BredaMenarinibus si aggiudica due commesse in Turchia e Spagna per un valore complessivo di oltre 26 milioni di euro | |
BredaMenarinibus, has won two important contracts in Turkey and Spain to supply 99 next-generation methane powered buses. The contracts are worth a total of over 26 million euro.
Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, Chairman and CEO of Finmeccanica, commented: "These successes are the result of the turnaround carried out in the past few years at BredaMenarinibus, which thanks to a new management team, strong investment in research and development, and a review of production processes, has in only a few years regained its competitiveness both in Italy and abroad, with a range of cutting-edge products".
In Turkey, BredaMenarinibus has won a contract worth 11.2 million to provide the Municipality of Kocaeli with 45 methane-powered buses that meet environmental enhanced vehicle (EEV) standards, with air conditioning, low floors and ramps for disabled access. All the buses will be delivered by the beginning of 2010.
In Spain, the company has signed a contract worth 15 million euro to supply 54 buses to Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (EMT), which operates Madrid's bus, metro and train system. The vehicles are powered by methane using type 4 carbon fibre tanks, and will have an electric powered platform for wheelchair or pushchair access, space for wheelchairs and pushchairs, air conditioning, an internal sound system and TVCC system installed near the entry door.
The vehicles will be built entirely by BredaMenarinibus, with the support of two Spanish companies: DTA LIMITADA, Madrid, a general dealer for large transport fleets which already operates on the Madrid metro and will be responsible for the maintenance of the new buses, and DILIXI, Barcelona, a distributor of low environmental impact minibuses.
