The Irish Times

Bamford closes deal to acquire Wrightbus out of administration

Businessman to employ 60 initially as he assesses prospects for Ballymena bus maker

Tue Oct 22 2019 - 17:03

Rescue deal for Wrightbus rejected by company controlled by founder’s son

Bidder warns busbuilder faces liquidation as early as tomorrow if no deal approved

Thu Oct 10 2019 - 19:59

Wrightbus administrators in exclusive talks with one buyer

Jo Bamford specialises in providing hydrogen fuel for buses

Wed Oct 09 2019 - 17:12

Four interested parties in talks to buy Wrightbus

Trade union hopeful of deal which would ‘save jobs’ at Ballymena bus manufacturer

Wed Oct 02 2019 - 20:19

Wrightbus family urged to ‘hand land back’ to people of Ballymena

Unite says neither town nor Northern Ireland can afford loss of 1,200 jobs

Tue Oct 01 2019 - 04:27

Beleaguered Wrightbus received over £9m in state funding

Ballymena bus maker went into administration last week

Mon Sept 30 2019 - 07:22

Former Wrightbus workers ‘angry’ at donations to evangelical church

Cornerstone gave over £16m to local church in the years before mass redundancies

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 05:00

Walls closing in on Boris Johnson as his options run out

Business Week: also in the news was Budget 2020; fossil fuels; and commercial meltdown

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 04:20

Almost a third of Wright’s profits ploughed into charity

Cornerstone Group donated £15.38m to Christian and evangelical causes between 2010 and 2017

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 02:17

Wrightbus owner ‘made God a shareholder’ as it recorded £1.7m loss

Bus builder donated £4m to Christian charities in 2017

Wed Sept 25 2019 - 21:15

Wrightbus goes into administration with loss of 1,200 jobs

Ballymena company best known for building London’s red Routemaster buses

Wed Sept 25 2019 - 15:14

Northern Irish maker of ‘Boris bus’ in talks as Brexit risk hits

Ballymena’s Wrights Group, one of NI’s biggest exporters, has been hit by uncertainty

Mon Sept 16 2019 - 21:43

Ballymena bus group Wrights to buy 100-acre JTI Tobacco site

Engineering company says it is running out of space on current site after strong recent growth

Mon Oct 31 2016 - 16:23

Dublin buzz: new double-deckers to get wifi (and other stuff)

Vehicles represent investment of almost €35m in fleet replacement programme

Tue Aug 11 2015 - 14:41

Wrights Group opens bus body plant in India

Move will help sustain employment for its workforce in Northern Ireland, says group

Fri May 29 2015 - 01:00

Irish Times InterTradeIreland Innovation Awards Finalists

The shortlist of Ireland’s most ingenious innovators offer cost-saving advances in a range of fields

Mon Jan 26 2015 - 01:45