Tucked away
in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, is a coach building firm that, through
innovation, has become the market leader. Treka Bus, which specialises in the
manufacture of wheelchair accessible mini buses, has seen their business
quadruple in size over the last seven years. Ring Carnation has been part of
this success.
Treka Bus
produce seven vehicles a week, now owns a fibreglass production plant and has 75
staff. Morgan Clissett, Production Director at Treka Bus, underlines the reason
for their success. “Unlike other public transport vehicles, our buses are often
the only lifeline for wheelchair users. They must be reliable, comfortable and
safe. We therefore only use the highest quality components from the main
vehicle through to the wiring, Our customers appreciate the superior quality
and finish of our vehicles and how the extra built-in features benefit the
wheelchair users.” “We now have an enviable reputation where charities are
prepared to fundraise for one of our buses rather than choose another supplier.
We will flex to their needs but will also keep on incorporating the latest
technology to ensure all our buses are fit for purpose.”
Ring Carnation
has been working with Treka Bus since 2010. The genisys™ units allow the driver
to control multiple inputs from a simple control panel - having the hazard
lights flash when a tail lift is being operated or ensuring the bus cannot
drive away until all doors are closed.
“Ring Carnation
has been a key supply partner for us. Their genisys™ units ensure our buses are
integrally safe and are reliable. Being experts in their field means that we
can trust them to deliver. Importantly for us, the working relationship with Ring
Carnation ensures that if there are any fitting issues, they are a call away
and they will jump on it to resolve the issue,” continued Morgan.
“They also
get us! If we decide to roll out a universal change to our specification, Ring Carnation
will ensure their units will cope. For example – we recently
installed
new audible seat belt warnings and illuminated signs in our buses. Within the
day Ring Carnation had re-programmed their units to make this change possible.”
“Using the
genisys™ system significantly cuts down on the time we might spend wiring the
systems together. It’s efficiencies like these that have allowed our business
to grow so significantly over the last seven years.”
Richard
Morley, Head of Ring Carnation, added, “Our long working relationship with
Treka Bus has pushed us to be adaptive and flexible, which is now our core
strength. Not all converted vehicles will have the same built-in features, but
our genisys™ units, through working in partnership with Treka Bus, are designed
to fit with the needs of each individual vehicle and customer.”