Wrightbus

Wrightbus
Company typePrivate
IndustryTransport
Founded1946 (1946)
FounderRobert Wright
HeadquartersBallymena, Northern Ireland
Key people
Jean-Marc Gales (CEO)
ProductsBus and coachwork
Revenue£181 million (2017)
Number of employees
1,300 (2023)
ParentBamford Bus Company
Websitewrightbus.com

Wrightbus 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.