Optare secures order from Stagecoach

YORKSHIRE-based bus maker Optare has secured a significant order from transport giant Stagecoach.

Optare has won a contract valued at £3.3m to supply Stagecoach with a mix of 33 Solo and Versa buses which will be delivered in 2013.

Chris Wise, the commercial director, said: “This repeat order results from the good reliability, fuel efficiency, and both driver and passenger acceptance of this and its predecessor model in a variety of demanding operating conditions.”

Optare has consolidated its operations from former sites in Rotherham, Crossgates and Blackburn at a new 140,000 sq ft base in Sherburn in Elmet. The company employs around 430 people.