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BC Transit partners with Alexander Dennis for fleet upgrade with order of 41 new Enviro500 Double-Deckers
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI.DB) NFI Group Inc. (NFI), a leading manufacturer of buses and coaches and a provider of comprehensive aftermarket parts and service solutions, subsidiary Alexander Dennis Limited (Alexander Dennis), has confirmed that it has received a firm order for 41 Enviro500 double-deck buses from BC Transit in British Columbia, Canada. The order was added to the company’s firm backlog in Q1 2026. BC Transit is a provincial
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI.DB) NFI Group Inc. (NFI), a leading manufacturer of buses and coaches and a provider of comprehensive aftermarket parts and service solutions, subsidiary Alexander Dennis Limited (Alexander Dennis), has confirmed that it has received a firm order for 41 Enviro500 double-deck buses from BC Transit in British Columbia, Canada. The order was added to the company’s firm backlog in Q1 2026. BC Transit is a provincial Crown corporation that delivers public transportation services throughout British Columbia, excluding the Greater Vancouver area. Servicing more than 1.9 million people and 130 communities across B.C., the agency transports more than 54 million people annually. The new buses will replace older vehicles that have reached the end of their operational life and will continue to integrate double-decker buses into the BC Transit fleet. Each Enviro500 will accommodate up to 80 seated passengers, delivering high seating capacity while maintaining a compact road footprint. BC Transit was the first transit service in North America to introduce double-decker buses in 2000, and it has continued to invest in double-deckers ever since. Victoria fleet currently includes approximately 50 Alexander Dennis double-decker buses, with additional buses being introduced throughout this year. “NFI and BC Transit have worked in partnership for more than 40 years with a shared commitment to ensuring comfortable, safe, and efficient transit for commuters in British Columbia,” said Talha Wasif, General Manager, North America, Alexander Dennis. “We are excited to work with BC Transit once again by providing Alexander Dennis’ Enviro500 double-decker buses that are renowned for exemplary passenger capacity.” “Double-decker buses have been a defining symbol in our capital city since the year 2000, with Victoria becoming the first place in North America to operate double-decker buses for public transit,” said Erinn Pinkerton, President and Chief Executive Officer for BC Transit. “The original 10 buses were Dennis Trident models manufactured by Alexander Dennis. BC Transit is proud that, a quarter of a century later, we continue to purchase double-decker buses from Alexander Dennis—a testament to the strong relationship between us.” The contract adds to Alexander Dennis’s order book and reflects o...