WORK began yesterday (June 4th) on a new $500 million JCB factory in North America – the biggest-ever investment in the company’s history. The start of construction was signalled at an official ground-breaking ceremony at the site in San Antonio, Texas, where Alice Bamford, daughter of company Chairman Anthony Bamford, cut the first sod of […]
ENERGY SECRETARY INSPIRED BY JCB’S HYDROGEN ENGINE INNOVATION The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Claire Coutinho MP, paid a visit to JCB to see for herself the progress being made by the British manufacturer of construction equipment and agricultural machinery on decarbonisation using hydrogen combustion engine technology. The Energy Secretary’s […]
JCB CYCLISTS ‘SET OFF’ ON AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS CHALLENGE A TEAM of intrepid JCB cyclists is putting pedal power into action with a massive fundraising challenge to help enhance the lives of children and young people with cancer. The 42 JCB cyclists today began a 42,000-kilometre, 80 day sponsored cycle challenge – […]
BREAKTHROUGH PROVES HYDROGEN’S WIDER APPEAL FOR WHITE VAN MAN JCB has made a second major breakthrough in proving the wider appeal of hydrogen combustion technology by installing one of its super-efficient hydrogen engines into a Mercedes Sprinter van. The white van retrofit was completed in just two weeks and one of the vehicle’s first test […]