Boris Johnson opens new factory as JCB goes for growth

By OEM Update Editorial April 22, 2022 3:02 pm IST

A £100 million investment plant in Gujarat will fabricate parts for global production lines. 

Prime Minister Boris today officially opened JCB’s newest factory in India as the company strengthens is global manufacturing presence.

With 11 factories in the UK employing more than 7,500 people, JCB first began manufacturing in India in 1979 and is now the country’s leading producer of construction equipment.

Today Mr Johnson visited JCB’s latest factory in India – a £100 million investment plant in Gujarat which will fabricate parts for global production lines. The new factory is located in Vadodara near the port city of Surat on the West Coast of India.

Joining the Prime Minister today at the opening was JCB Chairman Lord Bamford, who led JCB’s expansion in India in the late 1970s, including the opening of its first factory in Ballabgarh, near Delhi. Today JCB has six factories in India at locations including Jaipur and Pune.

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