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  New Flyer Industries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Flyer Industries is a leading bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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 DJC.COM: Bus maker sold to 2 New York firms, provided by Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
CLOUD, Minn. (AP) -- New Flyer Industries Ltd., the largest manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in North America, is being acquired by two private equity firms based in New York.
Harvest Partners Inc. said Tuesday it is partnering with Lightyear Capital LLC to acquire New Flyer from KPS Special Situations Funds, which in 2002 had bought a controlling interest in the company for $28 million in equity.
New Flyer's low-floor and high-floor buses are operated by public transit authorities in New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Atlanta, Seattle and many other major cities in the United States and Canada.
www.djc.com /news/bu/11152052.html   (142 words)

  
 LIGHTYEAR CAPITAL - Press releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
NEW YORK, NY (December 16, 2003) – Harvest Partners, Inc., a leading New York-based multinational private equity firm specializing in middle market investments, announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire New Flyer Industries Corp. (“New Flyer” or the “Company”), the largest manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in North America.
New Flyer Industries (www.newflyer.com) is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba and has two additional production facilities in St. Cloud and Crookston, Minnesota.
New Flyer’s innovative low-floor and articulated buses are operated by public transit authorities in New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Atlanta, Seattle and many other major cities in the United States and Canada.
www.lycap.com /news/12-16-03.html   (693 words)

  
 Where's Mission Green?
New Flyer has the widest selection of heavy-duty hybrid-electric transit vehicles available, with diesel-electric 40-foot (12 m) and 60-foot (18.5 m) vehicles and a gasoline-electric hybrid transit bus.
New Flyer's leadership is in part thanks to GM Allison's hybrid bus drive system, the world's first "roadworthy" commercial parallel hybrid solution for mass transit.
President and CEO John Marinucci explained that New Flyer is proactively identifying and implementing environmentally-friendly manufacturing processes of benefit to both employees and the community.
www.gmcanada.com /inm/gmcanada/english/about/MissionGreen/Daily/Sep28.html   (2358 words)

  
 NEW FLYER: Shifting into high gear - 3/17/2005 - Purchasing
The visibility and analysis of the spend data helps in the negotiation process because now New Flyer knows what it has spent with a certain supplier in the past and what it is forecasting to spend with that supplier, or for that part, in the near future, based on its 20% revenue growth last year.
New Flyer has also discussed consumption rates internally and with suppliers as a possible method of reducing costs.
New Flyer wanted the supplier to meet a certain price and even brought in its own financial staff to analyze the supplier's costs and equipment utilization rates.
www.purchasing.com /article/CA510913.html   (1964 words)

  
 Harvest Partners
New Flyer's management group has invested side-by-side with our new growth-oriented equity partners and we are extremely appreciative of the continued support of the Province of Manitoba and Premier Doer.
New Flyer, with headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba and production facilities in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota, is the leading manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of heavy-duty transit buses in North America.
Lightyear Capital, LLC (www.lycap.com) is a New York-based private equity investment firm that manages approximately $2 billion in assets, including The Lightyear Fund, L.P., a $750 million private equity fund.
www.harvpart.com /news/releases/2004_03_02.html   (458 words)

  
 New Flyer Industries, union halt contract talks
New Flyer said it is continuing to transfer its bus shell operations to its manufacturing facilities in Minnesota from its Winnipeg plant, and continues to build and deliver buses to its customers.
Units of New Flyer were down 25 cents at $7.85 on the TSX.
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www.cbc.ca /money/story/2006/04/21/newflyer-060421.html   (1159 words)

  
 Flyer Models & Deliveries
Purchased by the Manitoba Development Corporation and renamed Flyer Industries Limited.
Purchased by Den Oudsten B.V. of Holland, and renamed New Flyer Industries.
New Flyer of America final assembly plant opened in California.
www.angelfire.com /ca/TORONTO/builders/flyer.html   (122 words)

  
 New flyer industries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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 New Energy Report covering solar power, renewable energy, hydrogen power, fuel cells and more (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
General Motors' Allison Transmission in Indianapolis is working with New Flyer Industries to manufacture gasoline/electric hybrid buses, 50 of which have already been purchased by Washington Metro in order to demonstrate the city's commitment to clean air, Inside Indian Business reports.
The first 50 GM hybrid powered buses manufactured by New Flyer Industries will begin to roll into Metro's fleet by the end of this year.
New Flyer is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with two facilities in the U.S. and is the largest manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in North America.
www.newenergyreport.org.cob-web.org:8888 /000341.html   (654 words)

