Is now the time to support our home-grown bus builders?

On his appointment, Alexander Dennis chief executive Colin Robertson promised to continue the resurgence of the manufacturer and significantly expand in the coming years. But now it would seem that the canny Scot’s plans to ramp up production and expand have been hit by the economic turmoil that is affecting the market both at home and abroad.

Last week the Falkirk-basedmanufacturer announced that it was looking to make around 150 staff redundant in the wake of a downturn in demand that...