# JCB invests £100M in upgrade of UK plant in Rochester, Staffordshire

JCB is investing £100 million in a major upgrade to its manufacturing plant and headquarters in Rochester, Staffordshire, including £60 million for a new fully automated powder paint plant and modernisation of telehandler and loader backhoe assembly lines.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2025-12-17
- Where: Rochester, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Value: $127.0M (100.0M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: telehandlers, loader backhoes
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [JCB](https://endata.com/companies/16316.md)

## Sources

- [vertikal.net](https://vertikal.net/en/news/story/47597/jcb-upgrades-uk-plant), 2025-12-17: "Investing in the UK plant makes good business sense."

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