JCB Machine News & Articles

MAGNIFICENT MILESTONE AS 750,000TH JCB ENGINE COMES OFF THE LINE
20 Dec, 2021

JCB is celebrating a major milestone for its award-winning engine. The 750,000th engine has just come off the line at JCB Power Systems in Derbyshire where production first began in 2004. Engine production was extended to India ...

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WRAPS COME OFF HYDROGEN REFUELLER AS JCB UNVEILS INDUSTRY FIRST
25 Oct, 2022

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. JCB is investing £100 million in a project to produce super-efficient ...

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THE BOOTS WHO WERE MADE FOR WORKING NOTCH UP 600 YEARS’ SERVICE
23 Oct, 2020

AS JCB prepares to mark its 75th birthday tomorrow there’s one family with an extra reason to toast the milestone after notching up a staggering 600 years’ service to the company. The Boot family started its ...

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HELP ON THE MENU AS JCB SUPPORTS THE VULNERABLE AND HOMELESS
03 Apr, 2020

JCB has launched an international aid initiative in the communities around its factories to help people in need of food as a result of disruption caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. The company’s catering staff in the ...

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JCB 1.8 TONNE ZERO TAIL SWING EXCAVATOR SHINES AGAINST COMPETITORS
28 Jan, 2020

Dig44 Excavations is a family owned and operated excavating business. Dig44 excavation is a one-stop solution for excavation services. They provide site cleans and cuts, driveway removal and preparation, trenching and post holes, concrete and ...

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MINI EXCAVATOR GIVES STRENGTH AND STABILITY TO MELBOURNE CONCRETING CONTRACTOR
02 Dec, 2019

Bona Vista Concreting is a contractor to an energy provider in Melbourne, Victoria. The team at Bona Vista Concreting reinstate footpaths over electrical pits using the JCB 19C-1 mini excavator. According to Michael Calleja, Managing ...

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JCB CEA LAUNCHES ELECTRIC MINI EXCAVATOR
06 Nov, 2019

The new JCB electric excavator is the quietest digger in its range and delivers zero emissions. Designed to meet a growing need for zero-emission environmentally-friendly construction equipment, JCB CEA will launch the electric-drive 19C-1 E-TEC ...

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FIRST 50 ORDERS DELIVERED AS ELECTRIC JCB DIGGER IN FULL PRODUCTION
26 Aug, 2019

JCB has made manufacturing history by going into full production with the construction industry’s first fully electric mini excavator – with more than 50 machines already delivered. The 19C-1E models - JCB’s first-ever electric diggers - ...

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JCB 1.8 TONNE EXCAVATOR IS A FIRST FOR SOLE TRADER
06 Aug, 2019

Peninsula Concrete is a small business operating out of the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. Brian Dupas, managing director of Peninsula Concrete says his business works on projects with limited access. This includes driveways, pathways and ...

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HIGH SCHOOL TRAINS THE NEXT GENERATION OF EXCAVATOR OPERATORS
06 May, 2019

Coffs Harbour Christian Community High School (CHCCHS) purchased a 4 tonne excavator through their local JCB dealer, North Coast Construction Equipment (NCCE). According to Andrew Lynn, the Deputy Principle of CHCCHS, the JCB 4 tonne excavator is used to ...

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BACKHOE OPERATOR LOVES NEW JCB 1.7 TONNE MINI EXCAVATOR
04 Mar, 2019

Broadford Excavations purchased a JCB 1.7 tonne zero tail swing excavator through JCB CEA’s Melbourne dealership. According to Brad Sanders, director of Broadford Excavations the 18Z-1 mini excavator has excellent reach, power and stability. Broadford Excavations ...

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JCB’S NEW 1.7 AND 1.8 TONNE MINI EXCAVATORS
18 Feb, 2019

The new 18Z and 19C mini excavators have operating weights of 1.7-1.8 tonnes and are offered in four variants. There are two upper structure designs, zero tail swing (18Z) and conventional tail swing (19C). In both ...

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2.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR USED TO IRRIGATE WEBSTER WALNUTS
03 Oct, 2018

Webster recently purchased a JCB 2.5 tonne excavator through their local dealer Intersales Leeton. The mini excavator is currently being used for pipework on their Leeton walnut farm. An auger attachment is used to drill ...

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JCB’S FOUR AND FIVE TONNE EXCAVATORS
31 Jul, 2018

JCB's 4 and 5 tonne excavators represent a new generation of compact excavators with greater control, efficiency, performance and strength. These excavators are highly productive, compact, agile, innovative and economical to own. They also have exclusive ...

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MINI EXCAVATOR TAIL SWINGS: CONVENTIONAL VS. REDUCED VS. ZERO
03 Apr, 2018

Do you know which mini excavator tail swing is right for you? We’ve made it easy by spelling out the pros and cons of zero, reduced and conventional tail swing excavators.   Zero Tail-Swing Excavator A zero tail-swing excavator’s ...

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