JCB, the UK-based global leader in construction and agriculture equipment manufacturing, held a ground-breaking event in San Antonio for its<\/p>\n
720,000-square-foot facility — a $500 million investment in the region. When the company\u00a0announced its plans this past October, it estimated spending $265.7 million.<\/p>\n
The new location is JCB’s second North American facility and it will manufacture JCB\u2019s Loadall telescopic handlers and aerial access equipment, with production scheduled to start in 2026.\u00a0JCB sold its first machine in\u00a0North America\u00a0in 1964\u00a0and this second North American facility in San Antonio is important to tap the North American market, which leads the world in purchasing construction equipment with an estimated 300,000 machines sold each year.<\/p>\n
Key factors cited by JCB leaders in selecting San Antonio for this new manufacturing facility include its central location, proximity to the supply chain and\u00a0great local workforce.<\/p>\n
This is the largest single investment in San Antonio since Toyota opened its facility in 2006, which manufacturers the Tundra and Sequoia models.<\/p>\n
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From Left to Right: Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia, City of San Antonio Councilwoman District 4; David Carver, Operations Director JCB San Antonio; Rep. John Lujan, Texas House of Representatives District 118; Alice Bamford; Lord Bamford, Chairman, JCB; Cecilia Abbott, The First Lady of Texas; Mark Turner, Chief Operating Officer, JCB; Rebeca Clay-Flores, Bexar County Commissioner, Precinct 1; Richard Fox-Marrs, President & CEO, JCB North America; Jenna Saucedo-Herrera, President & CEO, greater:SATX.<\/em><\/p>\n In addition to the traditional gold shovels, the groundbreaking ceremony for the new 720,000 sq.ft. JCB San Antonio facility featured the iconic JCB backhoe loader, invented by the company, as well as the JCB 220X large excavator.<\/p>\n