# JCB invests $1B in new Texas factory and £100M in UK plant expansion

JCB is investing $1 billion in a new one-million-square-foot factory in San Antonio, Texas, to assemble Loadall telescopic handlers and access equipment, creating 1,500 jobs. Simultaneously, it is investing £100 million at its Staffordshire headquarters, including a £60 million automated powder paint plant.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-10-05
- Where: San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Value: $1.00B
- Jobs: 1,500
- Starts operating: Nov 2026
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: one-million-square-foot
- Products: Loadall telescopic handlers, access equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [wearemainstreet.org](https://wearemainstreet.org/world/2026/10/05/jcb-invested-1-1-billion-expand-manufacturing), 2026-10-05: "The $1 billion Texas investment establishes a facility dedicated to the assembly of Loadall telescopic handlers and access equipment."

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