Mills-Tui was an Australian manufacturer of heavily specialised vehicles in
Narangba,
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
.
History
Mills-Tui was established in 1999 when the
fire appliance
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business of
Austral was purchased from the administrators of
Clifford Corporation.
In 2001 it purchased the rights to the ''Majestic'' coach and ''Orbit'' bus bodies from
Queensland Coach Company.
AAT Kings
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History
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and
Greyhound Australia
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It is owned by Entrada Travel Group. The company was established in 1928 and is not affiliated with similarly named companies ...
were major customers. It also built ambulance bodies.
In September 2014, Mills-Tui ceased trading after being placed in
administration
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* Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal: the process of dealing with or controlling things or people.
** Administrative assistant, traditionally known as a se ...
.
[Mills-Tui Australia ceases trading '']Australian Bus
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'' issue 66 November 2014 page 7
References
External links
Bus Australia gallery
{{Automotive industry in Australia
Bus manufacturers of Australia
Fire service vehicle manufacturers
Manufacturing companies based in Brisbane
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1999
Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 2014
1999 establishments in Australia
2014 disestablishments in Australia