BLUE BIRD ANNOUNCES DEALER FOR MARITIME PROVINCES IN CANADA

FORT VALLEY, GA (October 02, 2007) -Blue Bird Corporation has officially signed A. Girardin, Inc. as the Blue Bird school bus dealer for Maritime Provinces in Canada. The agreement expands a longtime relationship between the two companies and provides Blue Bird with a premium dealer platform for their school and activity bus product lines.

Headquartered in Drummondville, Quebec, family-owned Girardin has already served as Blue Bird’s Quebec-area dealer for a number of years, while also providing after-market support for Blue Bird’s product line within the Maritime Provinces. 

“Blue Bird has already proven to be a great partner for us in Quebec,” said Dave Girardin, President of A. Girardin, Inc.  “We have four sales representatives working in the Maritime Provinces offering quality products and customer satisfaction, and we look forward to expanding those assets in the service of Blue Bird’s school and activity bus product lines.”

Roger Howsmon, Senior Vice-President of School Bus Sales & Marketing for Blue Bird, echoed Girardin’s sentiments regarding the new agreement. “We are very pleased to formalize our relationship with Girardin in the Maritime Provinces and further leverage their market knowledge and reputation on behalf of Blue Bird.”

Blue Bird offers a complete line of Type A, C, and D school buses in a variety of options and configurations.  For 80 years, Blue Bird Corporation has continued to set industry standards with its innovative design and manufacturing capabilities. Blue Bird has an extensive network of dealers and service-parts facilities throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.blue-bird.com.

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