Type Private Website www.volgren.com.au Number of employees 560 (June 2011) | Industry Bus manufacturing Founded 1977 | |
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Number of locations Dandenong
Malaga
Eagle Farm Key people Peter Dale
(Managing Director) Headquarters Dandenong, Melbourne, Australia Revenue 207.1 million USD (June 2011) Locations Dandenong, Malaga, Eagle Farm Parent organizations Marcopolo S.A., Pologren Australia Holdings Pty Ltd. | ||
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Volgren is an Australian bus bodybuilder.
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History
Volgren was formed in 1977 by Melbourne bus operator Grenda Corporation in Dandenong, Victoria. Because Grenda held the Volvo Buses dealership in Victoria, only chassis from this manufacturer were bodied until 1989 when the dealership was relinquished.
The name is a portmanteau of the two original investors, Volvo and Grenda.
In 1981 a plant was established in Acacia Ridge, Queensland by Grenda Corporation, Hornibrook Bus Lines's Geoff Mountjoy, Greyhound Northern and Stateliner. It bodied some Volvo B59 and B10Rs for Hornibrook Bus Lines and Surfside Buslines before concentrating on Twin and Double Deck Volvo B10M coaches. This closed in the late 1980s.
In December 2011 Volgren was sold to Brazilian bus manufacturer Marcopolo.
Manufacturing facilities
Current factories:
Former factories:
Asian operators
Volgren have bodied a number of buses for Asian operators: