, ▁M ell or ▁provided ▁bodies ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁different ▁ch ass is , ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁deliver ies ▁going ▁to ▁Trans it ▁Hold ings ▁and ▁their ▁various ▁subs idi aries . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁sold ▁by ▁Hen ly s ▁Group ▁to ▁Pla xt on . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁company ' s ▁assets ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁entity , ▁De ck g lade ▁Limited , ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁a ▁management ▁buy out ▁by ▁the ▁Wood all ▁Nich ol son ▁Group ▁that ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁with ▁the ▁company ▁name ▁rever ting ▁to ▁M ell or ▁Co ach craft ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Success ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁with ▁a ▁body work ▁for ▁the ▁low - floor ▁I ve co ▁Daily ▁ch ass is , ▁with ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁between ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁passengers ; ▁fitted ▁with ▁an ▁optional ▁rear ▁lift , ▁the ▁body ▁was ▁popular ▁with ▁the ▁early ▁access ▁bus ▁market . ▁Later , ▁body work ▁was ▁launched ▁for ▁the ▁F iat ▁Duc ato , ▁Ford ▁Trans it ▁and ▁Mer cedes - B enz ▁T 2 , ▁V ario ▁and ▁Spr inter ▁ch ass is , ▁with ▁many ▁min ib uses ▁being ▁sold ▁to ▁local ▁authorities ▁in ▁the ▁access ▁bus ▁market . ▁ ▁M ell