8°c Overcast
5°c Variable cloudiness
Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
New Flyer gets first Quebec deal in decades
BUS builder New Flyer Industries Inc. announced a deal Tuesday to supply up to 27 heavy-duty transit buses to Sorel, Que., its first sale to a Quebec-based transit agency in decades.
No financial details were available on the contract, which includes 12 firm orders for New Flyer's low-floor, 40-foot Xcelsior model bus and an option for 15 others. "This award marks the first sale of New Flyer low-floor buses to a Quebec-based transit agency since 1970," the Winnipeg-based company said in a release.
New Flyer said the sale to La Regie de la Gare de Sorel was a direct outcome of the appointment of A. Girardin Inc. of Drummondville, Que., to sell and support its buses in the province.
Girardin will provide local pre-delivery inspection services, field support and parts support for the buses.
"We are absolutely thrilled to have taken this first step toward establishing a New Flyer presence in Quebec, a province in which we have not been able to sell buses for many decades," said president and CEO Paul Soubry.
"We are confident that the New Flyer buses will be well-received and will set a new standard for transit systems and private operators in the region. The combination of New Flyer buses and local Girardin service and support now provides an option for Quebec-based operators."
Dave Girardin, president and CEO of A. Girardin Inc., said the contract would help the company "blaze new frontiers into the heavy-duty segment of this market, just as we had anticipated when we established our alliance with New Flyer less than two months ago."
New Flyer employs more than 2,000 people at manufacturing facilities in Winnipeg and two in Minnesota, a parts fabrication facility in Elkhart, Ind., and three parts distribution centres in Winnipeg, Erlanger, Ky., and Fresno, Calif.
-- The Canadian Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition June 22, 2011 B9
More Business
- Back to Top
- Return to Business
Poll
Proudly brought to you by:
Most Popular Business
- Forest fire forces closure of gold mine in Timmins area
- Jets boost TSN Radio, CJOB takes hit
- RIM stock falls as BlackBerry maker's global sales head quits
- Proud to be a tortoise: Great-West takes it slow and steady
- City seen as ideal rail hub for Canada, Mexico trade
- Astral sale OK'd, CEO pay nixed
- 50 highest-paid CEOs in AP survey
- Touch of Paris in crepe eatery on Esplanade
- Compensation due in shaky Facebook IPO, source says
- Canadian dollar moves lower for eighth session, commodity prices advance
- Manitoba gets first female land surveyor
- Big week for Facebook's Zuckerberg: From IPO opening bells to wedding bells
- Tempers flare on CP picket line on McPhillips Street
- Committee pitches 9-6 Sunday shopping
- Investment fraudster gets 10 years
- Forest fire forces closure of gold mine in Timmins area
- Canadian Pacific workers give 72 hour strike notice as negotiations continue
- Jets boost TSN Radio, CJOB takes hit
- New crepe eatery to be unveiled for Esplanade
- Manitoba Movers
- Boston Pizza franchise mushrooming locally
- Hecla resort finally gets offer
- Manitoba gets first female land surveyor
- Major CWB layoffs underway
- Big week for Facebook's Zuckerberg: From IPO opening bells to wedding bells
- WestJet eyes new routes, seat plans
- No such thing as a bad job, Flaherty tells picky unemployed workers
- Canadian credit card system of fees 'perverse,' raises prices: Competition Bureau
- What happens if Greece leaves the euro zone?
- Ford's outbursts tarnishing Toronto's image, experts warn in wake of latest feud
- Shoppers Drug Mart signs agreement to buy pharmacies from Paragon
- CRTC awards licence for new Calgary FM radio station, The PEAK
- Catalyst Paper says it did not get enough approval for restructuring plan
- Royal Caribbean sending 2 cruise liners to China, says they will be Asia's largest
- Proud to be a tortoise: Great-West takes it slow and steady
- Rush of ageism to beat new law
- Cost of federal payouts hits $2B
- New EI rules take aim at frequent users, force workers to accept lower pay
- Dorel foresees juvenile sales growth opportunities from Target arrival in Canada
- Jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney cuts 300 US jobs, citing business conditions
- Shoppers Drug Mart signs agreement to buy pharmacies from Paragon
- Avoid merger mess Include HR professionals in preparing for change
- Manitoba gets first female land surveyor
- Catalyst Paper says it did not get enough approval for restructuring plan
- Women honoured at awards dinner
- Long haul 'family' Every employee is a spoke in the wheel at Bison Transport
- Snowbirds, Americans living in Canada read on...
- Walmart Canada to slash prices further to take on discount competition
- Manitoba Movers
- Toronto investment company buys three blocks for $100M
- Loss is New Flyer's gain
- Empty inside
- Major CWB layoffs underway
- Shoppers Drug Mart signs agreement to buy pharmacies from Paragon
- Snowbirds, Americans living in Canada read on...
- James E. Marker, inventor of Cheezies, dies in Belleville, Ont., at age 90
- Pershing Square gaining ground in Canadian Pacific proxy battle, poll suggests
- Hecla resort finally gets offer
- Avoid merger mess Include HR professionals in preparing for change
- Manitoba gets first female land surveyor
Ads by Google
You can comment on most stories on winnipegfreepress.com. You can also agree or disagree with other comments. All you need to do is register and/or login and you can join the conversation and give your feedback.
The Winnipeg Free Press does not necessarily endorse any of the views posted. By submitting your comment, you agree to our Terms and Conditions. These terms were revised effective April 16, 2010; View the changes. New to commenting? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions.