Pressed Metal Corporation South Australia
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bus manufacturing |
| Predecessor | Freighter Industries |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Fate | Sold to Clifford Corporation in 1996; plant purchased in 1999 and became Australian Bus Manufacturing |
| Headquarters | Royal Park, Adelaide , Australia |
| Products | Bus bodies, Elwood bus chassis |
Pressed Metal Corporation South Australia (PMCSA) was a bus body manufacturing company located in Royal Park, Adelaide, Australia.
History
Initially established as Freighter-Lawton Industries, the company underwent a name change to Freighter Industries in 1963 and operated out of Seaton. In 1975, ownership transferred to Leyland Australia, which led to a rebranding as PMCSA and a move to a newly built facility in Royal Park by 1976.
Following the shutdown of Pressed Metal Corporation in Sydney and the merging of operations into Adelaide in 1991, the company adopted the name PMC Australia. The enterprise became part of the 1996 transaction involving Leyland Australia's bus division (then managed by JRA Limited) when it was sold to Clifford Corporation.
After Clifford Corporation's failure, the manufacturing plant was purchased in 1999 by a group comprising Custom Coaches, Jim Bosnjak, and John Hewson, leading to the establishment of Australian Bus Manufacturing. By 2000, Custom Coaches gained complete ownership of the business.
In addition to its bus bodywork, PMCSA developed the Elwood bus chassis during the 1980s, which was mainly utilized by operators in Melbourne.