LOUISVILLE, KY, April 27, 2020 /CNW/ - (TSX: NFI) The
Aftermarket Parts Company, LLC, operating as NFI Parts™ ("NFI
Parts™"), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. ("NFI"), is offering
products to increase onboard safety and cleanliness for its motor
coach and public transportation customers.
NFI Parts™ takes pride in its ability to keep people moving as a
provider of parts and support for the coach and transit industries.
NFI Parts™ remains open for business and has focused efforts on
product offerings to help operators clean and disinfect vehicles as
well as protect drivers and passengers.
"NFI Parts™ is here to be a partner to our customers during
these unprecedented times," said Brian
Dewsnup, President of NFI Parts™. "We recognize that driver
and passenger safety is key to continuing service, and we are
diligently working to provide solutions that will allow our public
and private sector customers to operate as safely as possible."
To help ensure a sanitized cabin environment, NFI Parts™ has
prioritized products including:
- Driver Protection Barriers
-
- New options for the J4500
- More choices for all makes and models of buses and coaches
- UV lights for use in HVAC systems to kill viruses and
bacteria
-
- Mounts inside the ductwork and sanitizes air with UV-C
light
- Higher MERV rated Air Filters
- Fresh Air Ventilation
-
- New retrofit kit turns roof hatches into ventilation fans to
keep air fresh inside the coach
- Cleaning and Disinfecting Products
- Hand Sanitizer and Dispensers
NFI Parts™ is working closely with fellow NFI OE businesses, New
Flyer, MCI, ADL and ARBOC while staying engaged
with industry associations such as ABA, UMA and APTA, to both
provide guidance and respond to requirements that are of the
highest priority to customers.
"As we launch this suite of protection, cleaning, and
disinfecting products, our teams are continuing to work on new
products and solutions," said Dewsnup. "While many of these
products are available now, we expect to launch more options in the
coming weeks and months. I encourage our customers to work with
their drivers, mechanics and passengers to ensure safe operation of
their vehicles."
NFI Parts™ is the parts arm of the NFI Group, providing
replacement parts for New Flyer transit buses, MCI motor coaches,
ARBOC cutaway vehicles, as well as the product lines for the
previously acquired NABI transit bus and Orion parts businesses.
Additionally, NFI Parts™ has extensive cross references for parts
that are common with other bus, coach, and cutaway product lines.
NFI Parts™ has a mature supply base and established relationships
with over 1,000 suppliers.
With over 90 years of parts experience, NFI Parts™ supports a
combined fleet of 75,000 active transit buses, motor coaches and
cutaway vehicles. NFI Parts™ serves more than 5,000 customers
annually. NFI Parts™ understands the operational importance of
getting the right parts, on time, all the time; allowing customer
maintenance teams to focus on repairs and returning vehicles to
service quickly.
About NFI
With 9,000 team members operating from more than 50 facilities
across ten countries, NFI is a leading independent global bus
manufacturer providing a comprehensive suite of mass transportation
solutions under brands: New Flyer® (heavy-duty transit
buses), Alexander Dennis Limited (single and double-deck buses),
Plaxton (motor coaches), MCI® (motor coaches),
ARBOC® (low-floor cutaway and medium-duty buses), and
NFI Parts™. NFI buses and motor coaches incorporate the widest
range of drive systems available including: clean diesel, natural
gas, diesel-electric hybrid, and zero-emission electric (trolley,
battery, and fuel cell). In total, NFI now supports over
105,000 buses and coaches currently in service around the world.
NFI common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under
the symbol NFI. News and information are available at
www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com,
www.arbocsv.com, www.alexander-dennis.com, and www.nfi.parts.
About NFI Parts™
NFI Parts™ is North America's
most comprehensive parts organization, providing parts, technical
publications, training, support for its OEM product lines (transit
buses, motor coaches and cutaways), as well as other manufacturers
through our extensive cross reference database. Further information
is available at www.nfi.parts.
SOURCE NFI Parts