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H&C PLANT HIRE INVESTS IN FLEET OF 20 JCB BACKHOE LOADERS
A leading North-West plant hirer has invested in 20 powerful new JCB 3CX PRO backhoe loaders – hailing the latest model as ‘the best backhoe loader available’.
JCB UPDATES MARKET LEADING 55KW 3CX BACKHOE LOADER
JCB, the world’s number one backhoe loader manufacturer, has launched a new 55kW 3CX backhoe loader with EU Stage V compliant engine. The machine delivers improved operator comfort and ease of use, increased productivity and performance, combined with reduced total cost of ownership.
JCB DONATES 3CX BACKHOE LOADER TO HELP QUAKEHIT ECUADOR
JCB is donating a 3CX backhoe loader worth $100,000 to help rescue and clear-up operations in Ecuador, which was hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of at least 570 people and injuries to over 7,000 people. It has been reported that 25,000 people remain in shelters as a consequence of the devastating earthquake that has been described by the country’s President Rafael Correa as the biggest tragedy in Ecuador in seven decades.
JC BALLS & SONS BUYS 750,000TH JCB BACKHOE LOADER
Long-standing customer JC Balls & Sons has added a milestone machine to its fleet – the 750,000th backhoe loader made by JCB.
FRED MENCE ADDS 10 JCB 3CX SITEMASTERS TO GROWING FLEET
JCB has won an order worth more than £½ million for a fleet of backhoe loaders made at its World HQ in Staffordshire. News of the deal from civil engineering, plant hire and haulage specialist Fred Mence (Construction) comes just days after JCB celebrated 60 years of making backhoe loaders - a machine invented by company founder Joseph Cyril Bamford in 1953. More than half a million JCB backhoes have been manufactured since then.
JCB WINS ITS BIGGEST EVER UK ORDER AS MORRIS LESLIE INVESTS
JCB has won its biggest ever deal in the UK after rental firm Morris Leslie Plant Hire placed an order for £87.5 million worth of machines – including a big fleet of 3CX backhoe loaders.
JCB UNVEILS NEW ONE MACHINE SOLUTION FOR ROADS MAINTENANCE
Backhoe loader world leader JCB is to introduce a 3CX Compact Highways Master – a one machine solution for roads and highways maintenance.
POWER AND VERSATILITY IMPROVES WITH 3CX COMPACT EVOLUTION
Backhoe loader world leader JCB is to introduce two additional variants of the JCB 3CX Compact offering a host of new features.
UNMATCHED VERSATILITY LANDS ORDER FOR 20 JCB BACKHOES
A North West plant hirer has invested in a fleet of 20 of JCB’s world leading 3CX backhoe loaders.
Peak Performance From JCB In Venezuela
A JCB 3C backhoe loader is carrying out dramatic mountainside road repairs on a dilapidated stretch of highway in the Venezuelan Andes.
Diamond Day As JCB Wins Deal For 1000 Backhoes In Milestone Year
JCB has won a massive order for more than 1,000 of its iconic backhoe loaders in a deal which is designed to transform the rural economy of Brazil.
Hood Plant Invests In New Fleet Of Fuel Efficient JCB Backhoes
One of the Midlands’ longest established plant hirers has invested in a fleet of new top specification JCB backhoe loaders as part of its pledge to provide the best customer service in the business.
NEW JCB MACHINE SET TO WAGE WAR ON BRITAINS POTHOLES
British digger maker JCB is waging war on the nation’s millions of potholes with the launch of a machine designed to rid roads of the menace. The company is taking the wraps off a brand new product called the ‘Potholemaster’ – a new twist on its iconic backhoe loader which can permanently fix potholes which blight motorists’ lives. It comes as the Government makes an additional £200 million available in the Budget for councils to tackle the problem.
JCB WINS 50 MILLION US ARMY CONTRACT FOR HIGH SPEED BACKHOES
JCB has won a $50 million contract to supply high-speed backhoe loaders to the United States Army, the company announced today. The High Mobility Engineer Excavators (HMEEs) will be manufactured at JCB’s North American plant in Savannah, Georgia, and will be delivered by 2017.
