JCB BRASIL
Marked by a humble beginning more than seven decades ago building tipper trailers for agriculture , until achieving full global force in manufacturing that the company displays today , JCB has always chased the new to produce the best . Pioneering and innovation are the key words to describe the company founded in 1945 by Joseph Cyril Bamford , whose motto was ‘ never settle for your achievements .” Today , JCB is the world ’ s third largest construction machinery company , leading with backhoe loaders and telescopic handlers , plus has a large presence in all ranges of construction machinery products , material handling machines and machines for agriculture . According to José Luis Gonçalves , president of JCB for América Latina .
, in 2015 the company sold almost 60,000 machines worldwide . He pointed out that despite earning a global position of relevance with 23 factories on five continents and over 700 distributors , 2,000 sales points and having some of the world ’ s best engineering facilities , responsible for producing more than 300 models of machines , JCB is still remains a family business .
JCB Brazil and the Sorocaba plant In 1995 the company celebrated its 50th anniversary and the arrival to Brazilian territory , commercializing a variety of products through importers . In 2001 , JCB opened its first factory in the city of Sorocaba , in São Paulo state , manufacturing backhoes . In 2012 a new factory opened in the same city and it is now one of the world ’ s most modern when it comes to yellow machines . The new plant is responsible for the production of backhoe loaders , hydraulic excavators , wheel loaders , Loadall and compactor rollers , in addition to having a large postsales and support warehouse for the distributor network . The factory in Sorocaba still has one of the most advanced electrostatic powder-based painting chambers
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