  
 CityTV | NEWS | Negotiations Resume at New Flyer Industries
New Flyer Industries and the Canadian Auto Workers union have headed back to the bargaining table.
Employees at New Flyer walked off the job April 5th.
New flyer says it will continue to transfer bus shell operations from the Winnipeg plant to its facilities in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota.
www.citytv.com /winnipeg/news_28141.aspx   (234 words)

  
 Welcome to New Flyer!
New Flyer is the leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in the US and Canada.
Our focus on excellence is valued by our customers and recognized by our industry, but it goes deeper than building reliable buses.
For more information regarding the benefits of working at New Flyer, contact us at employment@newflyer.com or by writing to us at New Flyer, Human Resources, 711 Kernaghan Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2C 3T4.
www.newflyer.com /index/JO_join_new_flyer   (325 words)

  
 Bus maker New Flyer Industries reaches tentative agreement to end strike News AutoNews24h.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
New Flyer is North America's largest manufacturer of transit buses, with plants in Manitoba and Minnesota that produce about 1,500 buses annually.
New Flyer said it will continue to deliver transit buses from its two...
WINNIPEG (CP) _ New Flyer Industries Inc. (TSX:NFI.UN) and the Canadian Auto Workers union were headed back to the bargaining table Thursday morning over contracts at the company's Winnipeg bus factory, where workers...
www.autonews24h.com /Auto-Industry/636.html   (550 words)

  
 Strike at New Flyer
The more than 600 CAW Local 3003 members who work at New Flyer Industries in Winnipeg voted 82 per cent in favour of accepting a new contract on April 30.
MFL President Darlene Dziewit gave encouragement and expressed the gratitude of the labour movement to striking New Flyer workers.
On April 20, representatives of various unions and labour organizations joined striking New Flyer workers on their picket line.
www.mfl.mb.ca /a36.shtml   (211 words)

  
 Welcome to New Flyer!
Oct 10, 2006 - New Flyer Industries Canada ULC (NFI ULC), which is the Canadian subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc. (NFI), the leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit vehicles in Canada and the United States, has been selected as one of the Top 100 Employers in Canada for the second consecutive year.
In addition, New Flyer has also been selected as one of Manitoba’s Top 10 Employers for 2007.
Jul 20, 2006 - New Flyer Industries Inc. (TSX:NFI.UN), the leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit vehicles in Canada and the United States, has been awarded orders for 465 buses, of which 381 are firm orders and 84 are options, representing a total of approximately US $181.8 million in revenue.
www.newflyer.com   (126 words)

  
 CAW walks out at Winnipeg transit bus plant of New Flyer Industries News AutoNews24h.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
New Flyer said it will continue to deliver transit buses from its two plants in Minnesota, but ``depending on the length of the Winnipeg strike and other factors, the effects of the strike are likely to result in reductions in production volumes, revenues and earnings (which could be material).''
New Flyer plans to transfer bus-shell operations from Winnipeg plant to its Minnesota factories in St. Cloud and Crookston, ``which are currently operating below capacity.''
New Flyer units, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange last August at $10 each, were off 20 cents at $8.70 Wednesday afternoon.
www.autonews24h.com /Auto-Industry/535.html   (661 words)

  
 Groupe CNW
New Flyer is the leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in the United States and Canada and a leading provider of aftermarket services.
New Flyer has the broadest range of products in the heavy-duty transit bus industry and provides its products and services to the majority of the largest transit authorities in North America.
Actual results may differ materially from management expectations as projected in such forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including market and general economic conditions and the risks and uncertainties detailed in the prospectus filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities.
www.newswire.ca /fr/releases/archive/January2006/10/c1086.html   (352 words)

  
 The Honolulu Advertiser | Local News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
She said the company asked after the buses were delivered how it could help with the planned celebration: "We are a new market for them." Soon said city officials then suggested they could pay for the lunch.
The new bus service is scheduled to run between Makaha and downtown beginning Sunday.
New Flyer officials could not be reached to comment on the party.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /2000/May/04/localnews22.html   (440 words)

