JCB subsidiary powers ahead with £10m supply deal

JCB has secured a deal worth £10m which will see the company’s first major entry into the gas powered generator sector.

JCB Power Products, based in Hixon, outside Stafford, has seen growing success supplying generators to a wide range of applications.

Now the company is to supply 34.5 Megawatts of gas-powered generator sets to leading alternative electricity generating company, AGR Group.

It is the largest deal of its kind for JCB.

The generator sets would be enough to provide electricity to power the equivalent of 17,500 domestic homes for 24 hours.

Jonathan Garnham, managing director, JCB Power Products said: “We are proud to have secured the business with the AGR Group and are delighted to be working in partnership with them to develop our first major gas project.

“This agreement signals an exciting new market opportunity for JCB and the company is working to further develop its product line and service offering in the UK’s alternative power generation market.”

The generators will be installed across five sites in England and will include 2.5MW and 2MW generators supplied as both open and containerised models at 11kV and 6.6kV sites.

Oliver Breidt, director, AGR, said: “We are very happy to be working with JCB on these projects and have been impressed by their flexible approach, moving quickly to make the most of this exciting market opportunity.

“We look forward to jointly delivering these projects with JCB and are looking into exploring more opportunities together.”

The AGR Group specialises in sustainable, low carbon energy generation for communities and businesses and since 2011 has delivered projects worth £250m across the UK. With vast experience in solar and wind power, the company has diversified into complementary power supply, using gas-powered generators.