NEWS & EVENTS

To celebrate recent successes at Jacobs, we took the time to have a little fun and celebrate both the successes and hard work put in by everyone at Jacobs.  The celebration lasted throughout the day with all three shifts enjoying a BBQ picnic lunch catered by Danny’s Little Taste of Texas.  Despite the cold wind, good food and fun were had by all.  In total, over 500 pounds of meat were served! 

On a rainy Saturday in October, a team of nine from the Jacobs Employee Services Committee, in a partnership with the Bloomfield Beautification Committee (BBC), participated in the "Adopt-A-Spot" program. In an effort to support our community and in appreciation for their service, the Blue Hills Fire Department was chosen as our adopted garden.

This fall, Jacobs had the opportunity to participate in Wishes on Wheels to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.  We became part of New England’s largest truck convoy which began and ended at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.  Wishes on Wheels’ goal is to organize a yearly family-friendly truck convoy where families, friends, and community members can come together to support children with life-threatening medical conditions.

New European plant for producing engine brake and valve actuation systems will add to the company’s manufacturing operations in the USA and China.

BLOOMFIELD, CT, USA – Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, the world’s leading manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding systems and valve actuation systems, announced today that it will open a manufacturing facility in the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. The new plant places Jacobs closer to European customers and responds to growing demand for the company’s technical solutions.