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===Buses=== |
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*F/FS (bonneted single decker) |
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*Lancet (front-engined) |
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*G/GL (bonneted small capacity bus) |
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*H/HS/HV (front-engined single decker) |
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*Lancet/Lancet 2/Lancet 3/Lancet 4 (front-engined single decker) |
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*Lance/Lance 2/Lance 3 (front-engined double decker) |
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*Mace (front-engined small capacity bus) |
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*Pike |
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*Dominant (underfloor-engined single decker) |
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*Lancet UF (underfloor-engined single decker) |
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*Pelican (underfloor-engined light-weight single decker) |
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*[[Dennis Loline|Loline]] |
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===Other vehicles=== |
===Other vehicles=== |
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*[[Loyd Carrier]] (during [[World War Two]]) |
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*Pax (truck) |
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==Rivals== |
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Revision as of 01:40, 9 September 2005
Dennis is a major British coachbuilder and manufacturer of specialised commercial vehicles. Founded in 1895, the company is best known for the manufacturer of fire engines, although its other major product lines are buses, dustcarts and airport service vehicles.
Originally known as Dennis Brothers Ltd, it was acquired by Hestair Group in 1972 after a few years of financial difficulties. It was sold to Trinity Holdings (formed from a management buyout from Hestair Group) in 1989 and then to Mayflower Corporation in October 1998.
In 1990s, the company was no longer a single integrated whole, but was three independent businesses, namely:
Dennis Fire - manufacturer of fire appliances.
Dennis Bus - manufacturer of buses and other public transport vehicles
Dennis-Eagle - manufacturer of municipal vehicles (garbage trucks). This company also incorporates the remains of the Eagle Engineering and Shelvoke and Drewry concerns.
Mayflower Corporation sold Dennis-Eagle in July 1999. Dennis Bus and Dennis Fire were incorporated into Transbus International (now Alexander Dennis) in 2001.
Products
Buses
1920s-1967
- E/EV (front-engined single decker)
- F/FS (bonneted single decker)
- G/GL (bonneted small capacity bus)
- H/HS/HV (front-engined single decker)
- Dart (bonneted small capacity bus)
- Lancet/Lancet 2/Lancet 3/Lancet 4 (front-engined single decker)
- Lance/Lance 2/Lance 3 (front-engined double decker)
- Ace (front-engined small capacity bus)
- Mace (front-engined small capacity bus)
- Falcon (front-engined small capacity bus)
- Pike
- Dominant (underfloor-engined single decker)
- Lancet UF (underfloor-engined single decker)
- Pelican (underfloor-engined light-weight single decker)
- Loline
1977-2000
- Dominator
- Jubilant
- Dart (front-engined)
- Falcon
- Lancet
- Dragon/Condor
- Dorchester
- Domino
- Chassis of Duple 425 coach
- Javelin
- Dart/Dart SLF
- Lance/Arrow
- Lance SLF
- Trident 2
- Trident 3
Other vehicles
- Loyd Carrier (during World War Two)
- Pax (truck)
Rivals
Buses
- Leyland Motors - absorbed by Volvo
- Van Hool
- Volvo Buses
- MAN
- Setra
- Neoplan
- Mercedes-Benz buses
See also
- Alexander Dennis - now "owns" Dennis Bus and Dennis Fire
- Thomas Dennis Company LLC - joint venture between Dennis and Thomas Built Buses (1999-2003)