Centenarian Ken Harrison was today a guest of honour at celebrations to mark the production of JCB’s one millionth backhoe loader as the last known survivor of the original team that built the first ...

JCB celebrated a unique milestone as its 750,000th backhoe-loader rolled off the production line in Rocester, Staffordshire – the very location where the first JCB backhoe was manufactured almost 70 ...

JCB is celebrating 60 years of its iconic backhoe loader. The world’s first backhoe rolled off the British firm’s assembly line back in 1953, making 2013 the machine’s diamond anniversary. Its concept ...

JCB has passed the production milestone of 500,000 backhoe loaders, with its half-millionth machine a 5CX destined for a customer in Russia. JCB’s founder, Joseph Cyril Bamford, invented the backhoe ...

And, to make it an even more special day, the team welcomed retired JCB welder Ken Harrison, aged 100, to join in the celebrations. The first JCB backhoe rolled off the production line in Rocester, ...

JCB was founded on October 23, 1945, by the late Joseph Cyril Bamford in a garage in the Staffordshire market town of Uttoxeter, UK. It was the same day as his son Anthony, now Lord Bamford, was born.

JCB has manufactured its 750,000th backhoe loader. It was produced in Rocester, Staffordshire, U.K., the same location where the first JCB backhoe was manufactured almost 70 years ago. In 1953, ...

To mark 70 years of manufacturing its backhoe loaders, JCB is producing 70 platinum editions of its 3CX and 4CX models. The first JCB model was manufactured in 1953, combining a lightweight backhoe ...

Off-road and construction equipment major JCB made its first global debut for its 100 million sterling pounds (Rs 1,019 crore) project to produce super-efficient hydrogen engines in India in the ...

This brand-new JCB backhoe loader is supposed to put the electrochemical potential of the hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine on display as soon as possible. The British government announced ...