Wrightbus
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transport |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Founder | Robert Wright |
| Headquarters | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
Key people | Jean-Marc Gales (CEO)[1] |
| Products | Bus and coachwork |
| Revenue | £181 million (2017) |
| Owner | Jo Bamford[2] |
Number of employees | 860 (2022)[3] |
| Parent | Bamford Bus Company |
| Website | Official website  |
Wrightbus is a Northern Irish bus-making company. It was founded in 1946, by a man called Robert Wright. His son William Wright helped continue the bus company. In 2019, it was bought by British businessman Jo Bamford.[4][5]
Products
[change | change source]Current models
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Single-decker
[change | change source]Double-decker
[change | change source]Previous models
[change | change source]Single-decker
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- Axcess-Floline
- Axcess-Ultralow
- Cadet
- Cityranger
- Commander
- Consort
- Contour
- Crusader
- Crusader 2
- Eclipse Metro
- Eclipse Urban, 2 and 3
- Eclipse Fusion
- Eclipse Commuter
- Eclipse SchoolRun
- Endeavour
- Electrocity
- Endurance
- Fusion
- Handybus
- Liberator
- Meridian
- Nimbus
- Pathfinder
- Pulsar
- Renown
- Royale
- Solar
- Solar Fusion
- TT
- StreetAir
- StreetCar
- StreetVibe
- Urbanranger
Double-decker
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- Eclipse Gemini
- Eclipse Gemini 2
- Explorer
- Gemini 2
- Pulsar Gemini
- Pulsar Gemini HEV
- New Routemaster
- SRM
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Halford, Paul (27 April 2023). "Wrightbus names Jean-Marc Gales as new CEO". routeone. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ↑ Deeney, Niall (22 October 2019). "Wrightbus contract 'signed and completed'". News Letter. Belfast. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ↑ Morgan, Richard (30 January 2020). "Wrightbus owner Jo Bamford says coming to NI is revelation". BBC News. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ↑ "Wrightbus sale deal reached 'in principle'". BBC News. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ↑ McDonnell, Francess (22 October 2019). "Bamford closes deal to acquire Wrightbus out of administration". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website
Media related to Wrightbus at Wikimedia Commons
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