JCB sharpens focus on road and highway solutions

JCB India reiterated its commitment to the development of road and highways by showcasing a slew of product for the segment at an event held at its Pune facility. Through the day-long event, JCB established its transformation into a full range infrastructure equipment partner, especially in road construction.

Mr. Vipin Sondhi, MD & CEO, JCB India Ltd.

“Roads and Highways continue to be a major driver for infrastructure growth in India and the Government’s focus is evident through the significant outlay it has made towards this sector in successive National Budgets.” said Mr. Vipin Sondhi, MD & CEO, JCB India Ltd. “JCB’s machines have been contributing to the development of India’s infrastructure for close to four decades. Now through its Premier Line Road Construction Solutions, it is committed to contributing and expediting the building of Roads and Highways in both, rural and urban India. JCB provides a full solution of products, training, monitoring, parts, and service, backed by the largest distribution network in India”, he added.

To ensure that customers derive the maximum from their machines, JCB recently introduced the bundle of ‘Premier Line Solutions’ which are specifically designed to give maximum value to customers through a comprehensive range of customised support packages. These packages offer real time and proactive product support solutions. Products included under the JCB Premier Line Solutions are the JCB 220LC Xtra, the JCB 305LC, the JCB 370, the 455ZX Wheeled Loader and the JCB116 Soil Compactor. All JCB machines are manufactured on the company philosophy of “One Global Quality” and are not only sold in India, but are also exported to over 70 countries around the world.

Show of strength

JCB India organised a live demonstration of its machines to highlight the utility of each of the products that plays a pivotal role in the construction of roads. In the large Excavator category, the JS 205LC (20T Tracked Excavator), the JCB 220LC Xtra (22T Tracked Excavator) and the JCB 305LC (30T Tracked Excavator) were shown live in action.

Similarly, in the Compactor range, the recently introduced JCB116 (11T Soil Compactor), the VMT860eco (9T Tandem Roller) and the VMT330 (3.3T Mini Tandem Roller) were demonstrated. The JCB 455ZX, the 5.5T Wheeled Loader which is primarily used for bulk material loading was also part of this activity which had 12 machines in all. A road construction was carried out in front of the Media to help us understand what role each of the machines plays in road and highway construction.

Mr. Sondhi shared: “Our in-house Design Centre in Pune has been at the forefront of all our innovation programmes which includes the range of machines exhibited and demonstrated at this event. Products manufactured at the Pune facility are sold not only in India, but are also exported to various countries around the world.”

JCB’s world class ecoXcellence Backhoe Loader – the 3DX Xtra, the 3T Mini Excavator – JCB 30Plus and the class-leading range of Material Handling product solutions which includes the Telehandler and the Skid Steer Loader were also part of the demonstration activities at the work site. The utility of JCB’s GQ100Kva Diesel Genset and the leading range of attachments such as Man Basket, Auger, Rock Breaker, Pallet Fork and Sweeper Collector, etc., were also experienced at the event.

Connecting digitally

With Internet of Things (IoT) becoming an important part of our daily operations, JCB Livelink has gained immense popularity in the construction industry. JCB Livelink is an innovative telematics technology that enables users to remotely monitor machines. It maximizes the productivity of the machines by providing real time alerts on Service, Operation and Security benefits to the machines owners. All these products are backed by an industry-leading product support network of over 60 dealers and 650 outlets of JCB India, making it the largest dealership network in the construction and earthmoving equipment industry. These outlets are spread across India, employing over 6,000 trained professionals to cater to different customer requirements.