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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.

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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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Employees
1300
Revenue
181000000
Official website
wrightbus.com
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Wrightbus
inception
1946-00-00
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17 sections
Contents
  • 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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