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	Volgren, bus manufacture, bus body builder, bus repair, bus body manufacture, bus sales
		Volgren, bus manufacture, bus body builder, bus repair, bus body manufacture, bus sales
		Volgren is Australia’s largest and most respected bus body building company with over 300 employees and manufacturing plant covering 45,000 square metres.
		Volgren prides itself in manufacturing buses that deliver passenger safety, cutting- edge technology and a genuine focus on customer needs.
	www.volgren.com.au (67 words)

	Grenda Corporation
		This strategic move gave Volgren the flexibility to grow and respond to customer demand for bodies built on a range of chassis, and become the platform for an outstanding success story.
		Volgren uses market-focused research and development to further its history of innovative, technologically advanced viable development.
		Volgren produces a complete range of buses and coaches, including double and single deck city buses, school buses, touring coaches and other specialist vehicles.
	www.grenda.com.au /volgren.htm (340 words)

	Industry Capability Network Victoria - Creating opportunity for Industry, Victorian Industry, import replacement, ...
		Volgren had been using an overseas supplier for air-conditioning ducting system components, then value adding to these components to turn them into bus sets in-house.
		Volgren contracted a facilitator and conducted a design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) process to improve the design and installation processes for the duct system.
		With improvements to the duct system design underway Volgren worked with ICN to identify a local company to assist with supply of key components of the new system.
	www.icnvic.org.au /CaseStudies_Details.asp?CID=20 (272 words)

	Business Victoria - Industries - Volgren Australia Pty Ltd (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Volgren Australia Pty Ltd commenced bus manufacturing in 1977 and is now the largest company of its kind in Australia having built 300 buses last year - representing 35% of the Australian market.
		Volgren lead the introduction to Australia of ultra low ﬂoor route buses, bolted aluminum bus body structures and bus body electrical multiplexing.
		Volgren’s manufacturing process is built on a solid foundation of skilled people, continuous improvement of systems and robust supply chains to ensure effective factory planning, low cycle times and on-time delivery to its clients.
	www.business.vic.gov.au /BUSVIC/STANDARD/1001/PC_61736.html (286 words)

	Volgren - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Volgren (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Volgren is an Australian Bodywork company run by Volvo and Grenda.
		It was established in 1977 and supplied bus bodywork to Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.
		In Malaysia, a substantial number of buses were fitted with the Volgren bodywork as well.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Volgren.html (169 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
		Volgren is an Australian bodywork company previously owned by Volvo and the Grenda Corporation but is now entirely owned by the latter.
		Brisbane Transport assembles Volgren bodies for their own buses in Toowong, Queensland (VQ) using kits supplied by Volgren in Victoria.
		In Singapore, there are a total of 51 Volvo Super Olympian fitted with Volgren Bodywork, as well as the Volvo B10BLE demo, the Scania L94UB demo and the 12 Volvo B10BLE CNG for SBS Transit buses.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Volgren (232 words)

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		Volgren is Australia’s largest and most respected bus body building company.
		Volgren is dedicated to the highest quality manufacturing with state-of-the art Australian facilities located in Melbourne and Perth, and 6 other licensed manufacturing sites internationally.
		Volgren’s customer service strategy is based on reducing factory lead time, meeting on-time delivery and maintaining the highest quality.
	www.innovationinsights.com.au /display.asp?id=319 (229 words)

	World Bus Explorer - Van Hools Buses and Coaches
		Volgren Industries was formed in late 1977 as a joint venture between Volvo Australia and Grenda’s Bus Service based in Dandenong, a major suburb about 30km southeast of Melbourne with large automotive plants nearby (General Motors Holden, International Trucks).
		Volgren’s first body was built in 1979 on a Volvo B58 and used for demonstration to potential customers for several months before entering service with Grenda’s Bus Service.
		Despite Volvo’s involvement, Volgren bodies were not restricted solely to that source and two early examples on small Bedfords appeared in Grenda’s fleet.
	busexplorer.com /WorldBus/Volgren-Text.html (448 words)

	Mercedes Benz O405G (Volgren)
		All Volgren Bendies have side-facing seats at the back trailer which other bendies do not have.
		Legroom on Volgren Bendies are generally ok. Volgren Bendies do not have exceptionally spacious seats.
		For Volgren Bendies with the new large windows, it will be better to keep to the front because the windows are big.
	members.tripod.com /bus_hunter/mbo405gvolgren.htm (229 words)

	Queensland Business Review - Publishing Services
		After winning an order for double decks for KMB Hong Kong, Melboure based bus builder Volgren is 'hopeful' of winning a similar order in Singapore.
		Volgren have developed a aluminium double deck body that has the features to match the largely British sourced double decks used in Hong Kong and Singapore - but with the advantage of new designs and a low Australian dollar.
		Volgren is now Australia's biggest bus builder, with major long term orders for Perth (where it has an assembly plant) and Brisbane, plus about 30 percent of the Victorian private bus market.
	www.qbr.com.au /index.cfm?storyid=6633&cp=displaystory (170 words)

