Engineering on the buses – technical developments in the bus industry

Speaker: Jamie Wilson

Head of Concepts & Advanced Engineering, Alexander Dennis

Jamie Wilson will describe the challenges and innovations that have faced bus builder Alexander Dennis in recent years in seeking to support the road to zero emissions Alexander Dennis is Britain’s biggest bus builder and the world’s largest manufacturer of double decker buses. The bus industry punches well above its weight in terms of product and technology development, while facing the introduction of Low Emission Zones, the demand for ‘greener’ buses and a host of other features demanded by customers. Despite the challenging
backdrop of a decline in passenger journeys, Alexander Dennis has grown every year from around £90M in 2004 to an expected £1b turnover in 2022.