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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:company
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gptkbp:acquiredBy
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gptkb:Jo_Bamford
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:founded
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1946
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Robert_Wright
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gptkbp:headquarters_location
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gptkb:Ballymena
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Northern_Ireland
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Wrightbus
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gptkbp:industry
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bus manufacturing
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Galgorm,_Ballymena,_Northern_Ireland
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gptkbp:notableClient
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gptkb:Transport_for_London
gptkb:FirstGroup
gptkb:Go-Ahead_Group
gptkb:Translink
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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exported buses to Singapore, Hong Kong, and other countries
pioneered hybrid and alternative fuel buses in the UK
developed low-floor bus designs
launched Electroliner in 2021
launched Hydroliner in 2020
major employer in Ballymena region
major supplier of London buses
produced over 8,000 buses for London
recovered and expanded workforce post-2019
restarted production in 2019 after acquisition
entered administration due to financial difficulties in 2019
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gptkbp:notableInvention
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first hydrogen double-decker bus
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gptkbp:notableProduct
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gptkb:New_Routemaster
gptkb:Electroliner
gptkb:Hydroliner
gptkb:Wright_Eclipse
gptkb:Wright_Gemini
gptkb:Wright_StreetDeck
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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over 1,000 (as of 2023)
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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Jo Bamford (as of 2019)
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gptkbp:previousOwner
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gptkb:Wright_family
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gptkbp:specializesIn
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electric buses
hydrogen fuel cell buses
zero-emission buses
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gptkbp:status
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active
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.wrightbus.com/
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gptkbp:went_into_administration
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September 2019
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:New_Routemaster
gptkb:Wrightbus_StreetDeck
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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