A Wright recession buster for local firm

Wrightbus has confirmed it’s a key driver when it comes to growth though innovation, reporting a near trebling of pre-tax profits for 2012.

By The Newsroom

Published 10th Jul 2013, 12:48 BST

The Ballymena bus builder made £3.85m on turnover of £157m, an improvement on 2011 when it returned £1.32m on turnover of £133m.

The directors said the performance was “satisfactory”, showing “reasonable growth in most business sectors”.

Over the year, employment at the Galgorm based firm rose from 900 to more than 1,000. The wage bill rose from £25m to £30m.

At the start of 2013 the company won a £28m order for 179 buses from the biggest bus and rail operator in the UK.