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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Bus building |
| Founded | 27 October 1934[1] |
| Founder | Walter Smith |
| Defunct | March 1, 2010 |
| Fate | Dissolved after parent company Darwen Group performed a reverse takeover |
| Successor | Optare |
| Headquarters | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Products | Bus bodies |
| Website | Official website |
East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited was a manufacturer of bus bodies and carriages founded in 1934 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. The company went into administration for a short while in August 2007, before being bought by Darwen Group and performed a reverse takeover with Optare when its parent purchased the company in 2008 and its site and business was later closed in 2012.
- ^ "EAST LANCASHIRE COACHBUILDERS LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.