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JCB marked the production of 1,000 High Mobility Engineer Excavators (HMEEs) during a ceremony at the company’s North America headquarters in Pooler. More than 900 HMEEs have been delivered to the U.S. Army and a further 80 HMEEs are in service with nine allied militaries around the world. The JCB HMEE was developed to meet […]

JCB North America announced the availability in the United States and Canada of three new site dumper models, with maximum payload capacities ranging from 13,000 lb to nearly 20,000 lb. The innovative new range is designed and built by JCB to be the safest in the industry, setting new standards for site dumper visibility, stability […]

JCB North America announced the availability of two new compact excavators designed to meet the needs of construction, landscaping and rental customers. The largest of the two machines is the 19C-1, a 4,211 lb (1.9 tonne) conventional tailswing model. The smaller 18Z-1 has an operating weight of 3,856 lb (1.8 tonne) and is JCB’s first […]

JCB announced the availability of its new 220X tracked excavator in the United States and Canada. The first of JCB’s new X-series range of tracked excavators, the 220X is the product of a four-year development program to set new industry standards for dependability, controllability and operator comfort in the 20-ton excavator class. JCB 220X excavator […]

JCB announced that its 512-56 Loadall telescopic handler is now available with a 74 hp JCB EcoMAX engine, making it the world’s first 12,000 lb telehandler that requires no diesel particulate filter (DPF), no diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) and no other engine aftertreatment. The new 74 hp 512-56 telehandler uses the proven high-torque 74 hp […]

JCB is bringing production of the popular 505-20TC Loadall compact telescopic handler to its North American headquarters and manufacturing facility near Savannah, Georgia. Installation of the new production line has begun, with full-rate production planned for September. The Savannah facility will continue to manufacture JCB skid steer and compact track loaders, and military construction machines, […]

The JCB range of Loadall telescopic handlers has received the 2018 EquipmentWatch Highest Retained Value Award in the lift truck and telehandler category. The award recognizes JCB telehandlers as having higher retained values for the past five years than competing telehandler brands and material handling products. “Retained value is a critical measuring stick for equipment […]

Less than one year after its launch, the JCB Teleskid skid steer and compact track loader has won a sixth industry award for quality and innovation, making it the most awarded skid steer in history. The JCB Teleskid is the world’s first and only skid steer and compact track loader with a telescopic boom, allowing […]

The JCB Teleskid skid steer and compact track loader, Hydradig wheeled excavator, and Access mobile elevating work platforms have been named in Construction Equipment magazine’s 2017 Top 100 New Products Awards. The awards recognize the year’s most innovative new construction equipment, as chosen by the publication’s editorial staff. “Developing innovative product solutions to meet to […]

The JCB 407 wheel loader and JCB 8018 compact excavator have received EquipmentWatch 2017-2018 Lowest Cost of Ownership Awards. The awards recognize the JCB 407 and the JCB 8018 as the most cost-efficient machines, within their respective construction equipment product categories, to own and operate over a five-year period. The JCB 407 received the Lowest […]

JCB launched its 210T and 215T compact track loaders, offering the power and performance of large-platform compact track loaders in small-platform, easily towable machines weighing less than 10,000 lb. The 210T and the 215T are powered by the proven 74 hp (55 kW) JCB Diesel by Kohler engine, requiring no DPF and no DEF. The […]

A fleet of more than 20 JCB machines is playing a starring role in the latest installment of a cult film franchise. JCB skid steers loaders, Loadall telescopic handlers and JS excavators were supplied to 20th Century Fox for the making of the new film “Alien: Covenant” which was released in the U.S. on Friday, […]