Pressed Metal Corporation South Australia facts for kids
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Punchbowl Bus Company Scania L113CRL at Central station in July 2013
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| Industry | Bus manufacturing |
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| Successor | Australian Bus Manufacturing |
| Defunct | 1999 |
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Park Royal
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| Parent | Clifford Corporation |
Pressed Metal Corporation South Australia (often called PMCSA) was an Australian company that built bodies for buses. It was located in Royal Park, a suburb of Adelaide.
History of PMCSA
The company started out with a different name: Freighter-Lawton Industries. Later, in 1963, its name changed to Freighter Industries. At first, the business was located in Seaton.
In 1975, Leyland Australia bought the company. It was then renamed PMCSA. The company moved to a new factory in Royal Park in 1976.
In 1991, another company called Pressed Metal Corporation in Sydney closed down. Because of this, PMCSA in Adelaide took over all the work. Its name changed again to PMC Australia.
In July 1996, PMCSA was sold to Clifford Corporation. This happened when Leyland Australia (which was then called JRA Limited) sold its bus businesses.
Later, Clifford Corporation had problems and stopped operating. In 1999, the factory was sold. It was bought by a group that included Custom Coaches, Jim Bosnjak, and John Hewson. The company was renamed Australian Bus Manufacturing. In 2000, Custom Coaches became the full owner of the business.
During the 1980s, PMCSA also built a type of bus frame called the Elwood bus chassis. Most of these were sold to bus companies in Melbourne.