  
 OSC: Orders & Rulings 2005 - In the Matter of New Flyer Industries Inc. and New Flyer Industries Canada ULC - MRRS ...
NFI ULC's obligations under the Subordinated Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by New Flyer of America Inc (NFAI).
NFI ULC and NFAI are currently the only operating entities in the New Flyer group.
Because NFI is the ultimate parent of the New Flyer group of companies (including NFI ULC and NFAI) and is required to:
www.osc.gov.on.ca /Regulation/Orders/2005/ord_20051028_211_newflyer.jsp   (1441 words)

  
 LIGHTYEAR CAPITAL - New Flyer (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Recognized for its design excellence and technology leadership, the company offers the broadest range of products in the industry and counts 17 of the 25 largest North American municipal transit operators among its customer base.
It was also the first to introduce other innovative solutions, including low-floor buses, programmable logic control electrical systems and gasoline and diesel-electric hybrid vehicles.
New Flyer is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba and has modern production facilities in Winnipeg, Canada and St. Cloud, Minnesota.
www.lycap.com.cob-web.org:8888 /portfolio/new_flyer.html   (163 words)

  
 Snapshot Page -- New Flyer Industries Inc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
New Flyer Industries Inc. The Company currently does not have any operations.
The Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding Class A common shares and holds a 51% voting interest and a 36.9% economic interest in New flyer holdings inc. New flyer holding Inc is the manufacturer of heavy duty transit buses and provider of aftermarket parts and service in the United States and Canada.
Except for quotations by established news media, no pages on this site may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted for commercial purposes, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without prior written permission.
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 New Flyer Industries Inc. information and related industry information from Hoover's
New Flyer Industries isn't just some token transit bus maker.
New Flyer makes buses that run on alternative fuels, including compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquid natural gas (LNG), as well as hybrid-electric engine systems.
Founded in 1930 as Western Auto and Truck Body Works, New Flyer was owned by investment firms Harvest Partners and Lightyear Capital but completed an initial public offering in 2005.
www.hoovers.com /new-flyer/--ID__138675--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml   (445 words)

  
 Harvest Partners
New Flyer, with headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is the leading manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of heavy-duty transit buses in North America.
The Company offers the deepest and most diverse product mix in the industry, producing both low-floor and high-floor buses with a variety of standard and alternate fuel propulsion systems.
Recognized for its industry-leading design and engineering, the Company serves many of the largest transit agencies in the United States and Canada.
www.harvpart.com /investments/newflyer.html   (73 words)

  
 CNW Telbec
New Flyer Industries Inc. and New Flyer Industries Canada ULC announce March cash distribution
The total distribution of C$0.09167 per IDS reflects a cash dividend of C$0.02715 per Common Share and an interest payment of C$0.06452 per C$5.53 principal amount of Subordinated Notes for the period from March 1, 2006 to March 31, 2006.
New Flyer also announced that it intends to release its 2005 fourth quarter and year-end financial results after the close of markets on March 22nd.
www.cnw.ca /fr/releases/archive/March2006/14/c2265.html   (458 words)

  
 Newsroom - News & Updates | Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
The GM hybrid-powered demonstration vehicle is similar to the 21 vehicles that the RTA intends to purchase from bus manufacturer New Flyer Industries by the end of 2007.
The Silver Line is one component of Greater Cleveland RTA’s Euclid Corridor Transportation Project, which aims to improve transit service, utilize environmentally friendly vehicles, reduce traffic congestion, enhance pedestrian safety and support increased development along Euclid Avenue.
GM’s OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services.
www.riderta.com /nu_newsroom_releases.asp?listingid=847   (602 words)

  
 Ricon:: Innovation in Access - Transit Care News 2005
Colton, CA; Transit Care, Inc announced today that they have completed a contract with New Flyer Industries to supply 30 complete bus sets of the 3-Minute Window for their 60ft heavy duty articulated....
Colton, CA; Transit Care, Inc announced today that they have completed a contract with New Flyer Industries to supply 121 complete bus sets of the 3-Minute Window for their 40ft heavy duty transit buses....
Transit Care announced today that they have been awarded a contract from North American Bus Industries to supply 115 complete bus sets of the 3-Minute Window for their 40ft heavy duty transit...
www.riconcorp.com /transit_care_news2005.asp   (323 words)

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