Mayflower Corporation

Mayflower Corporation

Headquarters	London Road Loudwater High Wycombe Bucks

Mayflower Corporation PLC or Mayflower as it was more commonly known was a company that designed, engineered and manufactured bodies for cars, light trucks, sports utility vehicles, commercial vehicle cabs, bus, coach bodies, chassis and fire engines.^[1] Its chief executive was John Simpson. Former British Prime Minister John Major was a non-executive director at the group until 2003.

The Mayflower Corporation went into administration on the 31st March 2004.

An SBS Transit Service 143 Volvo Olympian, built under the R type.

Merger

Mayflower Bus & Coach and Henlys' UK bus and coach activities merged together to form TransBus which is now called Alexander Dennis. The merger was completed on 1 January 2001.^[2]

References

1. ^ Mayflower Corporation PLC.
2. ^ The Independent, The Independent.