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Sun April 14, 2013

JCB to Unveil Final Tier 4 Strategy at bauma 2013

JCB will announce its Tier 4 Final engine strategy at Bauma 2013, building on the success of the highly efficient JCB Ecomax T4i engine that is currently in use in a growing number of JCB machines. The Ecomax T4F range will meet stringent emissions regulations by using a compact, highly efficient SCR system for NOx reduction....

Fri February 22, 2013

JCB’s Ecomax Engines Make North American Debut

JCB machines featuring the company’s Ecomax engines — a solution to Tier IV interim emissions legislation — were on display for the first time in North America at the American Rental Association’s Rental Show in Las Vegas, Feb....

Mon January 21, 2013

JCB Machines to Help Unearth Buried Wartime Spitfires

Two excavators and a backhoe made by Staffordshire-based JCB are about to embark on a mission to help recover Spitfire warplanes designed by one of the county’s most famous sons and believed to be buried in Burma....

Thu December 20, 2012

JCB Appoints Arjun Mirdha New Chief Operating Officer

Effective Jan. 1, 2013, Arjun Mirdha will be appointed the chief operating officer of JCB Inc. overseeing sales, commercial operations, parts and service, manufacturing, marketing communications and product marketing....

Fri December 14, 2012

Half a Million and Counting as JCB Marks Milestone

JCB marked the production of its 500,000th backhoe loader on Dec. 10. The first backhoe rolled off the production line in Rocester, Staffordshire in 1953. Called the Mark One, it brought the new wonder of hydraulic power to construction equipment for the first time....

Tue November 27, 2012

Georgia Recycler Changes Fleet to JCB

In addition to being The Fruitcake Capital of The World, Claxton, Ga., also is the home of Continental Cable Recycling (CCR), a recycling center and its sister company Custom Waste Rolloff Services, a container roll-off service....

Wed November 21, 2012

JCB Expands in India

JCB has unveiled plans to expand its manufacturing operations in India by investing $99.3 million in a new construction equipment factory on a 70-acre site in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The signing of the land purchase agreement in Rajasthan on Oct....

Fri October 05, 2012

British PM Opens New $100 million JCB Factory in Brazil

British Prime Minister David Cameron officially opened JCB’s new $100 million factory in Brazil as the company strengthens its position in rapidly-expanding Latin American markets. Cameron, who is undertaking a trade mission to Brazil, spent an hour touring the 350,000-sq.-ft....

Tue October 02, 2012

Patterson Visits New YES JCB Building, Discusses Future

YES JCB of Milwaukee, a division of Yes Equipment & Services, recently had a very interested visitor check out the company’s new facility at 11715 W. Silver Spring Rd. in Milwaukee. John Patterson, JCB North America chairman and CEO stopped by to take a look at the impressive new 15,000 sq....

Wed September 12, 2012

JCB 8055 RTS Mini-Excavator Gets a Number of Enhancements

Due to a number of recent enhancements, JCB’s 8055 RTS mini-excavator now combines even more power and maneuverability into one compact package. The 8055 RTS weighs in at 12,125 lbs. (5,500 kg), improving its lift capacity up to 10 percent and enabling operators to complete jobs in less time....