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TUV MPs Jim Allister and MLA Timothy Gaston say US Consul General James Applegate visited Wrightbus in North Antrim for a factory tour and meeting with CEO Jean-Marc Gales, promoting the area's manufacturing and electric and hydrogen buses.
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DUP MLA Paul Frew thanks US Consul General James Applegate and Political-Economic Chief Dori Winter for visiting North Antrim, where he hosted them at the Galgorm resort to discuss local politics and potential US market links for its growth and tourism. He hopes Northern Ireland-US relations will…
Economy and employment International affairs Original release: Frew Hosts US Consul General in North Antrim (opens in a new tab)
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan welcomes Wrightbus plans to develop a Ballymena facility to power hydrogen buses, projected to power 300 vehicles. He says it will cut transport emissions, create jobs and grow the local business.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Wrightbus Ballymena hydrogen bus power facility plans Original release: McGuigan welcomes plan to produce hydrogen buses at Wrightbus (opens in a new tab)
The DUP's North Antrim MP Ian Paisley welcomes a Wrightbus contract with the Republic of Ireland's transport authority, described as one of the biggest bus-building contracts agreed in Ireland, and congratulates the company and its workforce.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Wrightbus contract for 120 electric buses for National Transport Authority Original release: Paisley welcomes Wrightbus order in Republic of Ireland (opens in a new tab)
Foyle MLA Gary Middleton and East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell say they met US Consul General James Applegate in Londonderry, stressing cross-community consensus and restoring Northern Ireland's place in the UK internal market. They call on the UK Government to meet its commitments and say US…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: DUP representatives host US Consul General in Londonderry (opens in a new tab)
Alliance MLA Sian Mulholland welcomes Greater Manchester's order of 55 more electric buses from Ballymena manufacturer Wrightbus, part of a £66 million investment, and calls it a vote of confidence in North Antrim's manufacturing workforce.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Greater Manchester order of 55 electric buses from Wrightbus Original release: Mulholland welcomes purchase of NI buses by Greater Manchester Mayor (opens in a new tab)
DUP North Antrim MLA Paul Frew welcomes Wrightbus's largest ever order, worth half a billion pounds for over 1,000 buses, saying it secures jobs and shows public transport's future will be driven by bus manufacturing in Ballymena.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Wrightbus half billion pound bus order Original release: Frew welcomes historic order for Wrightbus (opens in a new tab)