JCB Breaks Ground on New Factory Work on construction equipment manufacturer JCB’s new 720,000-square-foot factory is under way on a 400-acre site in San Antonio, Texas. It will be the company’s second largest plant, rivalled only by its world headquarters in Rocester, Staffordshire, England, and create 1500 new jobs over five years. The factory will make Loadall telescopic handlers and aerial access equipment, with production scheduled to start in 2026. The factory will also have the capacity to expand and build other products in the future. “The Loadall telescopic handler is JCB’s biggest selling product in North America, and it is also the single largest market for aerial access equipment worldwide, and therefore, it makes great sense to build these two ranges here,” said Richard Fox-Marrs, president and CEO of JCB North America. JCB sold its first machine in North America in 1964, and opened its first U.S. manufacturing plant in 2001 in Savannah, Georgia, which employs 1000 people. The new facility will manufacture machines for customers specifically in North America. For a link to this website, visit this page at: worldwidedrillingresource.com Surrey Langley SkyTrain Construction Adapted from Information by the Government of British Columbia In British Columbia, Canada, the populations of Surrey, Langley City, and Langley are projected to increase by 420,000 people by 2050. As the fastest growing area in the region, communities south of Fraser are seeing a demand for more transit options. So the province has committed to constructing nearly ten miles of SkyTrain extension of the Expo Line from King George Station to Langley City Centre. As the province enters contract negotiations with South Fraser Station Partners, the team will start early works, such as preconstruction site surveys, locating utilities, geotechnical C&G SkyTrain Cont’d on page 10. 9 AUGUST 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource®
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