Wrightbus

Wrightbus today announced the acquisition of Midlands firm RGI Bus and Coach Refurbishment Limited in a ‘pivotal’ deal to continue our push into bus refurbishment and repair, underlining our commitment to growth and expansion. This will enable Wrightbus and our subsidiary NewPower UK to offer a complete suite of refurbishment options, from upholstery to metalwork, alongside its existing powertrain conversion operation. The deal, signed at the end of last month, secures RGI’s impressive facilities in Southam along with 13 members of staff. It also sees RGI owner Ross Cleaver join Wrightbus as Head of Repair and Refurbishment UK. Ross shared “Ever since I started RGI, our customers have been paramount. These same ethics and approach are shared by Wrightbus and I’m delighted to be involved in taking it to the next level.” Jean-Marc Gales, Wrightbus CEO added: “We extend a very warm welcome to Ross and his team and we know that their experience and skillset will be enormously valuable to us and our customers.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/eCk2EZrd #Wrightbus #DrivingAGreenerFuture #BusRefurb #Refurbishment #BusRepair #BusinessGrowth #BusinessAcquisition

Wrightbus continues to go from strength to strength, creating jobs, developing skills, supporting a growing supply chain and reducing Co2 emissions in towns, cities and urban areas across the UK and beyond. All of this is centred around the work being done in our Northern Ireland headquarters by world leading minds in engineering, green technology and manufacturing.   The Wrightbus ecosystem includes suppliers from 47 counties across the United Kingdom, generating thousands of jobs and millions of pounds in revenue for a myriad of businesses. AllServiceOne continues to grow, offering the best industry support to our operators and NewPower UK is helping to revolutionise the decarbonisation of public transport, replacing diesel engines with state of the art battery-electric systems.   Our buses and products have been exported to Asia, Australia and Europe and we have ambitious plans to increase those numbers over the next 12 months. “We want to keep this success story going to show that Northern Ireland can be the epicentre of the great green transport revolution,” Jean-Marc Gales, Wrightbus CEO. #Wrightbus #DrivingAGreenerFuture #GreenTransport #GreenTech #Decarbonisation #ElectricBus #HydrogenBus

“This is a company that is helping to build the low carbon future” The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn MP visited the Wrightbus factory in Ballymena, where he visited our production lines, meeting with employees and apprentices working on our leading range of zero emission buses and seeing first-hand how the biggest deal in our history with The Go-Ahead Group is helping to put Northern Ireland at the forefront of the green energy revolution.   Here he reflects on the importance of the work being done here at Wrightbus, both for the local economy and beyond as we continue to grow and expand across the globe.   “This is what we need more of across the country…to get the economy growing, which will be good for all our futures”   Read more about the visit on our website: https://lnkd.in/eDzD6XmK   Northern Ireland Office #Wrightbus #DrivingAGreenerFuture #SecretaryOfStateVisit #UKManufacturing #UKJobs #GreenJobs #Decarbonisation

Today we were delighted to welcome the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn MP to Wrightbus, to show him first-hand how the biggest deal in our history with The Go-Ahead Group, is helping to put Northern Ireland at the forefront of the green energy revolution. Mr Benn met with our CEO Jean-Marc Gales and other members of the Wrightbus team on the visit, which took place just 24 hours after a record £18.2 billion was announced for the Northern Ireland Executive in 2025/26 in the budget. Jean-Marc said the visit had come at a significant moment for Wrightbus and for Northern Ireland. “This is a hugely proud moment for Wrightbus and the whole of Northern Ireland and we are incredibly grateful for the support from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and his colleagues in Westminster. Wrightbus continues to go from strength to strength, creating jobs, developing skills, supporting a growing supply chain and reducing Co2 emissions in towns, cities and urban areas across the UK and beyond.  We want to keep this success story going to show that Northern Ireland can be the epicentre of the great green transport revolution.” Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn said: “It has been fantastic to visit Wrightbus and to witness first-hand how the company is supporting the UK Government’s missions to kickstart economic growth and make the UK a clean energy superpower by making the buses of the future. Speaking to the young apprentices and workers and witnessing the innovative manufacturing process, it’s clear that Wrightbus is making an important contribution to boosting local skills and employment. This expertise will be put to good use in fulfilling the Go-Ahead contract, ensuring a bright future for employees and the wider supply chain.” Read the full story on our website: https://lnkd.in/eDzD6XmK Northern Ireland Office #Wrightbus #DrivingAGreenerFuture #SecretaryOfStateVisit #UKManufacturing #UKJobs #GreenJobs #Decarbonisation

