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Operator licences in Kirkwall

36 companies and organisations hold 36 operator licences with an operating centre in Kirkwall, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 36
Company licences: 36
Vehicles authorised: 1,403
Sole trader or partnership: 2 counted only

Kirkwall at a glance

Licence types: 5 Standard International, 19 Standard National and 12 Restricted.
5 licences (14%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
16 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 8 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 39 vehicles on average, against 13.7 across the Scotland traffic area.
The largest operator, Bluebird Buses Limited, holds 29% of the vehicles authorised in Kirkwall.

Largest operators in Kirkwall

Companies and organisations by vehicles authorised on their licences with a centre in Kirkwall.

Bluebird Buses Limited406 vehicles
Certas Energy UK Limited167 vehicles
Dfds Logistics Services Limited155 vehicles
Huws Gray Ltd129 vehicles
Transpan (Scotland) Limited71 vehicles
Streamline Shipping Group Ltd65 vehicles
Highland Fuels Limited60 vehicles
Orkney Islands Council55 vehicles
Northwards Ltd.50 vehicles
Garriock Bros.Limited33 vehicles

All operator licences

Filter licences in KirkwallLicence type, goods or PSV, status, fleet size, earned recognition, Companies House flags

Operator licences in Kirkwall, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Bluebird Buses Limited	PM0000005	Standard International (PSV)	KW15	406	Valid
Certas Energy UK Limited	OM1040392	Standard National	KW15	167	Valid
Dfds Logistics Services Limited	OM1134151	Standard International	KW15	155	Valid
Huws Gray Ltd	OM2054264	Restricted	KW15	129	Valid
Transpan (Scotland) Limited	OM0029233	Standard National	KW15	71	Valid
Streamline Shipping Group Ltd	OM1015124	Standard National	KW15	65	Valid
Highland Fuels Limited	OM0021731	Standard National	KW15	60	Valid
Orkney Islands Council	OM0021811	Standard National	KW15	55	Valid
Northwards Ltd.	OM1002880	Standard National	KW15	50	Valid
Garriock Bros.Limited	OM0019572	Standard National	KW15	33	Valid
O'Toole International Logistics Limited	OM2018924	Standard International	KW15	30	Valid
Clockwork Removals Ltd	OM1085132	Standard International	KW15	28	Valid
Orkney Transport	PM2070672	Standard National (PSV)	KW15	25	Valid
Highland Industrial Supplies Ltd	OM0036380	Standard National	KW15	20	Valid
Macneil Shellfish Ltd	OM1111549	Restricted	KW15	20	Valid
McAdie & Reeve Ltd	OM1107793	Standard International	KW15	12	Valid
J W G PLC	OM0019561	Restricted	KW15	10	Valid
Isbister Bros Ltd	OM0033841	Standard National	KW15	9	Valid
Orkney Aggregates Ltd	OM0037560	Standard National	KW15	9	Valid
Andrew Sinclair Ltd	OM1103746	Standard National	KW15	8	Valid
Orkney Cheese Co Ltd	OM0038105	Restricted	KW15	5	Valid
Orkney Community Transport Organisation Community Interest Company	PM1085426	Standard National (PSV)	KW15	5	Valid
Cooke Aquaculture Scotland Ltd	OM1120398	Restricted	KW15	4	Valid
Heddle Construction Ltd	OM1144902	Standard National	KW15	4	Valid
Birsay Farmers Ltd	OM0023137	Restricted	KW15	3	Valid
Casey Construction Ltd	OM1006376	Restricted	KW15	3	Valid
R Clouston Ltd	OM1008780	Restricted	KW15	3	Valid
W H Harvey Ltd	OM0025694	Standard National	KW15	2	Valid
Leask Marine Limited	OM2026855	Standard National	KW15	2	Valid
Alfik Shore Base Services Limited	OM2052971	Standard National	KW15	2	Valid
R S Rendall Limited	OM2075712	Restricted	KW15	2	Valid
Orkney Travel Ltd	PM2084868	Standard National (PSV)	KW15	2	Valid
Highland Distillers Ltd	OM1086568	Restricted	KW15	1	Valid
Irvine Plumbing & Construction Ltd	OM2074630	Restricted	KW15	1	Valid
Jlb Hire Ltd	OM2093343	Standard National	KW15	1	Valid
E-Tour Orkney Ltd	PM2086275	Restricted (PSV)	KW15	1	Valid

2 sole trader or partnership licences also have a centre here. We count them but do not list them.

Fleet sizes

Half of the 36 company licences in Kirkwall authorise 9 vehicles or fewer, and 44% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Kirkwall

1 vehicle:4 licences
2 vehicles:5 licences
3–5 vehicles:7 licences
6–10 vehicles:4 licences
11–25 vehicles:4 licences
26–50 vehicles:4 licences
51–100 vehicles:4 licences
100+ vehicles:4 licences

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DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. How we read it

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