JCB Finance is offering an emergency three month payment holiday on hire purchase and leasing agreements in response to the Coronavirus crisis. The support package is in place for more than 10,000 small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through a simple click of a button via their online account. Many customers have already …
Read More »Output reduced as JCB assesses Chinese supply chain impact
JCB is set to reduce production levels at UK factories due to anticipated component shortages from Chinese suppliers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, the company announced today. The move will mean a shorter working week for around 4,000 JCB and agency shop floor employees from Monday (February 17th). This follows …
Read More »Note of caution sounded as JCB record results posted for 2018
JCB set new records for turnover, machine sales and earnings in 2018 as global markets for construction equipment and agricultural machinery remained strong, the company has announced. Staffordshire-based JCB revealed that its sales turnover in 2018 rose by 22% to £4.1 billion (2017: £3.35 billion), while machine sales increased to …
Read More »First 50 orders delivered as Electric JCB Digger in full production
JCB has made manufacturing history by going into full production with the construction industry’s first fully electric mini excavator – with more than 50 machines already delivered. The 19C-1E models – JCB’s first-ever electric diggers – are now coming off the assembly line at JCB Compact Products in Cheadle, Staffordshire, …
Read More »Ardent places biggest ever UK Loadall order with JCB
JCB has secured the biggest single order for Loadall telescopic handlers ever placed by a UK customer as part of a two-year deal worth more than £75 million. Ardent Hire Solutions, one of the country’s leading plant hire companies, and the UK’s largest telehandler hirer, has invested in a fleet …
Read More »Innovative JCB fleet technology set to save time and money
JCB is taking innovation to revolutionary new levels with the launch of two technology products which enable fleet owners and machine operators in the waste and recycling sectors reduce downtime, increase revenue and improve safety. Developed in collaboration with major hire companies, fleet managers and owner operators, the JCB Operator …
Read More »Machinery checks will improve site safety in the waste sector
On-site safety across the waste industry is greatly enhanced if equipment operators are encouraged to follow a few basic vehicle safety and maintenance checks at the start of every shift, says David Banks, JCB’s Sales Manager – Waste and Recycling Sector. Checks booked? It is well documented that waste and …
Read More »One billion in balances as industry counts on JCB Finance
A lender which finances the purchase of JCB products in the UK has a billion reasons to celebrate – literally. JCB Finance – one of the biggest lenders to the construction and agricultural industry in the UK – is celebrating the milestone news that total lending has reached an all-time …
Read More »World-leading JCB cabs factory project forges ahead
Construction work on the new £50 million JCB Cab Systems factory is forging ahead as it targets a summer opening. The shell of the 350,000 sq ft plant next to JCB Heavy Products and the World Parts Centre at Uttoxeter is on course to be completed slightly ahead of schedule …
Read More »JCB Finance: Five-fold increase in Annual Investment Allowance opens window of opportunity for purchases
With so much disruption on the UK’s political landscape it may be difficult to see the wood for the trees. Tucked away in the Autumn 2018 budget was a valuable temporary tax relief which has gone largely unnoticed but which could allow businesses to invest and grow – effectively benefitting …
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