Alexander Dennis, a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., one of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, today announced that it has handed over five new Enviro200 single deckers to Welsh bus operator Lloyds Coaches.

Family-owned Lloyds Coaches continually upgrades its modern fleet, which is one of the youngest in Wales. The new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 low-emission buses will benefit passengers on Cyngor Gwynedd (Gwynedd Council) routes G21, G23 and G24, linking local communities with Machynlleth, Dolgellau and Porthmadog.

Each of the 9.7m long vehicles seats 33 passengers alongside a wheelchair user. The buses are fitted with audio-visual next-stop announcements and induction loops.

The Enviro200 use the Alexander Dennis SmartPack efficiency technology to reduce emissions and improve the fuel economy of their Euro VI engines. The system combines engine stop/start with auxiliary load management and electric cooling fans.

Lloyds Coaches Managing Manager, Dan Lloyd, said: “Lloyds Coaches is proud to continue its investment in new buses for our services, benefitting our passengers and the communities served by our routes. The Alexander Dennis Enviro200 is ideal for the services we provide in partnership with Cyngor Gwynedd, offering sizeable capacity in a bus that easily navigates rural roads.”

Simon Wood, Regional Sales Manager for Alexander Dennis, added: “I am delighted to once again be supplying new buses to Lloyds Coaches and to continue the relationship I have built over the last 20 years with Dan’s choice of our Enviro200 for this latest fleet upgrade.”