January 2, 2026
Vectare rebrands to Transport Made Simple, as further expansion plans revealed
Transport Made Simple (TMS) are proud to announce a bold new chapter in the journey to deliver smarter, better-connected transport solutions across the UK. Formerly known as Vectare, we have brought all of our local bus, contract hire, and coach hire services together to form the Transport Made Simple Group – a name that reflects our mission to make travelling by public transport easier, more reliable and more sustainable.
Under the new group structure, the majority of our local bus operations are delivered by Central Connect, providing local bus services across the East Midlands, Essex, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire, while our long-established coach operators, Simonds and Flagfinders, bring decades of expertise in high-quality coach travel to our portfolio.
This rebrand is more than a name change – it is part of a wider strategy to integrate and strengthen our services under a shared vision. By uniting our brands, we can offer customers a seamless, multimodal transport experience, whether they are travelling to work, school, or a leisure destination. Our corporate and public sector clients also gain access to our entire Group’s fleet, which now numbers 200 buses, coaches and minibuses, meaning that we can move thousands of passengers without needing to subcontract work to other operators.
Peter Nathanail, Group Managing Director, said “The rebrand to Transport Made Simple is about making it clearer to our customers who we are, what we do, and what we stand for. Bringing our operations under a single, strong identity allows us to focus on delivering the best possible transport solutions, backed by continued investment in our people, our technology, and our fleet. Central Connect is now the face of our local bus services, and with brand new buses hitting the road, passengers will see that we’re committed to investing in their local public transport services.”
The rebrand and fleet expansion are just the start of an exciting period of growth for us. With ongoing investment in vehicles, technology, and partnerships, we remain committed to creating a connected transport network that works for both today’s passengers and future generations.
Vectare, the UK’s leading supplier of home to school and home to work transport management software, is now entirely separate to TMS.
To learn more about Vectare, and the solutions that they can offer your school, workplace or operator, please go to their website at vectare.co.uk.
Under the new group structure, the majority of our local bus operations are delivered by Central Connect, providing local bus services across the East Midlands, Essex, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire, while our long-established coach operators, Simonds and Flagfinders, bring decades of expertise in high-quality coach travel to our portfolio.
This rebrand is more than a name change – it is part of a wider strategy to integrate and strengthen our services under a shared vision. By uniting our brands, we can offer customers a seamless, multimodal transport experience, whether they are travelling to work, school, or a leisure destination. Our corporate and public sector clients also gain access to our entire Group’s fleet, which now numbers 200 buses, coaches and minibuses, meaning that we can move thousands of passengers without needing to subcontract work to other operators.
Peter Nathanail, Group Managing Director, said “The rebrand to Transport Made Simple is about making it clearer to our customers who we are, what we do, and what we stand for. Bringing our operations under a single, strong identity allows us to focus on delivering the best possible transport solutions, backed by continued investment in our people, our technology, and our fleet. Central Connect is now the face of our local bus services, and with brand new buses hitting the road, passengers will see that we’re committed to investing in their local public transport services.”
The rebrand and fleet expansion are just the start of an exciting period of growth for us. With ongoing investment in vehicles, technology, and partnerships, we remain committed to creating a connected transport network that works for both today’s passengers and future generations.
Vectare, the UK’s leading supplier of home to school and home to work transport management software, is now entirely separate to TMS.
To learn more about Vectare, and the solutions that they can offer your school, workplace or operator, please go to their website at vectare.co.uk.
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