Marketing Executive   

Edwards Coaches Ltd is a family run business based in South Wales that employs 160 staff. The company was established in 1925 and is the largest independent coach company in Wales, winner of Welsh Coach of the year for 2005, 2007 and 2008. To meet the demands of this rapidly expanding business, the Company is looking to recruit a Marketing Executive to join their Sales and Marketing team.

Responsibilities                                                                                                          

- To work with the Directors and input into the Company’s marketing strategy
- To co-ordination and execute all brochure productions, liaising with internal managers and external agencies.
- To produce Direct Mail / Support Material, developing a given brief and following through to finished mail piece (liaising with design agencies, printers, mail houses).
- To develop an e-commerce approach with emails to coincide with programme launch and other special offers.
- To develop and manage all promotional events                                                             

- To work in conjunction with internal and external suppliers to ensure correct advertisements and media activities appear as scheduled
- To develop new brands of holidays                                                                           

- To develop customer acquisition and retention programmes                                                                            

- To develop and deliver a customer and company newsletter                                                                          

Skills Required

• Previous experience of working in a Marketing department is essential                  

• Copywriting experience would be an advantage

• Must be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills both verbal and written

• Must be a good analytical thinker with a sharp eye for detail

• Must be able to work as part of a team, within production schedule deadlines

• Must be creative and innovative with the ability to multi task

• Must be competent in Word, Excel and Publisher

• Must demonstrate a can do attitude with the ability to work well under pressure

This Marketing Executive position is an excellent opportunity to further your career with a well established coach holiday operator. If you have proven Marketing experience then this could be the role for you!!!

Additional Information
* £16,000 to £18,000 per annum  

* Staff discount on all coach holidays  

* Hours of work are 8.30 am to 5pm Monday to Friday

To apply for the position of Marketing Executive, please contact Jacqui on 01443 202048 or forward your CV to Jacqui@Edwardscoaches.co.uk quoting reference ME03. Closing date Friday 18^th July 2008

Edwards Coaches are proud to announce that we have been chosen as the official “Team Coach” supplier for the Junior Rugby World Cup, 2008.

This prestigious event runs from the 6^th to the 22^nd of June, with a number of the matches being televised.

CLICK HERE for the WRU Website:

The WRU has revealed its aim to deliver the ‘best age group tournament ever’ when it hosts the inaugural Junior World Championship at U20 level in June 2008 (6th–22nd). The top sixteen nations in the world at U20 age grade level will compete for the world title in a new-look tournament which is to replace both the IRB U21 and U19 World Championships.

Wales U20 are seeded fourth for the tournament, following Wales U19's semi-final position at last season’s IRB U19 World Championships. This gives them the top spot in Pool D and will be based in Swansea while the other three top seeds are New Zealand U20 (Pool A, Cardiff), South Africa U20 (Pool B, Wrexham) and Australia U20 (Pool C, Newport).

Liberty Stadium, Swansea, will provide Wales U20's match venue for the tournament and the venue of the finals day on June 22nd, 2008. The other match venues will be Cardiff Arms Park, Rodney Parade, Newport and the Racecourse, Wrexham.

Part of the tournament’s legacy to grassroots rugby will see each of the sixteen participating teams being linked to a specific rugby club. The teams will use the club as their training base but it will also be used as a link between the tournament and the local community. Schools and clubs around that training base will have the chance to get involved with the tournament via the ‘adopted nation’ based at their local club. Youngsters will have the opportunity to watch training sessions, learn about the visiting country and attend matches during the tournament.

Our ever popular Daytrips for the summer are making a return.

Click on the booking link above and browse the Daytrips section.

DONT FORGET, book early to avoid disappoinment.

We have old favourites and a few tasty treats, including a day in a West Wales Vinery, where you can have lunch and taste some home grown wines. Good news for Adults, there are no children on this excursion.

Favourites are always the theme parks and we have a few here for your delectation, Alton Towers, Legoland, Oakwood Park & Heatherton to name a few. We have provided links to all the attractions to help you decide.

For the shoppers, we have heard your calls for more shops, with the newly developed "Bullring" in Birmingham, Bath, Bicester, Cheltenham & Gloucester available as a choice, as well as Bristol & Cribbs Causeway.

For the Animal lovers, we have Folly Farm, Bristol Zoo, Longleat & West Midlands safari park.

And for the horticulturists, we have not forsaken you either. For you, we have the "Shrewsbury Flower Show" in August. Make sure you book early as last year we sold out!!

LATE EXTRA NEWS. We have been fortunate enough to get hold of a limited number of tickets for the phenomenon of the decade, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. We have only 2 dates available for this smashing musical on Saturday 16th August and Saturday 23rd August. SOLD OUT !!!- Watch for further dates Again, tickets and space are limited, so book your seat early to guarantee you place.

So what ever you want from a day out, Edwards Coaches has it for you.

If you do not see a tour here that you would like to see in the future, drop us email and we shall endeavour to fit it into our schedule for next year.

(Note: some tours are not yet listed, so be sure to check back)

We are extremely pleased to announce the new arrival of 1 of 2 brand new Setra tri-axles for our 2008/09 season. The second is due on May 1st and will be a welcome addition to our highest spec fleet of tour coaches.

We recently took delivery of 2 new Volvo Plaxtons, one of which will have the new front door access for disabled users.

All vehicles are of our usual high standard, fitted with Air-conditioning & PA system and our Setras also benefit from on board facilities that you, our clients have become accustomed with.

For Days to Remember

If you enjoy coach travel, why not send us your email address and when we have special offers, we may choose to send some to you.

Can you travel at short notice? If yes, then for a small administration fee, you can become a member of our Travel Club.

Just send us your email address to: Edwards Coaches and we can do the rest.

Historical

Last year, Edwards Coaches invested just under £1 million on three brand new executive Setra Tri Axle Coaches, and the investment has been well worth it to secure 4 awards within two days of receiving the brand new coach from manufacturers, Setra. Each of the coach is 13 metres in length, 1 metre longer than the standard executive coach, however they are still fitted with only 49 seats, allowing extra legroom for passengers to travel in comfort. Each coach is fitted with WC, hot and cold drinks facilities, reclining seats, first class padded seating, seatbelts, DVD/Audio systems, chrome alloy wheels, tinted windows, air conditioning and on board vacuum cleaner.

Again, this year, with the addition of a further 2 Setras, we are hoping to have retain our standard.
 

From strength to strength

The business has gone from strength to strength, and has grown enormously over the 82 years that it has been operating. Edwards now employ over 150 staff from the local RCT area, each year they transport over 5,000 school children to and from school each day, and take over 50,000 passengers away on holidays each year. Ecole, the School tours department which was established in 2005 has already taken over 40 different schools from across South Wales on educational tours throughout Europe and skiing tours in Austria. Ecole is also the official operator of the Disneyland Resort Paris St David's Day Welsh Festival 2008, following the success of the 2007 festival for which 500 school children from across South Wales travelled with Ecole. Edwards is still the largest privately owned coach company in Wales, and is still run by the Edwards family.