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Accepting the Award, Bob Womersley said: “The Dewar Trophy is one of the most prestigious accolades in British engineering. It is a really proud moment for the whole of the team involved in the JCB electric excavator development. The Trophy is normally given to automotive companies and for JCB to receive it, as a construction equipment manufacturer, is quite an honour.”

John Wood MBE, Chairman of the Dewar Technical Committee, said: “Awarding the 2019 trophy to JCB was a unanimous decision by the Dewar Technical Committee. It represents a bold commitment to the introduction of novel technology in the off-road sector”. The Royal Automobile Club's Dewar Trophy has a long and distinguished history stretching back to its inception in 1906. It is presented only in years when the Club’s committee believes that there are contenders of sufficient merit. JCB is one of only four companies to receive the Award more than once. JCB won it in 2006 for the Dieselmax car project.

SAVANNAH, Ga., September 9, 2020 – JCB has been awarded a share of a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract as part of the DLA’s Heavy Equipment Procurement Program. The contract gives JCB eligibility to provide construction machines, some of which are manufactured at JCB’s North American Headquarters in Pooler, Georgia, to every branch of the U.S. military, Department of Defense, federal agencies, and partner and allied nations.  The contract has an estimated value of $660 million for all equipment solicited over the next five years.

Chris Giorgianni, vice president of Government & Defense and Product & Marketing for JCB North America.

The JCB equipment – including, backhoes, excavators, Access aerial work platforms, wheel loaders, skid steer loaders, compact track loaders and JCB’s innovative Teleskid - will be used for a wide variety of applications. U.S. military personnel operating JCB’s skid steers, Teleskids, and track loaders, which are manufactured in Pooler, GA, will experience the world’s first loader with a single-arm Powerboom, designed by JCB for better visibility, greater lift, further reach and deeper dig depth than any other loader on the market. JCB’s unique side entry door prevents operators from having to climb over dangerous attachments to enter the machine and once inside the cab, operators have 270 degrees of visibility, the best in class providing unsurpassed safety. 

JCB is the world’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment. At 22 plants spanning four continents—and countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, India and Brazil—JCB manufactures a range of more than 300 products including Loadall telescopic handlers, backhoe loaders, excavators, wheel loaders, compact excavators, skid steer loaders, compact track loaders, Access aerial work platforms, rough terrain forklifts, and Fastrac tractors. For more information, visit www.jcb.com.