WHO WE ARE

Get to know more about our history

 

 

1990 From humble beginnings...

 

Bysiau Cwm Taf Valley Coaches Ltd was founded in 1990 by Clive & Heather Edwards with the help of the Princes Youth Trust and a loan from a family member. This was used to purchase the company's first coach, allowing us to obtain our first school contract. We started the coach company in a terraced house; there was no room to park a coach! So, a small piece of Whitland car park was rented from the council to be able to park coaches for the time being.

 

1994 The start of something amazing...

 

In 1994, we moved the company to its current site, situated in a picture-postcard location, right on the border between Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire – just outside the town of Whitland in West Wales. Shortly after moving, the fleet had grown to three vehicles, and we decided the garage was too small for coaches. It was demolished and a two-bay workshop was built in its place. The new garage was ideal for us as we had just employed a new full-time fitter. The yard was also extended to accommodate the 53, 45 and a 21-seater in our fleet.

 

1997 Time for an upgrade!

 

1997 saw the purchase of our first new coach, newer vehicles were continued to be purchased to update the fleet on a regular basis.

 

1999 The beginning of the future...

 

In 1999 a small tour program was started – this was the beginning of Taf Valley Holidays.

 

2015 Improving our offering...

 

In 2015, the workshop was extended by the addition of a third bay with a 15-metre pit. A rolling road was installed in one of the existing bays, which is designed to accurately test the vehicle's brakes during every inspection. Still to this day, these inspections are carried out by our team of trained mechanics, scheduled and conducted on a four-weekly basis for coaches and a three-weekly basis for service buses (due to the intensity of service routes and daily mileage). Today, the three bay workshops are solely used to service our extensive range of coaches and buses using the latest technology and equipment.

 

2020 Three decades strong...

 

2020 was a milestone for Bysiau Cwm Taf Valley Coaches Ltd, as we had been operating for 30 years. We broadened our horizons and opened a new depot in Pembroke Dock. This depot enables customers to book and pay for private hire, day tours and holidays. There is also the facility for customers to park their cars safely whilst going on our Taf Valley trips.

 

2025 35 Years and counting! 

 

Taf Valley Holidays had grown from the small tour programme started in 1999 to offering over 80 holidays and more than 50 day tours each year, alongside our school contracts and local bus services. 35 years on, we are still a family-run business, proud of our roots in West Wales and incredibly grateful to our loyal customers, dedicated staff and everyone who has supported us along the way.