Grenda Corporation

Grenda Corporation
Founded October 1945
Headquarters Dandenong
Service area South-Eastern Melbourne
Service type Former bus & coach operator
Website www.grendacorp.com.au

Grenda Corporation was an Australian bus and coach operator. It formerly owned Grenda Transit and the Volgren bus body building business.

History

Grenda's Bus Services was founded in October 1945 when George Grenda purchased four routes from Shaves Bus Service in Dandenong.[1]

Over the years a number of acquisitions were made:

In 1977 bodybuilder Volgren was formed in Dandenong.[9] Because Grenda held the Volvo Buses dealership in Victoria, only chassis from this manufacturer were bodied until 1989 when the dealership was relinquished.[10]

In 1995 Grenda Corporation formed Australian Transit Enterprises, a joint venture with Hornibrook Bus Lines and Kefford Corporation that operates SouthLink in Adelaide and Path Transit in Perth.[11][12][13]

In November 2011 Grenda Transit (bus operations) was purchased by Ventura Bus Lines.[14][15] In December 2011 Volgren was sold to Brazilian bus manufacturer Marcopolo.[16]

See also

References

  1. Manufacturing Quality Buses Since 1978 Grenda Corporation
  2. 1 2 3 4 Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 20.
  3. "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama 6/2 September 1990 page 13
  4. "Industry Rationalisation" Australian Bus Panorama 4/5 March 1989 page 13
  5. "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama 7/1 August 1991 page 5
  6. "Cardinia Transit" Australian Bus Panorama 12/1 August 1996 page 36
  7. "Cardinia Transit" Fleetline November 1996 page 206
  8. 1 2 Grenda Corporation Australian Bus Fleet Lists
  9. Victorian Government Manufacturing Hall of Fame Volgren Australia Pty Ltd - 2006 Inductee Greater Dandenong
  10. "Industry News" Australian Bus Panorama 4/6 May 1989 page 5
  11. "Australian Transit Enterprises" Australian Bus Panorama 15/5 April 2000 page 32
  12. History SouthLink
  13. Home Path Transit
  14. Grenda Announcement 18/11/2011 Grenda Corporation 18 November 2011
  15. The man with the golden handshake The Australian 10 March 2012
  16. Volgren Press Release Volgren 13 December 2011
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