Express Coach Builders
{{Short description|Australian bus bodybuilder}}
{{Infobox company
|name = Express Coach Builders
|former_name = Nambucca River Engineering
|image = Volvo B8RLE (Express Coach Builders) 1GRL423 @ Malibu School,Safety Bay (Nearside).jpg
|image_caption = Express bodied Volvo B8RLE
|foundation = 1971
|founder = John Bishop
Geoff Christian
|defunct =
|location_city = Macksville
|location_country = Australia
|key_people =
|industry = Bus manufacturing
|products =
|owner =
|website = [http://www.expresscoachbuilders.com.au/ expresscoachbuilders.com]}}
Express Coach Builders, formerly Nambucca River Engineering, is an Australian bus bodybuilder in Macksville.
History
Express Coach Builders was formed as Nambucca River Engineering in 1971.Mixed Fortunes at Nambucca Australian Bus Panorama issue 11/1 August 1995 page 17 It initially manufactured custom bodies on mid-sized Austin chassis. It first full size body was on an Albion Viking in 1972.Nambucca Makes Their Bodies Country Style Australasian Bus & Coach March 1990 page 43Buses in Nambucca Heads and Macksville Fleetline May 1993 page 85
In April 1995, it was placed in administration with Ferrier Hodgson appointed as administrator.Administrator appointed for NSW bus builder Truck & Bus Transportation August 1995 page 91Bodybuilders Fleetline issue 238 September 1995 page 159 In August 1995, it was sold to Pepe Bonaccordo and Lloyd Ilett and renamed Express Coach Builders.Bodybuilders Fleetline issue 240 January 1996 page 20Express Coach Back as Builder Australasian Bus & Coach March 1996 page 26
In 2014, the factory moved from McKay Street to Kylie Street in Macksville's south.[https://web.archive.org/web/20211204013023/https://www.busnews.com.au/features/1505/bodies-express-coach-builders Express Coach Builders] Australasian Bus & Coach 1 May 2013[https://web.archive.org/web/20240327081203/https://expresscoachbuilders.com.au/about/ About Us] Express Coach Builders In August 2016, it completed its 1,000th vehicle.[https://web.archive.org/web/20250104195508/https://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/4081697/express-coaches-reaches-its-1000th-milestone-photos/ Twenty years and 1000 coaches - Macksville's Express Coaches is celebrating] Macleay Argus 9 August 2016
References
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External links
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- [http://www.busaustralia.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6 Bus Australia gallery]
{{Automotive industry in Australia}}
{{Australian bus manufacturers}}
Category:Bus manufacturers of Australia
Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1971