FAQs

The company began by manufacturing agricultural tipping trailers. JCB later introduced its first Backhoe Loader in 1953, helping to transform the construction equipment industry.

Yes. JCB's E-TECH range includes fully electric construction equipment designed to reduce emissions, noise and operating costs.

JCB manufactures Backhoe Loaders, telescopic handlers, excavators, wheel loaders, site dumpers, compact equipment, agricultural machinery and engines.

JCB combines in-house engineering, manufacturing and product development with a global network of factories and dealers, and continues to invest in technologies such as electric and hydrogen-powered machinery.

JCB machines are almost always yellow mainly for safety reasons. On a building site or quarry, you are more likely to see a machine which is yellow than any other colour. Some customers do prefer their own colour machines and the second most common JCB colour machines are green followed by red.

The JCB dealer network reaches across 120 countries and 2,000 different depots. So to answer the question, "is there a JCB dealer near me?" Absolutely. To find your nearest JCB dealer, just click here to use the JCB dealer locator. Simply select your country and the type of dealer you're looking for.

Yes. JCB is a British company founded in Staffordshire, England, in 1945. Today, its global headquarters remain in Rocester, Staffordshire, and the company is still privately owned by the Bamford family.

There are 22 factories in total around the world that make all the different types of JCB machines, engines and attachments.

JCB was founded on October 23rd, 1945 by the late Joseph Cyril Bamford in a tiny lock-up garage in the Staffordshire market town of Uttoxeter in the UK.

JCB stands for Joseph Cyril Bamford.