The bus industry has seen a wealth of change since Laurie ‘Pop’ Dyson returned from serving in World War II and began a bus company. Seventy years down the track, the Dyson family is still going strong, with Dyson Group recently celebrating a special anniversary.
After emigrating from England to Australia, Laurie Dyson bought a bus business from his recently-passed former boss. Dysons began operating as a company in 1952 with four buses. Now, 1,200 employees and roughly 650 buses carry the Dyson name. Many of them converged upon Thornbury Theatre in June to mark the milestone.
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