“We are building first class buses. We have the best engineers, we build an extremely efficient bus, we know how to build them, we are building them well, I have all the reasons in the world to be very optimistic about the future of this company.” Jean-Marc Gales, Wrightbus CEO   At Wrightbus, our buses are built to last, drawing from over 78 years of structural engineering expertise. Each bus exemplifies exceptional craftsmanship and robust structural integrity, making them not only ideal for today’s modern fleet operations but also well-suited for the future, thanks to the re-powering solutions offered by NewPower UK. We are proud to now employ nearly 2,000 dedicated individuals at Wrightbus. Every one of our team members works to the highest standards, blending individual skills with outstanding teamwork to deliver a top-tier product. Additionally, every job at our Ballymena factory supports three more across our UK supply chain.   As we continue to grow across the world, we know the strength of our product, our team and our engineering excellence will secure Wrightbus as a leading global brand, decarbonising public transport and helping to provide a greener, cleaner future, with more breathable air for this generation and the next. #Wrightbus #DrivingAGreenerFuture #Decarbonisation #PublicTransport #GreenTech #GreenJobs

Wrightbus continue to work with our customers to set the highest standards in accessible journeys for everyone. Our state-of-the-art vehicles can include an array of features available to enhance both customer accessibility, comfort and safety: •      Manual and electric wheelchair ramps •      Low floors •      Spacious wheelchair bays •      Induction loops •      Audio visual announcements •      Dementia friendly flooring •      Priority seating •      Mid door entrance As well as these features, our zero emission buses are also smoother and quieter, cutting down on sensory input that can be present difficulties for some commuters, or make bus journeys impossible. Additional comfort features include pram spaces, USB charging points and high back seats. We will continue working with operators, customers and partners to keep developing our buses with passengers in mind, ensuring that everyone enjoys safe, comfortable and accessible journeys as well as a cleaner, quieter method of transport. Let’s work together to drive a greener, cleaner, more accessible, and more inclusive future. (Pictured – interior of the #StreetDeck #Electroliner for Oxford Bus Company The Go-Ahead Group ) #Wrightbus #DrivingAGreenerFuture #Accessibility #AccessibleTravel #AccessibleTransport #ElectricBus #PassengerComfort #AccessibleAndInclusive

We are delighted to introduce the new senior lead team for AllServiceOne who will continue to drive excellence and unbeatable service in the Wrightbus aftersales market.   The team is led by Wrightbus CEO Jean-Marc Gales and Jon Eardley Managing Director for Aftersales & Telematics at Wrightbus & AllServiceOne, who are supported by a highly experienced team of industry experts, who will be central to the expansion of the AllServiceOne offering.   ·      Quality Director – David Murdoch. With 28yrs experience within Wrightbus across numerous customer facing and technical roles, David is well known to our customers. Moving quality control into All Service One gives more independent oversight over factory output, ensuring each vehicle is customer ready before it turns its first mile.   ·      Service Director – Andrew Blair. Over 20 years’ experience in leading field service operations both in the UK and internationally. Working hand in hand with the new Quality Director, David Murdoch, and the Wrightbus engineering team, Andy and his expert central and field based teams will ensure that Wrightbus products are reliable, and continue to deliver market leading efficiency and performance , supporting fleets with fully trained front line support technicians, full customer training and technical resources from the first mile to the last mile.   ·      Head of Parts Sales – Carl Copestake. New to the team, Carl joins us from Triumph UK where he headed up the aftersales team for the UK. With almost 30yrs of parts and aftersales experience, Carl began his parts career in the bus industry before moving on to work in parts management roles at Mercedes Benz commercial vehicles; plus regional and national roles at BMW and Nissan, before moving to Triumph. He knows all too well the priorities of our customers and will bring innovative ideas and strategies from his extensive experience within the transport sector.   Jon Eardley reflects on his confidence in the strength of this team: “This new All Service One structure puts our customers at the centre of our thinking. The experience that this senior team bring will ensure that our customers priorities are always our priorities. High quality vehicles delivered to our customers, that are reliable, with >99% uptime and fully supported throughout their life will maintain strong partnerships and ensure Wrightbus remains at the forefront of the zero-emission revolution.” Jean-Marc Gales spoke of the new team saying, “With the new leadership team in place, I believe we are exceptionally well-positioned to enhance our service and parts support for our existing customers and open up new markets. Jon, Andrew, David, and Carl represent the strongest team in the industry. Along with our industry leading field force at AllServiceOne, we are uniquely equipped to deliver outstanding service to our customers.” #Wrightbus #AllServiceOne #LeadTeam #SeniorManagement #PartsAndService #Telematics #CustomerSupport #FleetSupport

