| 2018-07-04 |    |
JCB Announces £50 Million Investment in New British Plant
JCB has announced an investment of more than £50 million in a new British plant which will create hundreds of jobs and double production of cabs used on its machines.
Work is under way on a 350,000 sq ft facility for JCB Cab Systems adjacent to the A50 in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, next to two existing JCB plants.
An aerial view of the site of the new £50 million JCB Cab Systems factory next to the A50 in Uttoxeter home to two existing JCB plants.
The hi-tech factory will have the capacity to produce around 100,000 cabs a year for JCB products, including Loadall telehandlers and Fastrac tractors. It will include a computer controlled production line, fully-automated painting facility and robotic welding and will create more than 200 new jobs by 2022.
JCB CEO Graeme
Macdonald said:
“This new factory will be the most
advanced and productive cab facility in the world and will bring
even greater levels of efficiency to the business. The investment
is one of the biggest in the company’s history and underlines our
commitment to manufacturing in Britain and in our home county of
Staffordshire.”
Burton and Uttoxeter MP Andrew Griffiths is Parliamentary Under
Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial
Strategy. He said:
“This is fantastic news for Uttoxeter, for Staffordshire
and also the wider Midlands’ economy. This investment represents
a massive boost for the area and underlines what a great place
Staffordshire is to do business.
It’s wonderful to see JCB continuing to invest in the county and in British manufacturing – something that can only attract even more inward investment.”
JCB Cab Systems currently employs more than 400 people at its existing site in Rugeley, Staffs. The new plant is scheduled to open in the summer of 2019.
JCB Cab Systems’ General Manager David Carver said:
“While new jobs
will be created, moving to the new factory will enable us to double
capacity without doubling the workforce thanks to high levels of automation.
The whole plant is being designed to improve productivity, reduce
waste and provide unprecedented quality levels.”
