Wrightbus Uses Scott Bader Materials for City Buses

Wrightbus is a city bus public transport manufacturer, based in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. They design and manufacture both chassis and body structures along with GRP manufacture and fabrications.

Set up in 1946 as a coach builder, Wrightbus ventured into bus building in the 1950s. Over the past 17 years, they have been producing composite parts in house at scale.

The project

To manufacture world class simulators, Spatial require world class materials.

A full range of fire retardant resins and gelcoats, alongside structural adhesives, are required. Its essential the materials are not only consistent and high quality, but they are also supplied alongside a high level of technical support.

"Blue double-decker bus parked beside modern architectural building with textured facade in urban setting" [G]

Key advantages

Scott Bader and Wrightbus continue our successful partnership today. The key advantages of our close relationship include consistency and reliability of supply, confidence and trust in the materials, same island supply and support, and our ability to develop and improve.

It is rare using a supplier’s materials for so long, especially one which is used extensively over a wide range of demanding applications, to experience such a low number of issues both in the consistency of supply and in service performance. Any issues experienced are dealt with quickly, effortlessly and reliably by the team in Dublin, which is a necessity when having to manage a large portfolio of materials and suppliers.

Paddy Martin Senior Materials Engineer at Wrightbus

"Modern buses in front of the Titanic Belfast museum with its distinctive geometric composite facade architecture" [G]

"Motorboat on water with Scott Bader gelcoats and composites used in marine applications, showcasing durability in outdoor recreation" [G]

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