The world’s biggest JCB dealer depot has officially opened its doors for business after a £6 million investment designed to accelerate growth in one of the company’s most important markets.

Stroykomplekt (SKL) is the JCB dealer in Ekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth largest city and home to 1.3 million people. From its base, the company covers a vast area of almost 7 million km² (2.7 million square miles) and in the past seven years has seen a 10-fold increase in sales. SKL’s new facility covers 3,500m² and has a showroom for 25 machines as well as an impressive parts and service operation.

The honour of officially opening the new premises fell to JCB CEO Alan Blake who described Russia “as one of the jewels in the crown of JCB’s global sales regions.”

“Almost one in four machines sold in Russia is made by JCB”, Alan Blake said. “This success could not have been achieved without excellent dealers; dealers with vision; dealers who are prepared to invest and dealers with ambition. And this is what we have with Stroykomplekt.

“By investing £6 million in new premises Stroykomplekt has demonstrated not only a commitment to providing excellent service support but also great ambition to grow their business. The opening of this fantastic new building sets the standard for others to follow.”



The JCB Dancing Diggers take a bow at the official opening of the world's biggest JCB dealer depot in Russia