Just Plain Jeff
07-16-2007, 03:00 PM
Here's the PR spin version of the story:
July 16, 2007 RIVERSIDE, CA-Complete Coach Works announced today that they have entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire BLUE BIRD Coachworks and BLUE BIRD Wanderlodge of Fort Valley Georgia, from Blue Bird Corporation.
The purchase, which also includes the manufacturing facility located on 32 acres of land in Fort Valley Georgia, adds a forty and forty five foot seated coach featuring an ADA compliant design, a multitude of EPA and CARB certified power combinations including CNG, LNG and Hybrid drive systems, as well as the legendary Wanderlodge Motor Home to Complete Coach Works family of transportation specific products and services.
The purchase brings together the legacy of two families with a rich heritage in transportation products and service solutions that can be traced back to the 1920’s when the Luce family started building school buses in Fort Valley Georgia, while at the far end of the county the Carson family started operating bus service in Southern California long before the municipal bus lines came into existence.
“Having worked on buses and having been involved with the transportation industry since I was eleven years old, I couldn’t be more excited about adding the BLUE BIRD Coachworks and BLUE BIRD Wanderlodge products and their family of proud employees to our family” stated Dale Carson, President and CEO of Complete Coach Works,
“We look forward to our long term association with the Fort Valley community and continuing to be a vital part of their economic foundation,” continued Mr. Carson, “not only will the Fort Valley manufacturing facility continue to manufacture the outstanding Wanderlodge and Coachworks product lines, but it will provide an opportunity for the expansion of our Complete Coach Works operations to the Southeast.”
The acquisition comes at an exciting action packed time as the BLUE BIRD Coachworks group finishes a 26 bus order for Veolia Transportation while preparing to begin manufacturing of a multi unit GSA order and the BLUE BIRD Wanderlodge group prepares to roll out their 2008 Wanderlodge Motor Home, which they promise will be the bench mark by which all other Motor Homes will be measured, while also making final preparation to greet over 300 current and prospective Wanderlodge owners at their legendary annual “Rally in the Valley”, scheduled for October 28th through November 1st at the Fairgrounds in Perry Georgia just a few miles from their Fort Valley manufacturing facility.
Complete Coach Works is the nations largest supplier of remanufactured transportation vehicles, repowers, emission upgrades and wheelchair lift retrofits. Located on a modern ten-acre facility in Riverside CA, Complete Coach Works brings over 20 years of expertise dedicated to serving the Transit Industry
July 16, 2007 RIVERSIDE, CA-Complete Coach Works announced today that they have entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire BLUE BIRD Coachworks and BLUE BIRD Wanderlodge of Fort Valley Georgia, from Blue Bird Corporation.
The purchase, which also includes the manufacturing facility located on 32 acres of land in Fort Valley Georgia, adds a forty and forty five foot seated coach featuring an ADA compliant design, a multitude of EPA and CARB certified power combinations including CNG, LNG and Hybrid drive systems, as well as the legendary Wanderlodge Motor Home to Complete Coach Works family of transportation specific products and services.
The purchase brings together the legacy of two families with a rich heritage in transportation products and service solutions that can be traced back to the 1920’s when the Luce family started building school buses in Fort Valley Georgia, while at the far end of the county the Carson family started operating bus service in Southern California long before the municipal bus lines came into existence.
“Having worked on buses and having been involved with the transportation industry since I was eleven years old, I couldn’t be more excited about adding the BLUE BIRD Coachworks and BLUE BIRD Wanderlodge products and their family of proud employees to our family” stated Dale Carson, President and CEO of Complete Coach Works,
“We look forward to our long term association with the Fort Valley community and continuing to be a vital part of their economic foundation,” continued Mr. Carson, “not only will the Fort Valley manufacturing facility continue to manufacture the outstanding Wanderlodge and Coachworks product lines, but it will provide an opportunity for the expansion of our Complete Coach Works operations to the Southeast.”
The acquisition comes at an exciting action packed time as the BLUE BIRD Coachworks group finishes a 26 bus order for Veolia Transportation while preparing to begin manufacturing of a multi unit GSA order and the BLUE BIRD Wanderlodge group prepares to roll out their 2008 Wanderlodge Motor Home, which they promise will be the bench mark by which all other Motor Homes will be measured, while also making final preparation to greet over 300 current and prospective Wanderlodge owners at their legendary annual “Rally in the Valley”, scheduled for October 28th through November 1st at the Fairgrounds in Perry Georgia just a few miles from their Fort Valley manufacturing facility.
Complete Coach Works is the nations largest supplier of remanufactured transportation vehicles, repowers, emission upgrades and wheelchair lift retrofits. Located on a modern ten-acre facility in Riverside CA, Complete Coach Works brings over 20 years of expertise dedicated to serving the Transit Industry