Editing Plaxton (section)

===Independent again===
On 31 March 2004, TransBus International was put into administration.<ref>[http://www.investegate.co.uk/article.aspx?id=200404221425299041X Update: re Administration] Mayflower Corporation 22 April 2004</ref> On 17 May 2004, the Plaxton business was sold in a [[management buyout]] and resumed trading as Plaxton Limited.<ref>[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/05101150 Companies House extract company no 5101150] Plaxton Limited</ref><ref>[http://www.scotsman.com/business/mbo-heralds-transbus-deal-by-end-of-this-week-1-531298 MBO heralds TransBus deal by end of this week] ''[[The Scotsman]]'' 17 May 2004</ref>

Plaxton employed almost 300 people at its main coach plant in Scarborough and a further 59 at its facility in [[Anston]], which builds small buses and coaches such as the [[Plaxton Beaver|Beaver]] and [[Plaxton Cheetah|Cheetah]].

In May 2005, Plaxton announced its return to the service bus market, launching the [[Plaxton Centro|Centro]], a low-floor single-deck vehicle initially to be offered on [[VDL SB120]] chassis, in 10.7 m length, with the first bus completed in February 2006. The Centro is now available on the VDL SB180, [[VDL SB200]], MAN 14.220 and [[Volvo B7RLE]] chassis, with 10.2 m and 12 m lengths also offered.

The company also revealed the Primo, a 28-seat low-floor minibus, in September 2005. This 7.9 m long vehicle is powered by the [[Cummins B Series engine|Cummins ISBe]] [[Euro III]] engine, mounted transversely at the rear. The Primo frame is assembled in [[Hungary]] by Enterprise Bus, effectively a conventional chassis in most respects but one which extends up to cantrail level, before being shipped to Scarborough for completion.