Back in 2019, the future of Northern Ireland manufacturer Wrightbus looked very uncertain, due in part to a decline in orders after a general fall in the market for new buses.
Then in October of that year, Jo Bamford, heir to the JCB empire, stepped in and took over the reins, rescuing the company from administration with just 56 people on the books and transforming it into one of the world's most prominent bus manufacturers.
Three years on, Wrightbus is a zero-emission pioneer with an order bank full until 2024 and having just taken on its 1,000th member of staff.