JCBS 150M PLANS TO CREATE 2500 JOBS WELCOMED BY CHANCELLOR
JCB today announced plans to invest £150 million to expand its operations in Staffordshire and create an additional 2,500 jobs by 2018, which will in turn add a further 7,500 jobs in the UK supply chain (a recent Oxford Economics study concluded that for every 1 JCB job, there are 3 others in the UK supply chain). To mark today’s announcement, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt. Hon. George Osborne MP visited JCB’s backhoe loader factory in Rocester, Staffordshire. His visit comes the day after he delivered his Autumn Statement, in which he committed Government funding to unlock economic growth in Staffordshire with a major road improvement project on the A50 trunk road in Uttoxeter.
DIAMOND YEAR FOR JCB BACKHOE AS COMPANY LOOKS TO FUTURE
JCB’s iconic backhoe loader today celebrated 60 years in production – with the promise of more exciting innovations to come on a machine that has, literally, helped shape the world. Company founder Joseph Cyril Bamford invented the concept of the backhoe and the first JCB model was manufactured in 1953 after he combined a lightweight backhoe with a Major Loadall tractor loader. It created, for the first time, a single machine which combined a front shovel and rear excavator arm.
JCB ANNOUNCES $500000 DONATION OF KIT TO PHILIPPINES DISASTER
British digger maker JCB today responded to the Filipino typhoon disaster with the news that machines and generators worth more than $500,000 are to be provided to assist in the aftermath of the catastrophe. The company is sending a fleet of three 3CX backhoe loaders to help in the clear up operations following Typhoon Haiyan which was one of the most powerful storms ever recorded on land and which has left up to 2,500 people dead. In addition more than 120 JCB electrical generators are being provided through the company’s Filipino dealer Camec.
NEW HIGH FLOW LOADER OPTION BOOSTS 3CX COMPACT VERSATILITY
JCB is to make a high-flow auxiliary hydraulic circuit available for the 3CX Compact backhoe loader - delivering up to 120 litres/min of flow to power a range of loader-mounted attachments.
PLANT HIRER HERALDS JCB BACKHOES AS HE BEST EVER DRIVEN
A Norfolk-based plant hirer has purchased six new JCB 3CX backhoe loader models to carry out highway construction and maintenance contracts across East Anglia. Matthew Williams Digger Hire took delivery of the new backhoes from dealer Watling JCB - and the company’s most experienced operators have praised them as ‘the best machines they have ever driven’.
COLOURFUL MACHINE PRODUCTION UNDERWAY TO MARK BIRTHDAY
Production is underway of the first batch of colourful limited edition machines to mark JCB's 70th anniversary. The initial wave of 'Platinum Edition' 3CX backhoe loaders has rolled off the production lines at JCB's World Headquarters at Rocester, Staffordshire in striking livery last seen more than 40 years ago on the JCB 3C III model.
COST SAVING JCB TRACKED BACKHOE IDEAL FOR HIRE
The JCB 1CX-T tracked backhoe loader is proving hugely popular for a Welsh plant hirer - as a cost-saving, single-machine solution to a wide variety of tasks.
JCB CUSTOMER’S JOY AS VINTAGE MACHINE RESTORED TO FORMER GLORY
One of JCB’s longest-standing customers has unwrapped a unique present – a vintage backhoe loader restored to its former glory to mark the digger maker’s approaching 75th anniversary.
HISTORIC DAY AS 750,000TH BACKHOE ROLLS OFF JCB PRODUCTION LINE
JCB today celebrated a unique milestone as its 750,000th backhoe loader rolled off the production line.
WORLD’S FIRST HYDROGEN DIGGER PARADES FOR THE QUEEN
The world’s first digger powered by a hydrogen combustion engine was given a right royal outing at the weekend in a parade marking the Queen’s 70-year reign.
ENERGY MINISTER IMPRESSED WITH JCB’S HYDROGEN ENGINE DEVELOPMENT
Energy Secretary Grant Shapps has challenged JCB to have its super-efficient hydrogen machines working on building sites and farms by next year – declaring himself “impressed” with the company’s early success in developing engines powered by the zero-carbon fuel.
