Sector Focus: Manufacturing New cab factory is right on track


Construction work on a £50m JCB Cab Systems factory is forging ahead as it targets a summer opening. The shell of the 350,000sq ft plant, next to JCB Heavy Products


and the World Parts Centre, at Uttoxeter, is on course to be completed slightly ahead of schedule ready for high-tech production line facilities to be installed from March onwards. The investment, one of the


biggest in the company’s history, will create the most advanced and


‘Our focus


is on building a plant that supports the


company’s global growth plans’


productive cab facility in the world, with a computer controlled production line, fully-automated painting facility and robotic welding. The new site will accommodate 400 employees, who will relocate from Rugeley. JCB Cab Systems’ General Manager David Carver said: “We are delighted with progress on the new site. A strong team focus on the delivery timeline and favourable


weather means completion of the infrastructure and main building is ahead of schedule. “Our focus is on building a plant


that supports the company’s global growth plans and enables us to work far more efficiently. “A weld automation facility


destined for the new factory is currently being trialled at Rugeley. In addition, a computer-controlled production line, fully-automated painting process, and other high- tech features will ensure we have the most advanced cab facility in the world.”


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