Construction equipment manufacturer JCB is marking its 80th birthday with news of a £100minvestment in modern manufacturing facilities at its global headquarters in the UK.The project at the company’s plant in Rocester, Staffordshire, will see the installation of a fully automated powder paint plant costing £60m, as well as full modernisation of the shop floor with new machining centres, friction welders and cylinder boring machines.Company chairman Lord Bamford says: “It makes perfect sense to invest heavily in our British factories and the £100m we’re investing now will put us at the forefront of our industry.”

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