DTI wins $10m Volgren contract

DTI Group has won a contract to supply and install its CCTV recording system in Volgren’s 900 new buses in Western Australia.

On Monday, the state government awarded a $549 million contract to Volvo to continue supplying Transperth buses, with Volgren to fit-out the vehicles.

In a statement, the Richard Johnson-led DTI said it would supply and install IP cameras and digital recording equipment valued at approximately $10 million on the buses, which will be built at Volgren’s manufacturing facility in Malaga.

“DTI is proud of its long association with Volgren for the supply of equipment to public buses in Western Australia and welcomes the opportunity to continue this relationship,” DTI said.

Deliveries of cameras are expected to commence in fourth quarter of this year and would be delivered over a 10-year period.

Volgren, owned by Brazil-based company Marcopolo, has been manufacturing buses for the Public Transport Authority of WA since 1999 when the company expanded from Melbourne to establish its first Perth factory.

The new buses, which will be aluminium, low-floor diesel buses with USB charging points, meet Euro6 emissions standards and will be fully accessible, will replace older buses and expand the fleet for the Metronet project