of Sunderland, car dealer
1938 Company incorporated. The Cowie family opened a second-hand motorcycle shop in Sunderland.
1994 Renamed Cowie Group
Operated bus services in London
1996 Acquired British Bus, North East Bus and County Bus, making the group a leading bus operator. Continued to expand the dealerships and the motor hire operations.[1]
1997 Renamed Arriva plc
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1996 Annual report
- Companies house filings