JCB鈥檚 headquarters factory in Rocester, Staffordshire, is getting a fully automated powder paint plant, costing 拢60m, as well as a modernisation of the shop floor, with new machining centres, friction welders and cylinder boring machines.
The investment was announced as the British family company prepares to celebrate its 80th birthday 鈥� and that of its chairman Anthony Bamford 鈥� tomorrow (23rd October 2025).聽 The company is making the occasion by giving the entire global workforce of more than 19,000 people an additional day鈥檚 holiday on Friday 24th October.
JCB chairman Anthony Bamford said that 聽investing in the World HQ, JCB鈥檚 home since 1950, was an important and logical step for the company. 鈥淏asing JCB in the UK makes business sense, just as it has always made business sense,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he work ethic in our country remains strong 鈥� especially in the Midlands, with its deep engineering heritage.
鈥淚t makes perfect sense to invest heavily in our British factories and the 拢100m we are investing now will put us at the forefront of our industry. Obviously, we are expanding overseas, not least in America, where we have been for decades. But the UK is our home.
鈥淲e directly employ more than 19,000 people around the world, more than 8,000 of whom are in the UK. And even though around three-quarters of our UK production is exported, we continue to make a huge contribution to this country and to the national economy.鈥�
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