Wrights in administration

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Among the last vehicles delivered from Ballymena before the manufacturer went into administration were three Wright Gemini 3-bodied Volvo B5LH hybrids for Dublin Bus, including VH2 (192 D 16985). DARREN HALL

The future of Wrights Group — the last UK-owned bus manufacturer and the second largest in the country — hung in the balance as we closed for press on 7 October, 12 days after the family-owned company was placed in administration and around 1,200 of its employees were made redundant, leaving just 50 working for Deloitte administrators.

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