JCB: Care for the Community

"Our growth has allowed us to help those people around the globe less fortunate than ourselves." - Sir Anthony Bamford

JCB’s bright yellow machines make a difference in improving people’s lives, but people come first. Sir Anthony explains: “We want a better future for our children, where hard work and dedication are given their just reward.”

The government high school in the village of Jharsaintly, India, used to house pupils in rundown buildings lacking electricity and drinking water. Now, thanks to the Lady Bamford Charitable Trust, these facilities and more have been installed. The Trust provided funding for three English teachers. With the gradual improvement in conditions, pupil numbers have increased from 250 in 2000 to 690 four years later – most of the children being from under-privileged families staying in villages around the school. The Trust initiated a scholarship scheme for the brightest children.