(^46) ABC April 2018 busnews.com.au
SUPPLY LINES PRODUCT GUIDE
Australian and New Zealand bus
operators, with the Melbourne – and
now Brisbane-based company –
making and selling seat systems in
all the above categories.
Its commitment to quality and
safety has made McConnell Seats
Australia the major force and
market leader in the extremely
specialised area of passenger
transport seating, according to the
Melbourne-based company.
McCONNELL TODAY
Now mainly located under
one roof of a large 15,000sqm
modern factory in the suburb
of Broadmeadows, north of the
Melbourne CBD and south-west
of Tullamarine Airport. McConnell
provides the best in public transport
seat design and manufactured
products and services.
Its seats are completely
manufactured in-house from the
metal fabrication right through to
the final trim. A high level of quality
is assured through adherence to
its quality management system
modelled on AS/NZS ISO9001:2008.
Facilities include professional
engineering and design personnel.
Seat strengths and load applications
for new designs are analysed and
tested in-house.
Products and components
are certified to Australian Design
Rules (ADRs) and recognised
standards. And in a market
becoming increasing safety
conscious, McConnell says through
its marketing and design team –
plus the latest in production and
construction techniques – it can
offer far superior services and
bus-seat products. And it’s been
doing it for decades.
Its aim? Put simply and in its most
respectful terms, McConnell, “aims
to be a globally competitive supplier
to all aspects of the commercial
transport seating industry by
providing total satisfaction that
surpasses customer expectations”.
And it achieves this by the
continuous improvement
of products, quality, and an
unrelenting commitment to
customer service through the
development of its highly skilled
and innovative staff, it states.
“And we’ve invested in a lot of
training. All production staff have
completed a Certificate I and II in
Competitive Lean Manufacturing
and our team leaders and office
sales staff have completed the
diploma course.”
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
Founded in 1952 by James ‘Jim’
McConnell, the second generation
- and probably future generations
- of McConnell is continuing the
tradition of quality work to this day.
Active in market segments
requiring passenger seating for
luxury coaches; day charter and
school buses; urban buses; and rail
and light-rail systems; McConnell
is the preferred choice for many
Above:
Technological
advances and
demand has
led to the
implementation
of USB ports in
bus seats.
Right:
The McConnell
bus-seat
production
process in full
flight.McCONNELL
BUS SEAT
RANGE
- Adventura
- Centra
- Commuter
- Educator
- Educator 2/3
- Elite
- Executive
- Explorer
- Metro
- School Safe
- Travel Safe
- Urban
- Voyager