We had a fantastic meeting yesterday at the NewPower base in Bicester. Senior team members from @Wrightbus, First Bus, NewPower UK and AllServiceOne met together for a day of inspiring and challenging idea sharing and thought provoking industry insights.   Wrightbus CEO Jean-Marc Gales hosted the event and welcomed senior team members from each company for briefings and breakout sessions around our shared vision for a greener future, supporting UK manufacturing and green jobs.   The NewPower factory provided the perfect backdrop for discussions around the decarbonisation of public transport, and allowed the First Bus team to take a first hand look at the progress of their recent order. Their initial order of 32 buses being repowered by NewPower are currently working their way through production having their diesel engines replaced with new zero-emission electric powertrains. 
Collectively, when the 32 re-powered Zero Emission Buses enter service, they will eliminate 2,100 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually.   Thank you to First Group, AllServiceOne and NewPower for a very worthwhile and enjoyable day.   #Wrightbus #DrivingAGreenerFuture #FirstBus #NewPower #AllServiceOne #Decarbonisation #RePoweredBus #ElectricBus #PublicTransport

Wrightbus are delighted to announce the appointment of James Hamill as Director of Human Resources, as our workforce continues to expand on the back of a bulging order book. James has joined our team from global manufacturing firm Linamar, where he headed up HR for the European region which has 19 different production facilities. The appointment is a return to his roots for James, who was born and raised a stone’s throw from the Wrightbus headquarters in Ballymena. “The big draw in joining Wrightbus was the opportunity of doing something in my hometown. It’s about bringing the pride of manufacturing back to Ballymena. The The town has a proud manufacturing history, but it has been scarred by closures in the past. We have grown rapidly in a very short space of time, and now we need to make sure we have the right people for the right jobs.” Wrightbus CEO Jean-Marc Gales has added his welcome: We are delighted to welcome James to the Wrightbus team. His experience in large manufacturing is exactly what we need as we continue to expand our workforce and business as a whole. Read more about James’ appointment: https://lnkd.in/gxCENKug #Wrigthtbus #DrivingAGreenerFuture #TeamGrowth #HumanResources #HR #HRDirector #NewAppointment

Großartige Wasserstoff-News für Deutschland! Gestern ist das 9.040 Kilometer mächtige „Wasserstoff-Kernnetz“ von der Bundesnetzagentur genehmigt worden. Damit ist der erste Schritt zum Aufbau einer deutschlandweiten Wasserstoff-Infrastruktur getan. Ab 2025 und dann bis 2032 sollen die Leitungen nach und nach in Betrieb gehen. Investitionskosten: rund 18,9 Milliarden Euro. Das Ziel: Alle wesentlichen Wasserstoffproduktions-, Import- und Verbrauchspunkte in Deutschland sollen miteinander verbunden werden – also auch alle künftigen Wasserstoff-Cluster. In ihnen sind regionale und lokale Wasserstoffprojekte zusammengefasst, etwa in Industrie- oder Gewerbeparks. Für Wrightbus und unser Schwesterunternehmen Ryze Power GmbH sind das hervorragende Neuigkeiten, denn wir unterstützen auch in Deutschland unsere Kunden auf dem Weg in eine grüne Zukunft. „Als einer der führenden Wasserstoffbus-Hersteller in Europa gestalten wir von Wrightbus gemeinsam mit unseren Kunden die Transformation zum emissionsfeien Nahverkehr“, betont Wrightbus CEO Jean-Marc Gales. Übrigens: Zu 60 Prozent besteht das künftige Wasserstoff-Kernnetz aus Leitungen, die von Gas auf Wasserstoff umgestellt werden. 40 Prozent werden neu gebaut.   #Wrightbus #Wasserstoff #Wasserstoffcluster #Wasserstoffkernnetz  _____________________ Great hydrogen news for Germany! Yesterday, the 9,040-kilometre hydrogen core network was approved by the Federal Network Agency. This is the first step towards establishing a Germany-wide hydrogen infrastructure. The pipelines will gradually go into operation from 2025 and then until 2032. The investment will costs around 18.9 billion euros.   The aim is to connect all key hydrogen production, import and consumption points in Germany - including all future hydrogen clusters. Regional and local hydrogen projects are grouped together in these clusters, for example in industrial or business parks.   This is excellent news for Wrightbus and our sister company Ryze Power GmbH as we are supporting our customers in Germany on their way to a green future. “As one of the leading hydrogen bus manufacturers in Europe, we at Wrightbus are shaping the transformation to zero-emission local transport together with our customers,” emphasizes Wrightbus CEO Jean-Marc Gales.   60 percent of the future hydrogen core network in Germany will consist of pipelines that are being converted from gas to hydrogen. 40 percent will be newly built.   #Wrightbus #DrivingAGreenerFuture #Hydrogen #HydrogenCluster #HydrogenCoreNetwork Ryze Hydrogen