Our People

Garry Birmingham, Managing Director of Rock Road, brings extensive expertise in bus decarbonisation and operations, having previously served as Programme Director for Carbon Reduction at First Bus. In this role, Garry played a key part in shaping First Bus’s long-term sustainability strategy, including the delivery of the UK’s largest rapid charging hub in Glasgow—featuring 148 battery-electric buses and over 180 charging points – ready for COP26 in 2021.

Garry was instrumental in securing funding through the ScotZEB and ZEBRA bids, enabling the deployment of 400 additional battery-electric buses and supporting infrastructure across seven UK depots. Garry’s efforts contributed to three depots fully transitioning to 100% electric fleets. Garry also helped develop smart charging software to optimise costs and pioneered the concept of third-party charging hubs, allowing bus charging infrastructure to be shared by multiple fleet operators.

With 12 years at First Bus, Garry held multiple senior leadership roles before becoming Decarbonisation Director, including Managing Director of First South Yorkshire and various procurement, engineering, and operational leadership positions.