International bus and coach manufacturing giant Van Hool is hoping for a “rapid restart” after reaching a binding offer with other brands to rescue it from bankruptcy.
On April 8, Van Hool was declared bankrupt, with the major global manufacturer facing permanent closure.
Now, a board of four curators, including coach and bus group VDL Groep and GRW, a partner company of trailer brand Schmitz Cargobull, have offered to acquire the brand and restart it.
The curators discussed and accepted a binding officer from the Dutch VDL Groep and South Africa-based GRW to take over the company.
Van Hool representatives say other binds were presented to the board of curators in recent days, but weren’t accepted.
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