JCB Announces Addition of New West Coast Parts Distribution Center


New California-based distribution center will provide North American customers with faster parts availability and lower freight costs

SAVANNAH, GA. (March 16, 2011)- JCB today announced the opening of a new West Coast Parts Distribution Center in Fontana, California, bringing its total number of distribution centers in North America to three.

The new facility is part of JCB's ongoing commitment to enhance customer support in North America. The distribution center will primarily serve customers in the Mountain and Pacific Time Zones, helping to reduce freight costs and shorten delivery times. JCB's other North American parts distribution centers are located in Burlington, Ontario and Savannah, Georgia.

"As we expand our North American Dealer Network, it's important for us to continue providing each of our customers with the parts they need as quickly as possible," said John Patterson, chairman and CEO of JCB Inc. "At JCB, we understand that time is money, and with this new distribution center, our customers will be able to benefit from less equipment downtime and enjoy greater productivity on their job sites."

JCB will use SAP® inventory management solutions and Syncron® global supply chain management software at its West Coast Distribution Center, bringing it in line with all of JCB's distribution facilities around the world.

While the new distribution center certainly supports JCB's customer support philosophy, it also underscores the company's strong global commitment to the environment by promoting more sustainable practices.

"The world is changing, and we need to realign our responsibilities accordingly," Patterson said. "That includes placing a greater emphasis on environmental stewardship and sustainability. Our new distribution center will allow us to ship parts shorter distances, reducing fuel consumption and costs as well as the amount of pollutants created during the transportation process."

JCB's dedication to sustainability extends beyond its efforts to streamline parts availability. The company has developed a number of sustainable equipment innovations in recent years, including a 23-percent reduction in direct carbon emissions since 2007, and a 16-percent decrease in fuel consumption from its new and improved range of backhoe loaders and skid steer loaders.

"We're confident that this new distribution center will enable us to better serve our growing customer base while also making it possible for JCB and its dealers to reduce their collective carbon footprint," Patterson said.

For more information about JCB's industry-leading equipment for the construction, agriculture, industrial and waste/recycling markets, or to find a dealer near you, call JCB's North American Headquarters in Savannah at (912) 447-2000 or visit www.jcbna.com.

About JCB:

JCB has 19 plants on four continents: 11 in the UK, three in India and others in the USA, China, Germany and Brazil and employs around more than 7,000 people worldwide.

JCB is privately owned by the Bamford family and the Chairman, Sir Anthony Bamford, is the son of the company's late founder, Joseph Cyril Bamford.

The company manufactures more than 300 different machines including: backhoe loaders; telescopic handlers; tracked and wheeled excavators; wheel loaders; articulated dump trucks; rough terrain fork lifts; mini excavators; skid steers loaders; JCB Vibromax compaction equipment. In addition, for agricultural markets, the company produces a range of telescopic handlers and the unique Fastrac Tractor. JCB also manufactures the Teletruk Forklift for the industrial sector.

In 2005, JCB secured one of the largest orders in its history when it won a $290 million deal to supply the U.S. Government with High Mobility Engineer Excavators (HMEEs). Full scale production of the HMEE is now underway at JCB's plant in Savannah, Ga., USA. The HMEE fulfils a need from the military for rapid deployment high mobility products. To further meet these requirements; JCB has also developed a range of other high mobility products from the High Mobility Fastrac Tractor, through to the High Mobility Rough Terrain Forklift and the High Mobility Utility Vehicle.

JCB has won more than 50 major awards for engineering excellence, export, design, marketing, management and for environmental care. These include 25 Queen's Awards honoring export and technological achievement.

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