U K
B U S I N E S S
P A R K
home page

The information below comes from the UK Activity Report.
Click here for further details

JCB JCB is to shed up to 90 jobs at its construction equipment plants in Cheadle, Uttoxeter and Rugeley. 10-Apr-2008 JCB is to shed an unspecified number of the 600 jobs at its transmission components factory in Wrexham. 07-Mar-2008 JCB has offered to acquire the former Indesit factory site at Blythe Bridge in Staffordshire, which could lead to the creation of a new construction equipment factory and hundreds of jobs. 04-Feb-2008 JCB is seeking permission to redevelop its 21-acre Uttoxeter factory into offices, shops and housing, in order to relocate excavator production to a new £26m factory near the A50 by summer 2008. 30-Aug-2007 JCB is seeking permission for the £2.5m expansion of its Cab Systems factory in Rugeley, with the creation of up to 75 jobs. 23-Mar-2006 JCB is planning to set up a £2m engineering and manufacturing academy for up to 540 pupils at its Rocester headquarters by 2009. 27-Feb-2006 JCB is seeking acquisitions to expand its product range into heavier construction machines and earth-moving equipment. 21-Nov-2005 JCB is to acquire Vibromax, the German construction equipment company with 170 staff, for undisclosed terms. 20-Jul-2005 JCB has secured planning permission to set up a new heavy construction equipment factory near Uttoxeter by next spring, with the creation of 200 jobs. 25-May-2005 JCB is to seek planning permission to relocate its heavy products division from Uttoxeter town centre to a new 50-acre site nearby. 15-Dec-2004 JCB has acquired a 12-acre site at Church Broughton, Derbyshire, to manufacture diesel engines, and 100 jobs will be created at the newly-formed JCB Power Systems division. 27-Jan-2004 JCB, the construction equipment company, is to develop and build a new range of engines at its plant in Staffordshire, with the creation of 200 jobs. 29-Aug-2003 JCB is to shed 350 jobs at construction equipment plants in Staffordshire and Wrexham following a fall in demand. 26-Mar-2001 JCB has completed the development of a £25m construction equipment warehouse near Uttoxeter, which will employ more than 200 people. 17-Aug-2000 JCB is investing £10m at its new factory in Cheadle to produce heavy dump trucks for the construction industry. 17-May-2000 JCB is planning a major investment at its plant in Delhi in order to expand its construction equipment sales into other parts of Asia. 28-Jun-1999 JCB is seeking permission from Staffordshire Moorlands Council to build a vehicle test track next to two of its factories. 22-Jun-1999 Alba is linking up with JCB to develop a range of powered hand tools that will be sold through DIY outlets under the JCB brand. 21-May-1999 JCB, the construction equipment company, is planning a major sales push in the US following the termination of its joint venture with Sumitomo Heavy Industries. 19-Mar-1999 JCB has started a recruitment drive to find staff for its new digger factory that will open in Cheadle later this year. 12-Feb-1999 JCB has announced plans to improve its manufacturing efficiency by transferring mini-excavators from Rugeley to Cheadle and the 2CX backhoe loader from Cheadle to Rocester. 13-Jan-1999 JCB, the excavator company, is to cut 90 jobs and this is expected to include losses at its Rocester headquarters as well as at some factories. 19-Nov-1998 JCB is to lay off 130 temporary production staff at its construction equipment sites in Rocester, Cheadle, and Wrexham, due to a seasonal downturn and the global economic climate. 15-Oct-1998 JCB is to lay off 49 contract workers at its factories in Rocester and Cheadle, due to a seasonal fall in demand for construction equipment. 18-Sep-1998 JCB Group is to set up a £37m plant in Savannah, Georgia, to make construction equipment, which will be its first US plant. 24-Jul-1998 JCB is planning to invest £30m in the creation of its first construction equipment manufacturing base in the US, and hopes to be producing up to 10,000 machines a year by early next decade. 15-May-1998 JCB, the construction equipment maker, is planning to move into the industrial lift truck business, with a new design called Teletruk that uses a telescopic arm rather than a platform. 26-Aug-1997 JCB is to build a new factory to make transmissions at its Wrexham site, with the creation of 300 jobs. 05-Sep-1996 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2008