Diamond Bus North West

[Winston]

RE: Diamond Bus North West

(30/06/2019 19:22)gilesbus1 Wrote:  Is this going to be a major mechanical centre as obviously it has quite large workshops? What is the likely future direction of Rotala, can we expect further acquisitions before then end of the year or will this end acquisitions for some time?

Yes, Bolton will become the new Rotala NW HQ. I assume it will be responsible for prepping & repairing NW vehicles, IIRC it even comes with its own paintshop. Bolton depot comes with a bigger engineering/office block than even Rotala's HQ at Diamond Bus Tividale depot.

Yes, they're always on the lookout for the next acquisition, no doubt that First Bolton is in the bag, they're probably looking towards the next one.... there could well be more for the years out. They have up to £50 million available for acquisitions, so are very keen to grow.

Rotala / Simon Dunn interview from Oct last year:
http://www.route-one.net/magazines/emag/...ge_32.html