JCB HYDROGEN WORLD FIRST MAKES INTERNATIONAL DEBUT
JCB’S £100 million project to produce super-efficient hydrogen engines has been given its international debut at one of the world’s biggest construction equipment fairs.
STUNNING BLACK JCB BACKHOE TURNS HEADS ON BUILDING SITES
A leading Scottish civil engineering and plant hire firm has bought a new JCB 3CX Pro decked in striking black livery with red and gold details.
WRAPS COME OFF HYDROGEN REFUELLER AS JCB UNVEILS INDUSTRY FIRST
JCB, developer of the world’s first working construction machines powered by hydrogen, today unveiled another world first for the industry - a mobile hydrogen refueller.
LUDDON GOES GREEN WITH HVO FUELLED JCB X-SERIES
One of the UK’s leading construction firms has bought six new JCB machines including a brand-new Stage V 220X which runs on innovative green HVO fuel.
HAT-TRICK FOR JCB AS HYDROGEN ENGINE WINS TOP AWARD
JCB’s super-efficient hydrogen engine has won one of the oldest and most prestigious awards in British automotive engineering honouring technical achievement.
SHADOW CHANCELLOR’S INSIGHT INTO JCB’S HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been given a detailed insight into JCB’s £100 million investment in super-efficient hydrogen engines.
JCB DIGS IN FOR UKRAINE AS 70 REFUGEES OFFERED COMPANY HOMES
JCB is offering company homes in Staffordshire for 70 Ukrainian refugees forced to flee the war in their homeland.
ANDERSON INVESTS £1.7MILLION IN JCB EXCAVATORS
One of the UK’s leading construction and development companies has invested in a fleet of JCB tracked excavators in a deal worth £1.7million.
PATRIOTIC SEND OFF AS JCB MACHINES HEAD TO LONDON FOR JUBILEE
JCB machines from the past and the present were given a patriotic send off as they headed to London for Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
EMOTIONS HIGH AS JCB MACHINES JOIN PAGEANT FIT FOR A QUEEN
JCB machines from landmark years of Her Majesty the Queen’s 70-year reign took centre stage yesterday at the spectacular Platinum Jubilee Pageant in London.
HYDROGEN FUEL CELL TOYOTA CAR JOINS JCB FLEET
Digger giant JCB has taken delivery of the latest Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car – just as it develops its own hydrogen engine technology.
SUPER-EFFICIENT JCB HYDROGEN ENGINE GETS £100 MILLION INJECTION
JCB is investing £100 million on a project to produce super-efficient hydrogen engines, the company announced today.
INTERNATIONAL LINE-UP FOR JCB LAKESIDE 5 RACE AND FUN RUN
JCB is urging local athletes and fun runners alike to join an international line-up when the JCB Lakeside 5 race goes under starter’s orders at its World Headquarters on Thursday July 11th.
JCB LOADALLS CONTRIBUTE TO LOW CARBON POWER GENERATION AT HINKLEY POINT C
A fleet of JCB Loadall 540-140 telescopic handlers is providing an essential material handling solution to the UK’s largest infrastructure project. Operated by Bylor, a joint venture between French construction company Bouygues Travaux Publics and the UK construction giant Laing O’Rourke, the machines are part of a massive 2,000-strong fleet of equipment working on the Hinkley Point C construction project in Somerset.
JCB DIGS DEEP TO SUPPORT ARMED FORCES’ REHAB CENTRE
JCB is proving a driving force in supporting the new Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) Programme on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate (SHRE) in the East Midlands.
SAFETY FIRST AS MURPHY ORDERS 25 JCB SITE DUMPERS
Leading plant operator, Murphy Plant Ltd has invested in 25 cabbed JCB site dumpers in a drive to improve the health and wellbeing of its machine operators.
WORLDS BIGGEST JCB DEALER DEPOT OPENS AFTER 6 MILLION POUND INVESTMENT
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JCB Announces Successor To CEO Alan Blake
JCB has announced a successor to Chief Executive Officer Alan Blake who is to retire at the end of the year.
