Bus manufacturer has kept production lines going through tough times

It’s been a challenging time for Wrightbus, the Northern Ireland-based bus builder, and its managing director, Mark Nodder. Britain’s bus operators have been on a two-year “purchasing holiday”, leaving him with a struggle to keep 1,000 workers busy.

It’s initially only for five buses, but Nodder says that the ‘New Bus for London’ contract has been ”hugely significant”. Nodder says it lifted morale to win such a high profile contract in the...