2005/06/06
During a ceremony held in Madrid on 27 May which was attended by the most important representatives from the coach, make, bodybuilders and auxiliary industries, the New Irizar Century with an Irisbus EuroRider C-34 SRI chassis was awarded the 2005 Coach of the Year in Spain Prize.
Koldo Saratxaga and Pablo de la Fuente, representing IRIZAR and IRISBUS, respectively, thanked each other for their collaborative effort in the development of this award-winning vehicle.
The members of the jury were:
MEMBERS OF THE JURY BUSINESSMEN
- Mr Antonio Catalán from TRANSVIA (VALENCIA)
- Mr Jacobo Cosmen Menénfromz Castañedo from ALSA (ASTURIAS)
- Mr Pachi Díez from AUTOCARES RIO ALHAMA (NAVARRA)
- Mr Javier Gómez de Aranda from ALSINA GRAELS (GRANADA)
- Mr Jesús Gómez Llorente Editor of VIAJEROS
- Mr José María Huch from AUTOCARES JULIÁ (BARCELONA)
- Mr Angel Jiménez Pérez from LAT (MURCIA)
- Mr Raúl López López from MONBUS (LUGO)
- Mr Julio de Marco from PORTILLO (MALAGA)
- Mr José Luis Rodríguez Cabezas de Herrera from CONTINENTAL AUTO (MADRID)
- Mr Andrés Ruiz from the RUIZ GROUP (MADRID)
- Mr Luis Suárez de Lezo from TRAPSA (MADRID)
- Mr Victor Tejuca from the AVANZA GROUP (MADRID)
- Mr José Vera from AUTOCARES VERA (MADRID)
MEMBERS OF THE JURY TECHNICIANS AND SPECIALIST PRESS
- Mr Francisco Aparicio Izquierdo Director of INSIA.
