Wrightbus signs record contract with Go-Ahead for zero-emission buses

Wrightbus has signed a contract worth up to half a billion pounds (approximately 596 million euros) for the delivery of up to 1,200 locally emission-free buses to the British transport company Go-Ahead over the next three years. They are to be built at Wrightbus's headquarters in Ballymena. The deal is the largest in the 78-year history of the Northern Irish company. The vehicles are set to be used in places such as Plymouth, Gloucestershire, East Yorkshire, London, and on the Isle of Wight. Their operation can save 1.13 million tons of CO₂. Additionally, ten trees will be planted in the cities where the buses are deployed for each vehicle manufactured.