Wrightbus
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Not to be confused with Wightbus, the former bus operator.
Wrightbus[4] 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 William Wright, until it was acquired in 2019 by British businessman Jo Bamford.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Transport |
Founded | 1946; 78 years ago (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 | wrightbus |
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