A travel company is celebrating 30 years serving Halstead and the surrounding areas.

De Vere Travel, based in Rippers Court, Sible Hedingham, was founded by Brian Davidson in 1988.

The business started out with just one vehicle and a single school contract, but now serves more than 30 schools and care centres, carrying roughly 300 children and vulnerable adults every day.

This totals a huge 700 vehicle movements every day of the year across the area.

Mr Davidson said: "Being based in rural North Essex we have seen a lot of development over the years, leading to more and more people using our services – both for transportation to schools as well as recreationally.

"We have established good working relationships with councils and many people who use us on a regular basis.

"We have tried to evolve with the times and have grown our staff numbers and fleet accordingly.

"In today’s climate we are really proud of the fact that we are still going strong after 30 years and hope this continues for years to come.”

The business already employs more than 30 members of staff, however bosses are hoping to expand the fleet and add some extra team members in the next year.

Visit www.deveretravel.com.