Express Coach Builders, formerly Nambucca River Engineering, is an Australian bus bodybuilder in
Macksville Macksville may refer to:
* Macksville, Kansas, United States
*Macksville, New South Wales
Macksville is a small town on the Nambucca River in the Nambucca Valley Council, Nambucca Valley, New South Wales, Australia. It is halfway between Sydney ...
.
History
Express Coach Builders was formed as Nambucca River Engineering in 1971. It initially manufactured custom bodies on mid-sized
Austin
Austin refers to:
Common meanings
* Austin, Texas, United States, a city
* Austin (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Austin (surname), a list of people and fictional characters
* Austin Motor Company, a British car manufac ...
chassis. It first full size body was on an
Albion Viking
The Albion Viking was a bus chassis manufactured by Albion between 1963 and 1980.
History
The Albion Viking VK41 was launched in 1963 as a front engined replacement for the Albion Victor VT. In 1965, the rear engined Viking VK43 was introduced ...
in 1972.
In April 1995, it was placed in
administration
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Management of organizations
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** Administrative assistant, traditionally known as a se ...
with
Ferrier Hodgson
Ferrier Hodgson was a firm specialising in corporate recovery, corporate advisory, forensic accounting and forensic IT. The firm has a specialist management consulting arm called Azurium.
Ferrier Hodgson was established in 1976. It became on ...
appointed as administrator. In August 1995, it was sold to Pepe Bonaccordo and Lloyd Ilett and renamed Express Coach Builders.
In 2014, the factory moved from McKay Street to Kylie Street in Macksville's south. In August 2016, it completed its 1,000th vehicle.
Twenty years and 1000 coaches - Macksville's Express Coaches is celebrating
''Macleay Argus
''The Macleay Argus ''is an English-language newspaper published twice a week, on Tuesday and Friday, in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia. In 1952 it absorbed ''The Macleay Chronicle'', which had been in publication since 1878.
History
''Th ...
'' 9 August 2016
References
External links
Bus Australia gallery
{{Australian bus manufacturers
Bus manufacturers of Australia
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1971
1971 establishments in Australia