Northern Counties
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The Northern Counties Motor & Engineering Company[1] was a maker of bus and coach bodies.
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History
Northern Counties Motor & Engineering Company was founded in Wigan in 1919 by Henry Lewis. The Lewis family remained owners of the company until it was bought out over seventy years later.
1990s
In May 1991, Northern Counties went in administration.[2] It survived the administration and it carried on making bus and coach bodies.
In May 1995, Northern Counties was bought for £10 million by the Henlys Group,[3] owner of Plaxton.
In 1999, Northern Counties name was replaced with the Plaxton name, the Northern Counties plant in Wigan still carried on making bus and coach bodies for Plaxton.
2000s
In 2000, Henlys and Mayflower Corporation (owners of Alexander and Dennis) joined together, The joint venture was known as TransBus International, and buses used the TransBus name.[4]
On 31 March 2004, TransBus International went into administration.[5]
On 21 May 2004, TransBus International was bought by a merchant banker named Noble Grossart, and businessmen David Murray and Brian Souter.[6] the Transbus International name was replaced with Alexander Dennis.
On 26 January 2005, the Northern Counties plant in Wigan was closed after it finished making the Plaxton President bodies.[7]
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Gallery
Potteries Motor Traction Foden NC with Northern Counties bodywork
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