es ▁used ▁for ▁hol iday ▁t ours ▁and ▁private ▁h ire ▁but ▁they ▁also ▁have ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁double - de cker ▁bus es ▁primarily ▁for ▁school ▁contract s ▁and ▁park ▁and ▁ride ▁services . ▁Edwards ▁Co aches ▁carry ▁around ▁ 7 , 1 0 0 ▁students ▁to ▁school ▁every ▁day ▁and ▁around ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁customers ▁on ▁hol id ays ▁each ▁year . ▁A ▁small ▁fleet ▁of ▁service ▁bus es ▁is ▁maintained ▁to ▁operate ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁local ▁bus ▁services . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Sw anse a ▁based ▁coach ▁hol iday ▁operator ▁Diam ond ▁Co ach ▁Hol id ays ▁went ▁into ▁administration . ▁In ▁the ▁week ▁after ▁Diam ond ▁col lapsed , ▁Edwards ▁took ▁over ▁£ 1 m ▁in ▁hol iday ▁book ings ▁( many ▁of ▁these ▁from ▁ex ▁Diam ond ▁customers ). ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁after ▁tal ks ▁with ▁administr ators ▁Price water house Co op ers , ▁Edwards ▁Co aches ▁agreed ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁firm ▁becoming ▁the ▁largest ▁coach ▁hol iday ▁operator ▁in ▁Wales ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁as ▁Sil co x ▁Co aches ▁of ▁P embro ke ▁D ock ▁were ▁going ▁out ▁of ▁business , ▁Edwards ▁took ▁over ▁their ▁school ▁contract s ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁bus ▁services . ▁The ▁local ▁bus ▁services ▁however ▁did ▁not ▁last ▁long ▁and ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁ret ender ed . ▁ ▁National ▁Express ▁Edwards ▁Co aches ▁are ▁a ▁National ▁Express