ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ðə kˈʌmpəni bɪkˌeɪm pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə plˈækstənz ɡɹˈuːp pˈiː.ˈɛl.sˈiː., ðə lˈiːdɪŋ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm pɹədˈuːsɚz ʌv lˈɑːɹdʒ lˈʌkʃɚɹi kˈoʊtʃᵻz bˈeɪst ɪn skˈɑːɹbəɹˌoʊ.
In 1980 the company became part of the Plaxtons Group p.l.c., the leading United Kingdom producers of large luxury coaches based in Scarborough.