Wrightbus hails £150m investment from HSBC to support fleet decarbonisation drive

Stuart Stone
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Northern Ireland-based manufacturer reveals fresh funding is set to fuel global expansion and low emissions bus rollout

Wrightbus has secured a £150m finance package from HSBC UK, as it prepares to ramp up production of zero-emission buses in support of efforts to decarbonise transport fleets worldwide, it announced yesterday....

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