dᵻspˈaɪt ɐ hˈɛlθi ˈɔːɹdɚ bˈʊk ænd ɡˈʊd ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌv vˈiəkəlz ðə fˈæktɚɹi wʌz klˈoʊzd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn wɪð lˈɔs ʌv ˈɔːl dʒˈɑːbz, ˈɔːl ˈɔːɹdɚz ænd mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ wɜː mˈuːvd tə ðə plˈækstənz skˈɑːɹbəɹˌoʊ sˈaɪt hˌuː wʌz stɹˈʌɡlɪŋ wɪð ɐ dˈaʊntɜːn ɪnðə lˈɑːɹdʒ kˈoʊtʃ ˈɪndʌstɹi.
Despite a healthy order book and good range of vehicles the factory was closed in 1991 with loss of all jobs, all orders and manufacturing were moved to the Plaxtons' Scarborough site who was struggling with a downturn in the large coach industry.