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Hurricane Way South, Sherburn in Elmet
Leeds LS25 6PT
+44 (0)8434 873 200
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MetroDecker unveiled at London's Transport Museum

May 22, 2014 Rebecca Green

Renowned UK bus manufacturer, Optare, a subsidiary of Ashok Leyland - the world’s 4th largest bus manufacturer, launched the MetroDecker, its exciting new double decker bus in London on 21 May 2014 at the Transport Museum in Covent Garden.

The launch was led by the Minister of State for Transport, Baroness Kramer, Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Letwin and Ministers of State at the Department for Energy and Climate Change Gregory Barker and Baroness Verma, Nirj Deva, MEP for South of England, and London’s Deputy Mayor for Transport Isabel Dedring. Leading members of the business community local and international media and representatives from the diplomatic community also attended the launch.

Speaking at the event Baroness Susan Kramer commented that the new bus was a prime example of Britain and India working together. Furthermore she commended Optare on its real achievement in reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions. She complimented the Double Decker’s attractive new design, its accessibility especially for disabled passengers combined with breakthrough electrical vehicle technology.


Mr. Gopichand Hinduja, Co-Chairman of the Hinduja Group reaffirmed the Group’s commitment to both India and the UK: the Hinduja Group values the UK’s manufacturing excellence, technology and innovation and sees the investment in Optare as the launch-pad for further expansion into Europe and beyond. Mr. Hinduja also stated how the Group has always been on the lookout for enhancing Ashok Leyland’s capabilities in design, engineering and innovation for commercial vehicle sector, acquired engine technology from Japan and Italy, transmission technology from Germany and design capability from other European and Japanese sources.
 
Enrico Vassallo, CEO of Optare praised the Metro Decker Bus as it represented an evolution of Optare design and quality standards’ and excellence.
 
For further information please contact:
Rebecca Green, Marketing Co-ordinator
T: +44 (0) 7810 158 415
E: rebecca.green@optare.com

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Working with us

As part of a global group, we are one of the UK’s leading bus manufacturing companies employing around 350 people across our business. Our parent, Ashok Leyland, part of the Hinduja Group, is ranked within the top four global bus manufacturers.

We believe that a highly skilled and appropriately trained workforce is a key ingredient to our continued success and we are always looking for people who have the necessary skills, knowledge and experience coupled with drive, ambition and commitment to take our business forward in our effort to maintain our reputation as the most innovative bus manufacturer in the UK.

In return we have attractive remuneration and benefits packages appropriate to each opportunity within the Company. We also offer a comprehensive apprenticeship programme to help us develop the technical experts of the future. This gives young people the chance to pursue a number of different skills in a selection of trades such as coach-builders, auto electricians, welders, mechanics and paint-sprayers.

Our main manufacturing site is in Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds, Yorkshire, and we have also established several service centres and product support locations across the country. 

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Optare Group Limited
Registered Office: Hurricane Way South, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds, LS25 6PT
t: +44 (0) 1977 687 200
f: +44 (0) 8434 873 201

Registered in England No. 1818255
An Ashok Leyland Company

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