Wrightbus

Wrightbus
Company typePrivate
IndustryTransport
Founded1946; 79 years ago (1946)
FounderRobert Wright
HeadquartersBallymena, Northern Ireland
Key people
Jean-Marc Gales (CEO)[1]
ProductsBus and coachwork
Revenue£181 million (2017)
OwnerJo Bamford[2]
Number of employees
860 (2022)[3]
ParentBamford Bus Company
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

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

Current models

Arriva Southern Counties Wright StreetLite Bluewater bus station, in 2015
Translink Metro Volvo B5TL with Wright Gemini 3 bodywork in Belfast

Single-decker

Double-decker

  • Gemini 3
  • StreetDeck

Previous models

Single-decker

GHA Coaches Dennis Dart with Wright Handybus bodywork in Wrexham in 2009
Mercedes-Benz O405 with Wright Cityranger bodywork at Shudehill Interchange, Manchester in 2007
Wrightbus Streetcar, used on the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown Express route
  • 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

London Sovereign Volvo B5LH with Wright SRM bodywork at Golders Green station in 2016
  • Eclipse Gemini
  • Eclipse Gemini 2
  • Explorer
  • Gemini 2
  • Pulsar Gemini
  • Pulsar Gemini HEV
  • New Routemaster
  • SRM

References

  1. ↑ Halford, Paul (27 April 2023). "Wrightbus names Jean-Marc Gales as new CEO". routeone. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Deeney, Niall (22 October 2019). "Wrightbus contract 'signed and completed'". News Letter. Belfast. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Morgan, Richard (30 January 2020). "Wrightbus owner Jo Bamford says coming to NI is revelation". BBC News. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Wrightbus sale deal reached 'in principle'". BBC News. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ↑ McDonnell, Francess (22 October 2019). "Bamford closes deal to acquire Wrightbus out of administration". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

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