Wrightbus
thumb|Simplified Wrightbus logo Wrightbus (stylized WRIGHT, or simply Wright) is a Northern Irish bus manufacturer and a pioneer of the low-floor bus. The company was established in 1946 by Robert Wright and was later run by his son Sir William Wright, until it was acquired in 2019 by British businessman Jo Bamford.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Wrightbus
- Company.logo
- Wrightbus logo.svg
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.founder
- Robert Wright
- Company.location
- Ballymena, Northern Ireland
- Company.key_people
- Jean-Marc Gales (CEO)
- Company.industry
- Automotive
- Company.products
- Bus and coachwork
- Company.num_employees
- 1,300 (2023)
- Company.parent
- Bamford Bus Company
- Company.revenue
- £181 million (2017)
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Official website
Wrightbus | World’s first hydrogen double decker bus
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- 1940s to 1970s – Early years
- 1990s – Breakthrough into bus bodybuilding sector
- Low-floor
- 2000s
- 2010s
- Administration and acquisition by Jo Bamford
- 2020s
- Rightech
- Exports
- Products
- Current models
- Former
- Single deck
- Double deck
- References
- External links
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