New head of engineering at Volgren
Volgren has promoted Brenton McCallum to Engineering Manager after Joaquim Gomes went back to Brazil to take up a new role as Engineering Manager at the Australian manufacturer’s parent company, Marcopolo, in Brazil. The change [...]
Ventura Bus Lines takes delivery of two Volgren-bodied Scania Hybrids
Melbourne-based Ventura Bus Lines today took delivery of the first two Scania Hybrid Euro 6 route buses fitted with locally-built Volgren bodies destined for suburban and outer metropolitan route duties. These are the first Scania [...]
First Panel 3-compliant buses about to hit the streets of the Illawarra
The very first Transport for New South Wales Panel 3-compliant buses will take to the road this year. They will be operated not by a multinational transport business, but by Dion’s Bus Service, a family-owned [...]
Adult apprentices take their opportunities with Volgren
Ten years ago Paul Timu was working in construction when the industry hit a flat spot. He knew he needed to make a career change and, after speaking with a family member who worked at [...]
From design graduate to engineering leader
Nick Carnie’s Volgren story begins not on an assembly line or in a meeting with an engineer but at a university. It was while completing his Bachelor of Industrial Design at Monash University, one of [...]