Vasundhara Raje, chief minister, Rajasthan and Lord Bamford, group chairman, JCB recently inaugurated two new, world class manufacturing facilities in Jaipur. These new facilities are positioned to enable JCB to keep pace with future economic growth and further strengthen its position as a market leader in the construction equipment industry. Speaking about the Rs 500 crore investments in Jaipur,Graeme Macdonald, JCB Group CEO said, “JCB has a long history of investing in long-term global growth opportunities.
The inauguration of two new factories in Jaipur is the beginning of another phase in JCB’s growth plans for India. It is only a matter of time before the current short-term market concerns give way to the long term growth in demand for construction equipment that will follow as the wider Indian economy picks up.”
Located on 115 acres of land just 35kms from Jaipur city, the site is home to JCB’s single largest manufacturing footprint in India. When operating at full capacity, it will employ around 1000 people. Component manufacturing is already underway at one of the Jaipur plants and next year production will begin of telescopic handlers and skid steer loaders for the Indian market.
The facility will also provide additional backhoe loader capacity from 2015. The new factories have been built in record time and incorporate world-class ecological developments, including water management, rainwater harvesting,solar power and day light optimisation.