National Express seals £100m, 600 bus deal with ADL 20 March 2014

National Express has ordered 600 buses from Alexander Dennis in a deal said to be worth £100 million over the next five years.

According to BBC news, the deal –for a mix of single and double-deckers as well as midi buses – will see the first low-emission buses delivered this year, with a further 125 buses built each year thereafter between 2015 and 2018. ADL will also supply replacement parts for the buses.

"By working exclusively with ADL we can harness the wealth of knowledge within our various engineering teams, improve vehicle reliability and performance, and give our customers better service," says National Express UK Bus managing director Peter Coates.

"We have clear visibility, in terms of costs, planning and vehicle replacement programmes, as well as the opportunity to work with and to influence ADL in the way they design and engineer the vehicles of the future."

ADL chief executive Colin Robertson says the deal takes the firm's relationship with National Express to a new level.

"Multi-year contracts make so much sense for everyone involved. They give both parties a clear profile of expectations, forward build programmes and financials.

"My instinct is that in the years ahead we will see changes in the way we do business and more partnerships of this nature developing in the bus industry."

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Brian Tinham

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