Wrightbus has announced plans for a major facility in Ballymena to produce hydrogen buses.

The facility is expected to produce 300 hydrogen buses, with the ability to expand even further to meet demand.

Welcoming the announcement, Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan said: "Not only will this help to cut carbon emissions produced from public transport, but it will also help to create jobs, bring money into the local economy and grow this local business.

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"Wrightbus have just recently secured contracts to produce hydrogen and electric buses for the south and Germany as they reap the benefits of unique access to the EU single market."