Milestone Year Promises More Investment From Lomond Plant Hire
A leading Scottish plant hire firm - which celebrates 25 years in business in 2013 - has switched to JCB excavators as part of a major new investment in its fleet.
JCBs Oliver Heads To Burma On Historic WWII Spitfire Dig
Diggers made by Staffordshire-based JCB are about to embark on a mission to help recover Spitfire warplanes designed by one of the county’s most famous sons and believed to be buried in Burma.
FUEL SAVING MODELS SPEARHEAD JCB HILLHEAD LINE UP
JCB will highlight the diversity of its range of tailor-made products for the construction, quarrying and recycling industries – with two stands at Hillhead 2014 along with live operations in the demonstration area.
POPULAR JCB CEO BOWS OUT AFTER ALMOST 25 YEARS SERVICE
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JCBS UK EMPLOYEES SHARE IN 2 MILLION CHRISTMAS BONUS POT
JCB’s UK employees are to receive a £400 Christmas bonus, the company announced today. Around 5,000 employees at the firm’s 11 plants in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Wrexham will share in the festive payout, which is worth a total of £2 million.
INSPIRATIONAL DAY ENCOURAGES DELEGATES TO BE THEIR OWN BOSS
JCB, which started out as a one-man business nearly 70 years ago, has played host to potential entrepreneurs at an event encouraging them to start their own digger driving firms.
JCB MODELS FOR EVERY WASTE AND RECYCLING APPLICATION
Materials handling vehicles and machinery are key elements for the successful and productive operation of any recycling or waste management site – so it makes sense to choose the right machine for the job.
INTERNATIONAL FEEL SPICES UP 34TH ANNUAL LAKESIDE FIVE AND FUN RUN
Engineers Ajay Mahajan and Dhiraj Lokhande added a touch of eastern spice to JCB’s annual Lakeside Five and Fun Run when they completed the course wearing traditional Indian garb.
JCB PILINGMASTER DELIVERS NEW GROUND ENGINEERING SOLUTION
JCB is creating a new sector in the ground engineering market with the development of an innovative piling solution delivering cost savings for customers.
LOADALLS UNDER STARTERS ORDERS FOR BRITISH GRAND PRIX ROLE
A FLEET of JCB machines is under starter’s orders to take on a starring role at the British Grand Prix.
JCB EXCAVATORS DELIVERING MAJOR ROAD PROJECT CLOSE TO HOME
A fleet of JCB crawler and wheeled excavators is playing a major role in a road construction project just metres from the factory where they were built.
BROTHERS BOW OUT BUT 200 YEAR FAMILY CONNECTION CONTINUES
A family which has clocked up more than 200 years’ service with JCB has seen two of its long-serving stalwarts bid a fond farewell to the company. Roger Smith bowed out today (Friday, May 22nd) after 47 years’ service. His brother Tony retired earlier this month after 42 years. They form part of three generations of the Smith family who have served JCB over the past six decades, notching up an impressive combined family service of 213 years.
JCB DUOS NONSTOP 92MILE CHARITY TREK
Two intrepid JCB employees are limbering up for a non-stop long distance charity walk along the 92 mile Staffordshire Way.
JCBS JIM STRIDES OUT AND RAISES ALMOST 2000 IN MEMORY OF HIS DAD
Production line employee Jim Smith has completed a marathon long distance charity walk in memory of his father – raising hundreds of pounds.
THE JCB DIGGER THAT MADE JCB FAMOUS SHRINKS TO GROW SALES
A shrunk-down version of the digger that made JCB famous around the world was today launched at the company’s headquarters.
PRIME MINISTER PRAISES INSPIRATIONAL JCB DURING HQ VISIT
Prime Minister David Cameron today paid tribute to JCB as “an inspirational company” as he delivered a keynote speech at the World Headquarters in Staffordshire.
ENTREPRENEUR EXPANDS BUSINESS THANKS TO JCB SCHEME
Young contractor, Freddy Vaudrey, is celebrating his first year in business with the purchase of a third JCB machine.
