About ADL United Kingdom
We are talking about Alexander Dennis Limited, a bus building company of the United Kingdom in the world of the automotive industry. The company holds the subsidiaries of Plaxton, Walter Alexander, Coachbuilders, and Duple Metsec all working in the business of bus manufacturing like diesel buses, hybrid electric buses, fire appliance, and coach chassis.
The company at present is under the ownership of NFI Group and has 2,300 employees working under the guidance of CEO Colin Robertson. As per the report of 2013, it has shown the revenue of £541 million whereas it holds the 44% market share in the United Kingdom as in 2016. Recently, the news came up of ADL being acquired by a Canadian bus manufacturer in May 2019.
Where it got started?
The company came into existence in the year 2004 and is headquartered in Larbert, Scotland, United Kingdom. The company is now working under the ownership of NFI Group, a Canadian bus manufacturer since May 2019. Aside from its business in Canada, it is also working in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New
Zealand, South Africa, the United States, and Europe.
At first, it was called by the name of Mayflower which bought out Walter Alexander in 1995 and Dennis Group in 1998 further joining Henlys Group as one corporate unit under a single name of TransBus International. However, unfortunately, the venture collapsed in 2004 and it was taken over by Plaxton Holdings.
The Plaxton Holdings was further taken over by Alexander Dennis in 2007 thus manufacturing a range of products both bus and coach chassis and bodies with fire engines included. Now the company is under NFI Group by making a deal of £320 million.
What makes it important?
They are important because they are positioned as Britain’s number one bus and coach manufacturers’ offering the World’s best-selling lightweight single deck buses and high capacity double-deck buses which go for low and zero-emission in town and cities.
Aside they have shown a height of tripling their revenue in the last ten years having the main focus on delivering lightweight and fuel-efficient vehicles that further offers industry-leading reliability, world-class aftermarket support and lowest cost of ownership.
They are also embracing the latest technology having excellent design thus fulfilling the challenges of transport authorities and operators around the globe. They are putting their main focus on air quality by deploying reliable and efficient transportation.
What did they offer in the market?
In the market, they offer single and double deck buses as well as Plaxton coaches with vehicles in service in UK, Europe, Ireland, Mexico, Canada, United States, Singapore, Hong Kong, and New Zealand.
According to the present report, 31,000 ADL buses are running in the world with over 3.5 million passengers per day being carried by the ADL buses alone in London.
What’s new?
In partnership with BYD Europe, they have announced BYD ADL buses with Enviro400EV thus leading to zero charges of emission in town and cities.
