Volgren hands over bus 882 from 12-year supply agreement with Brisbane City Council
Last week, Volgren delivered the final bus of an agreement with Brisbane City Council that has lasted 12 years and [...]
The muso who became a Volgren lynchpin
After John Pettit left school he undertook an apprenticeship as a painter decorator, but spent little time over the next [...]
The value of quality after sales and smash repairs
The Australian bus industry has much to be proud of when it comes to the quality of its products. Australian-built [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The huge career shift that uncovered a sales superstar Jim Pittas’s Volgren story
Before he began his career at Volgren, Jim Pittas was a market gardener. Today, you’ll still find him every Saturday [...]
“There’s a lot of pride and satisfaction in what we do.”
Later this year, Peter Bromley will celebrate his 40th anniversary as a Volgren employee. In that time, he’s seen a [...]
“I worked on the first bus.”
Ross Herring has been at Volgren since the company was established. In fact, Ross’s career as a vehicle body maker [...]
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The coronavirus pandemic has changed so much in Australia. In the short-term it’s altered how we work, how we travel [...]