ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ sold nearly 70,000 machines last year and the group is continuing to expand globally. It opened a £65 million plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil last September and plans to open a £62 million construction equipment factory in Jaipur India in 2014.
Chairman Sir Anthony Bamford said: “In view of the continued fragility of the global economy, which has led to renewed slowdowns in emerging and developed markets, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½â€™s results in 2012 are extremely encouraging. They not only demonstrate the resilience of our business, but highlight the importance of continued investment in products, facilities and customer service.â€�
According to research consultancy Oxford Economics, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ supports 24,000 jobs in the UK, including the 6,000 directly employed workers. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ recently won £9.6 million from the Government’s Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI). The cash will fund research and development activities for suppliers to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ and Stafford-based Perkins Engines.


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