JCB GT CROWNED THE FASTEST DIGGER ON EARTH
The world-famous JCB GT was today crowned the fastest digger on earth after reaching speeds of more than 70 miles an hour in Australia.
JCB DOUBLE FACTORY OPENING MARKS 35 YEARS OF INDIAN SUCCESS
JCB today (Friday, November 14th) celebrated 35 years of manufacturing in India with the opening of two brand new factories in Jaipur – an investment of £62 million. While the Indian market has this year declined by 20%, JCB has invested heavily in the new facilities in readiness for a return to growth which will be driven by an increase in spending on infrastructure projects.
LIMITED EDITION DIGGER AND EMPLOYEE HOLIDAY AS JCB TURNS 70
JCB IS marking its 70th anniversary today by giving employees around the world an extra day’s holiday – and by launching a limited edition version of its most famous machine.
JCB BACKHOE UNEARTHS STAGGERING PREHISTORIC FIND
JCB diggers excavating the site of the company’s new £30 million golf course have unearthed a prehistoric secret – the skeletal remains of a dinosaur. The stunning discovery was made last week but has only today been made public after archaeology experts were drafted in to examine the fossil near JCB’s World HQ in Rocester.
MAC BUYS NEW JCB BACKHOES FOR ROAD SURFACING WORK
A leading hirer to the road building and maintenance sector has bought two of JCB’s brand new 3CX Compact models which have been purpose-built for the industry.
JCB MUD RUN TRIBUTE TO FATHER OF THREE ANDY
The family of a JCB employee who died in a road accident are planning a touching tribute to the father-of-three by competing in the annual JCB Mun Run.
JOBS CREATED AS ORDERS FLOOD IN FOR INNOVATIVE NEW MACHINE
Full production is getting underway this month of a brand new JCB machine – a product innovation which has created around 85 new jobs.
TV’S ROSS KEMP COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH FAMOUS JCB DIGGER
TV star Ross Kemp got a close-up view of one of the most famous JCB diggers in the world during filming for an ITV programme about an infamous robbery attempt.
FUTURE MEETS PAST AS RESTORATION PROJECT KICKS OFF JCB’S 75TH
JCB’S NIGEL SAYS FAREWELL TO ENGINEERING ‘PARADISE’ AFTER 42 YEARS
One of the first employees to clock on at JCB’s Wrexham factory has bid farewell to his workmates after 42 years’ service.
ACCOUNTANT MATTHEW CONQUERS DYSLEXIA TO PEN CHILDREN’S BOOK
Assistant Financial Controller Matthew Wroe has conquered his dyslexia and swapped numbers for words by writing a book in aid of his favourite charities.
JCB LOADALLS COMPLETE £16 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM TRU PLANT
One of the UK’s leading plant hirers has added another 30 new JCB Loadall telescopic handlers to its fleet as part of a massive investment in over 300 JCB machines worth nearly £16 million.
FIRST STAGE V JCB 457 WHEELED LOADER TOUCHES DOWN IN SCOTLAND
The Malcolm Group has taken delivery of 29 new JCB machines – including the first Stage V 457 wheeled loading shovel in Scotland.
NORTH AMERICAN PLANT GEARS UP AS JCB SECURES NEW MILITARY DEAL
JCB has been awarded a contract to supply the U.S. military with a fleet of specialised high speed excavators over the next eight years in a deal worth up to $269 million (£217 million).
NO GOING BACK FOR JCB ‘SUPERFAN’ AFTER JCB HYDRADIG PURCHASE
A plant fanatic who used to write to the Chairman of JCB as a teenager now has his own successful quarrying business and has just added a brand new JCB Hydradig 110W Wastemaster to his fleet.
FLAGS FLY AT HALF-MAST AS TRIBUTE PAID TO THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH
Flags at JCB’s factories around the world were today flying at half-mast in honour of the Duke of Edinburgh following his death at the age of 99.
FESTIVE JOY AS JCB’S UK WORKFORCE GETS £750 CHRISTMAS BONUS
JCB today delivered some festive cheer to thousands of UK employees – a £750 Christmas bonus.