JCB North America has received its largest single-vessel shipment to the Georgia Ports Authority from its manufacturing facility in the UK. The shipment includes 341 pieces of construction equipment worth a total of about $30 million. JCB says the large shipment underscores the company's growth in North America and its contribution to local and state economies.
“This recent shipment represents more than $30 million of construction and agricultural equipment, demonstrating JCB’s continued growth and investment in North America,” said Ken Bianco, vice president of commercial operations for JCB North America. “Despite the decline in many construction markets globally, the North American market remains buoyant with our core, end use markets growing by over 11% in 2014."
Bianco added, "We view 2015 as a critical 'step change' year in which we seek to accelerate growth in the US, Canadian, and Mexican markets. Not only are we importing machines from the UK, we’re also producing a full range of skid steer loaders, compact track loaders and 3CX backhoe loaders right here in Savannah for global export via Georgia’s ports.”
Carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen delivered the new machines on the vessel Honor directly from England on January 19. The machines will receive pre-delivery inspections and some final configuration prior to shipment to customers in the next few weeks.
“As JCB celebrates 15 years of business in Savannah, shipments such as this continue to show our investment and dedication to growth in North America”, said Arjun Mirdha, president and chief executive officer of JCB Inc.
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