Optare scoops £3.5m order

OPTARE has today announced that Go North East has ordered 26 new vehicles from the Yorkshire company in a £3.5m deal.
 
Leeds-based bus manufacturer Optare is to supply 14 Versa and 12 Solo SR vehicles for use on services in Tyne & Wear and County Durham in an investment of £3.5m by the North East’s largest bus operator.

Versa deliveries will commence in October 2013 with the Solos to follow in November 2013.

Posting its results for the year ended March 31 2013 earlier this month, Optare said its current order book stands at £20.2m and has seen revenues of  £75.9m – a growth of 6% over the prior period of the 15 months to March 31 2012.