Optare’s New Australian and New Zealand Dealer Visits the UK

Optare’s new distributor for products in Australia and New Zealand Bus Corp Oceania Pty Ltd (BCO) recently visited the Optare Manufacturing site. BCO were accompanied by a group of prospective customers.

The visit included a tour of UK customers, a comprehensive evaluation of the Metrocity Euro 6 Diesel, Metrocity EV, Solo EV and Metrodecker EV.

Graham Belgum, Optare President, said, “I am delighted to see that our relationship with BCO is already delivering enquiries from new territories in line with our plans to strengthen the Optare presence and increase the expansion of the brand in Australia and New Zealand.”

Jason Pecotic, BCO General Manager, added “We are looking forward to writing the next chapter of the Optare story in Australia and New Zealand”

During the visit, senior members of BCO and Optare (pictured) marked the occasion with the official signing of the distributor contract.

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.