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POST EVENT REPORT HAPPY CUSTOMERS action. Whereas in the compactor range, JCB in India started with 12 dealership the recently launched JCB116 (IIT soil outlets in 1987 and today boasts of 650 compactor), VMT860eco (9T tandem spotlight dealership outlets across the country. Going roller) and VMT330 (3.3T mini tandem ahead, the company aims to add 50 new roller) could be seen live. JCB 455ZX, 5.5T outlets by the end of 2017. wheeled loader that is primarily used for “We export to over 70 countries, with a bulk material loading was also showcased. major share in middle-east and Africa. We Te company ofcials also explained about wanted to take ‘Make in India’ across the the utility of GQ100Kva diesel genset globe and I am happy to say that ‘Make in and the leading range of attachments like India’ is recognized in heavy equipment Man Basket, Auger, Rock Breaker, Pallet industry. said Sondhi. Fork and Sweeper Collector while they He added, “We have the widest range of were showcased. Other than these, JCB’s excavators, wheeled loaders, mini excavators, world class ecoXcellence Backhoe Loader backhoe loaders and telehandlers among – the 3DX Xtra, 3T mini excavator – the others. We want to continue to serve our JCB 30Plus and the class leading range of customers in the best way possible with class material handling solutions which includes leading solutions.” the Telehandler and the Skid Steer Loader were also part of the live demonstration. “We are a one-stop-solution and cater to all needs of our customers. JCB introduced Backhoe Loaders in India 35 years ago; today we have expanded our products range to over 50 models across eight categories. We will continue to upgrade and add more products to our basket in the coming years,” said Sondhi. introduced JCB Livelink Telematics technology which enables users to remotely A TRUE ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ BRAND monitor machines and improve the SHOWCASING THE BEST Over the years JCB has invested `2,000 productivity of the machines by providing Te industry major showcased its range of crore in India and employs around 5,000 real-time alerts on service, operation and Made-in-India road construction solutions people in its Indian operations. With a security benefts to the machines owners,” at a recent event in its state-of-the-art facility network of 60 dealers and 650 outlets, added Sondhi.With Internet of Things in Pune. it further employs 6,000 professionally (IoT) becoming an important part of Sondhi said, “Our in-house design centre trained people. daily operations, JCB Livelink has gained in Pune has been at the forefront of Te company has strategically set up four immense popularity in the industry. all our innovation programmes which warehouses at Pune, Chennai, Faridabad JCB boasts of fve world class facilities in includes the range of machines exhibited and Kolkata to equip the dealership outlets India that manufactures 50 products across and demonstrated at this event. Products for parts supplies. eight product lines catering to domestic as manufactured at the Pune facility are sold This is not all; the company is also well as international markets. not only in India, but are also exported to working towards creating employment “We have a plant in Ballabgarh, two in Pune various countries.” and entrepreneurship amongst the youth and two in Jaipur. Four of these plants, are The company demonstrated the in India through its 15 Operator Training currently operating at about 85 per cent of performance of its excavators, wheeled Centres in India. their respective capacities. Te Jaipur plant loaders, compactors, backhoe loaders and has just gone on-steam,” said Sondhi. the material handling range of products THE WAY AHEAD JCB recently introduced ‘Premier Line in road projects. The event marked “JCB’s machines have been contributing to Solutions’ which are specifcally designed JCB’s transformation into a full range the development of India’s infrastructure to give maximum value to the customers infrastructure equipment partner, especially for close to four decades. Now through through a comprehensive range of when it comes to road construction. its Premier Line Road Construction customised support packages. These The live demonstration highlighted the Solutions, it is committed to contributing packages offer real time and proactive utility of the 12 products that were part and expediting the building of roads and product support solutions. Products of this live demonstration. In the large highways in both, rural and urban India. included under this Premier Line Solutions excavator category, JS 205LC (20T tracked JCB provides a full solution of products, are the JCB 220LC Xtra, JCB 305LC, JCB excavator), JCB 220LC Xtra (22T tracked training, monitoring, parts and service, 370, 455ZX Wheeled Loader and JCB116 excavator) and the JCB 305LC (30T backed by the largest distribution network Soil Compactor. tracked excavator) were shown live in in India,” said Sondhi. u aPrIL 2017 |construction opportunities 111