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23/02/2011
Ballymena Buses Accelerate
Co Antrim's Wrightbus have announced a major new order from the UK for 334 new buses. The contract with bus operator Arriva is valued at around £55m and consists of 204 double-deck and 130 single-deck buses.
It is a major boost for the company - which employs over 100 people - with Wrightbus Managing Director Mark Nodder said to be "delighted" at the news. "This is the biggest order we have secured in several years," Mr Nodder added.
"Is likely to be the biggest I think in the next 12 months as well," he told the BBC today. "We have been thinking for some time that the second half of 2011 was likely to be an improvement on the last 18 months or so, and that seems to be the way it is turning out."
(BMcC)
It is a major boost for the company - which employs over 100 people - with Wrightbus Managing Director Mark Nodder said to be "delighted" at the news. "This is the biggest order we have secured in several years," Mr Nodder added.
"Is likely to be the biggest I think in the next 12 months as well," he told the BBC today. "We have been thinking for some time that the second half of 2011 was likely to be an improvement on the last 18 months or so, and that seems to be the way it is turning out."
(BMcC)
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