Alexander Dennis has provided a general company update at Euro Bus Expo 2026 in Birmingham.
The conference offered a brief report on the company’s recent activity, the launch of new AD24 service contracts and clarification on a selection of future endeavours, as well as current priorities as a whole.
Production & Manufacturing
In June 2025, Alexander Dennis announced the end of bus manufacturing operations at both its Falkirk and Larbert facilities in Scotland. Whilst the former is now set to be vacated in the coming months; newly-disclosed information has revealed that, as of November 2026; the Larbert site is now producing 12 chassis per week – a number that is anticipated to increase to 30 over the coming months, though it has been confirmed that the Enviro100EV shell is still being supplied from Zhuhai in China.
Elsewhere; Alexander Dennis’ Scarborough site has now been officially recognised as the company’s main centre of excellence for UK body build. The facility’s flexibility has allowed it to match chassis rates seen in Larbert – and the company will continue to retain the option to resume body assembly at Larbert should demand increase.
EnviroEV Series
Moving onto product portfolio, representatives celebrated the official launch of the company’s Enviro200EV, which entered passenger service when Go North East became the first operator to launch the next-generation buses in April 2026, deploying them from its Riverside Depot in Gateshead.
Falcon Buses also launched a fleet of 13 next-generation Enviro200EVs in July 2026 – becoming the first independent operator and ALBUM member to introduce the model in the process – and Alexander Dennis has now received its first Enviro200EV order from Transport for London (TfL).
Elsewhere, the company’s Enviro100EV continues to receive international interest – though present representatives state that main priorities lie in the UK & Ireland. When questioned on this, Group Engineering Director Chris Gall stated that whilst the company does possess a market presence in select areas in North America and Europe, current plans would only see it focus on existing customer bases – at least for the time being as the company contemplates a potential expansion of the Enviro100EV alone.
Enviro Max
Last month; Alexander Dennis announced that it would begin exploring the development of a tram-style electric bus for the UK market in collaboration with Volvo Buses. Plans for the vehicle, which is slated to measure in at 18 metres in length, are still in active development.
Work has now begun to evaluate potential interest from combined and local authorities, with eventual plans set to include its introduction on BRT routes.
Other expected features of the Enviro Max include a 530 kWh battery, as well as opportunity charging up to 460 kW, and all production will be handled at the company’s Scarborough site.
AD24
Finally; representatives celebrated the official reveal of new contracts with AD24 – including a service package that will replace AD24’s existing pence-per-mile contracts with an offering that encompasses parts, HVAC systems – and, in future, servicing and MOTs.
With fixed-fee packages for five, seven, 10 or 15 years; these new contracts will aim to provide operators with more flexibility through structured, scalable service packages, with a fixed monthly fee that will remain the same throughout the entire duration of the contract (which can very between five and 15 years).
The new offerings will seek to offer a renewed focus on repair, refurbishment and service, and will see the introduction of a new chassis protection option for existing fleets. Elsewhere, Alexander Dennis will now begin offering training in Anston, as well as Farnborough.
Concluding the conference; representatives confirmed that there are still no concrete plans to progress the development of any future coaches, and stated that whilst the company has begun offering repowering services, it will only be possible with Alexander Dennis products to ensure reliability.
