Wrightbus scoops Singapore deal worth around £21 million

BALLYMENA based company Wright Group has concluded an Asian export deal worth £21m.
By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Sep 2010, 14:40 BST
Updated 24th Sep 2010, 11:09 BST

Confirmed last Thursday, the export order will see the company deliver an additional 300 Double Deck bus kits to SBS Transit for assembly in Singapore.

The company continues to take market share in the Asian market and the win comes on the back of an initial export order, won in tandem with Volvo Bus Corporation, for the Wright Group to supply the bodywork for 150 new Double Deck buses in kit form to SBS Transit, announced last August.

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“This is a hugely significant milestone for the Wright Group here in Singapore, in what has been a major project for the company, both in terms of scope and scale,” said Wright Group Business Development Director, Jonathan Poynton.

“As well as the design, and build in Northern Ireland of an initial prototype vehicle to provide a benchmark for local production, the project has also drawn upon our production management and logistics capabilities to produce and package completely knocked down (CKD) kits in Ballymena, which are then shipped across the globe, with local assembly workers trained to Wright Group quality standards by staff seconded from Ballymena.”

The first Wrightbus Double Deck bus officially entered service on the streets of Singapore this week and by the end of 2010 there will be 450 Wrightbus bodied Double Deck buses in service across Singapore.

The innovative company has had a strong 2010, focussing on a targeted strategy of innovation and export which is reaping dividends.

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The Wright Group was recently awarded the contract to make the eco-friendly replacement for the iconic London Routemaster double decker.

Investment in its technology and innovation capabilities, supported by Invest NI, has led to contract orders worth over 7m with Mistral Group (UK) plc and Isle of Man Transport for their new midibus model – the Wrightbus StreetLite.

Designed to meet the specific requirements of the local climate and high capacity transport demands on the Island City State, the 12m long, fully air-conditioned Wrightbus Gemini 2 Double Deck buses are built on Volvo B9TL tri-axle chassis, featuring environmentally-enhanced Euro V emission standard engines, which are not yet mandatory in Asia Pacific.