JCB has celebrated 35 years of manufacturing in India with the opening of two factories in the northwestern state of Rajasthan, just outside the capital Jaipur.
Despite the Indian construction equipment market declining this year by 20%, JCB said it has invested US$92 million to build the factories – the UK-based group’s largest single construction project in its 69-year history.
JCB said the plants covering around 47 hectares on a single site will have almost 93,000m2 of manufacturing space and when full
Global auctioneer Ritchie Bros raised over €35 million during the company’s recent auction in Moerdijk, the Netherlands - the largest such event there since 2010.
Trimble is introducing the Earthworks GO! package, aimed at use with compact machines. This is a significant development as it will allow users of small machines access to machine control systems, improving productivity and work quality.
The firm says that its Earthworks GO! offering allows users to deliver accurate grading with a simple, portable package. This compact machine control solution runs on Android or iOS smartphones. Scott Crozier is general manager of Trimble’s general construction division. H
JCB has opened its biggest dealer depot in the world, at Ekaterinburg in Russia. Stroykomplekt (SKL) is the JCB dealer in Ekaterinburg, which is Russia’s fourth largest city and the new depot represents and investment of some €7.12 million. The facility will provide support to JCB customers in an area of Russia covering some 7 million km². SKL’s new facility covers 3,500m² and has a showroom for 25 machines as well as an impressive parts and service operation. JCB CEO Alan Blake opened the new facility. The
