| Industry | Bus building |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Products | Bus bodies |
| Website | Official website (archive copy) |
The Darwen Group was a bus builder. They were founded in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
The company was created from the purchase of East Lancashire Coachbuilders who went into administration in August 2007[1].
In June 2008 Darwen performed a reverse takeover with the then bus builder Optare[2] (now Switch Mobility). After the reverse takeover, the Darwen name was changed to Optare UK Ltd.[3].
- ↑ Optare UK Limited (Formerly Darwen Group Ltd) (17 July 2009). "Directors' report and financial statements". Companies House.
- ↑ Bus and Coach.com Archived 1 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Roy Stanley company buys Optare, 12 March 2008
- ↑ "Certificate of incorporation on change in name". Companies House. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2019.