ABC #406

IN FOCUS
VOLVO-VOLGREN BRISBANE
FINAL VOLVO-
VOLGREN BRISBANE
COUNCIL CONTRACT
BUS DELIVERED
The last bus of a Volvo-Volgren 12-year bus supply agreement with
Brisbane City Council (BCC) was delivered recently.
With the occasion
marked officially at
Volgren’s Eagle Farm
production facility,
the now symbolic
Bus 882 capped off a successful 12-year
council supply run, which amassed almost
900 vehicles delivered from the collaborative
bus duo, the companies confirm.
The handover event featured the last
of the locally-built buses to leave the
company’s Eagle Farm facility, as well as the
very first bus – a Volvo B7RLE – built in 2009.
Volgren has been operating as prime
contractor to BCC in partnership with
leading chassis manufacturer Volvo.
Volgren CEO Thiago Deiro says the
partnership has, and will always be, an
integral part of the company’s history.
“We are grateful for the trust that Brisbane
City Council has shown in us for 12 years as
prime contractor, and for more than two
decades in total.
“We are also incredibly proud to have
been given the opportunity to manufacture
in Brisbane.
“This bus, just like more than 800 before
it, were made by Queenslanders for
Queenslanders. And our partnership with
[Brisbane] Council will endure.
“We believe that when you choose
Volgren, you don’t purchase a product, you
purchase a relationship. Product supply is
just one element of that relationship; we
have a multi-skilled fully functional aftersales
team based at Eagle Farm. They are only a
phone call away.”
VEHICLE EXCELLENCE
Deiro says Volgren was doubly appreciative
of the BCC partnership, which not only
helped to bring about a vibrant bus-building
supply chain in Queensland, but helped
Volgren improve its products.
“We believe we have helped Brisbane City
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ABC June 2021 busnews.com.au