	World Bus Explorer - Van Hools Buses and Coaches (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Volgren Industries was formed in late 1977 as a joint venture between Volvo Australia and Grenda’s Bus Service based in Dandenong, a major suburb about 30km southeast of Melbourne with large automotive plants nearby (General Motors Holden, International Trucks).
		Volgren’s first body was built in 1979 on a Volvo B58 and used for demonstration to potential customers for several months before entering service with Grenda’s Bus Service.
		Despite Volvo’s involvement, Volgren bodies were not restricted solely to that source and two early examples on small Bedfords appeared in Grenda’s fleet.
	www.busexplorer.com /WorldBus/Volgren-Text.html (448 words)

	Volgren at AllExperts
		Volgren is an Australian bodywork company previously owned by Volvo and the Grenda Corporation but is now entirely owned by the latter.
		Brisbane Transport assembles Volgren bodies for their own buses in Toowong, Queensland using kits supplied by Volgren in Victoria.
		In Singapore, there are a total of 51 Volvo Super Olympian fitted with Volgren Bodywork, as well as the Volvo B10BLE demo, the Scania L94UB demo, the 12 Volvo B10BLE CNG and Mercedes Benz O405GN for SBS Transit buses.
	en.allexperts.com /e/v/vo/volgren.htm (298 words)

	Volgren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Volgren has manufacturing facilities in Dandenong, Victoria (VG); Malaga, Western Australia (VP); and New Zealand (VNZ).
		Brisbane Transport assembles Volgren bodies for their own buses in Toowong, Queensland (VQ) using kits supplied by Volgren in Victoria.
		In Singapore, there are a total of 51 Volvo Super Olympian fitted with Volgren Bodywork, as well as the Volvo B10BLE demo, the Scania L94UB demo and the 12 Volvo B10BLE CNG for SBS Transit buses.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Volgren (273 words)

	RiverTowns.net: Daily coverage of events. Courtesy of the Hudson Star Observer.
		Glen E. Graddy, 22, and Bethany S. Volgren, 26, 227 1/2 Pine St., were charged with one count each of carrying a concealed weapon and possession of marijuana.
		The criminal complaint alleged Graddy and Volgren had a.38-caliber handgun and a small amount of marijuana in their possession when police followed up on a report from St. Paul that the car the couple was driving was involved in a shooting incident.
		Volgren was driving at the time of the arrests.
	www.rivertowns.net /daily/hso/c020816 (222 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Grenda's Bus Services (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Grenda Corporation is an Australian bus manufacturing, and mass transit company, based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
		Beyond Volgren, Grenda owns the bus body-work business Volgren.
		It runs a commerical charter coach company, a tour company, and operates route-bus services in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, under contract from the state government, under a variety of brand names.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Grenda%27s-Bus-Services (650 words)

	MB Car Club of WA Volgren Visit 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The session was led by Volgren's state manager Ray Short with Brian Parsons and Chris Millard from DaimlerChrysler on hand to answer any technical questions.
		Volgren opened the plant in February 1999 and has a 12 year contract with the state government to assemble 848 buses.
		Volgren "unpack" the chassis extending it to the specified length adding locally made steel strengtheners and floor.
	www.mbccwa.org.au /pastevents/1999/volgrenvisit.html (404 words)

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		Among these, 20 Volvo Super Olympian buses were fitted with the Volgren body from Australia.
		The Super Volvo Olympian Volgren bus is characterized by its spacious bus compartment, the extra large windscreen and side windows provide passengers with panoramic views on all sides.
		The Volvo Super Olympian Volgren buses mainly operate on Tseung Kwan O Route Nos.
	www.80mbusmodel.com /menu-2g.html (98 words)

	Research in Art & Design
		The 2007 version of the Omnium Research Network hosted in the Faculty of Art and Design at Monash University has just been launched.
		Monash Art and Design announced the Volgren PhD Scholarship, the result of an exciting partnership between the Faculty, the Institute of Transport Studies at Monash University and Volgren, Australia’s largest bus and coach manufacturing business.
		Copyright © 2003 Monash University ABN 12 377 614 012 - Caution - Privacy - CRICOS Provider Number: 00008C
	www.artdes.monash.edu.au /research (156 words)

	Contact Volgren, bus conversion, bus transportation, bus company, aluminium bus body
		Please contact the members of the team to assist you in any way possible.
		Purpose-built within the grounds of our bus and coach manufacturing plant at Dandenong, the Volgren Service Centre is a modern, self-contained facility featuring two large workshops with enough space to handle 12 vehicles under cover.
		Our specially designed workshop includes the very latest spray booth, and our specialised team of tradespeople offer quick and efficient solutions for all your vehicle repair body maintenance and spare parts.
	www.volgren.com.au /default.php?doc_id=37 (120 words)

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