JCB Machine News & Articles
THE BOOTS WHO WERE MADE FOR WORKING NOTCH UP 600 YEARS’ SERVICE23 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 ...
JCB CUSTOMER’S JOY AS VINTAGE MACHINE RESTORED TO FORMER GLORY07 Sep, 2020
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. Lincolnshire-based Eric Carnaby & Son has been a ...
JCB LEADS THE WAY WITH FIRST HYDROGEN FUELLED EXCAVATOR02 Jul, 2020
JCB has developed the construction industry’s first ever hydrogen powered excavator as it continues to lead the sector on zero and low carbon technologies, the company announced today. The 20-tonne 220X excavator powered by a hydrogen ...
HELP ON THE MENU AS JCB SUPPORTS THE VULNERABLE AND HOMELESS03 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 ...
JCB JOINS ENGLANDS NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION OVER VENTILATOR SHORTAGE31 Mar, 2020
JCB is poised to re-start production at a factory closed as a result of the Coronavirus crisis in order to join the national effort to manufacture ventilators, the company announced today. JCB received a direct appeal ...
HISTORIC DAY AS 750,000TH BACKHOE ROLLS OFF JCB PRODUCTION LINE04 Mar, 2020
JCB today celebrated a unique milestone as its 750,000th backhoe loader rolled off the production line. The landmark machine was driven off the line at the company’s factory in Rocester, Staffordshire – the very location where ...
JCB 1.8 TONNE ZERO TAIL SWING EXCAVATOR SHINES AGAINST COMPETITORS28 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 ...
JCB CEA LAUNCHES NEW SERIES III LOADALL TELEHANDLERS WITH COMMAND PLUS CAB20 Jan, 2020
A new range of agricultural JCB Loadall telescopic handlers has been launched featuring increased lift performance, improved safety and driver comfort, and the all-new next generation Command Plus cab designed primarily with agricultural operators and ...
TRIBUTES PAID TO JCB EMPLOYEE NUMBER THREE WHO DIES AGED 8607 Jan, 2020
Tributes have been paid to a former JCB employee who joined the company as a teaboy and rose through the ranks to become a director. Bill Hirst MBE - who was the third person recruited by ...
SPECIAL EDITION FASTRACS CELEBRATE JCB WORLD SPEED RECORD06 Dec, 2019
Farmers and contractors around the world have a rare opportunity to share in the success of JCB’s outstanding tractor speed record by securing a Special Edition of the Fastrac 4220 and 8330. But they will ...
MINI EXCAVATOR GIVES STRENGTH AND STABILITY TO MELBOURNE CONCRETING CONTRACTOR02 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 ...
JCB CEA MOVES TO A NEW SITE IN SYDNEY25 Nov, 2019
JCB CEA has moved into a new state-of-the-art facility in Horningsea Park NSW. This includes JCB CEA, Dynapac CEA and Atlas Copco CEA under one roof. The location of the facility provides close proximity to key ...
JCB HYDRADIG CAB UPGRADES GIVES BOOST TO FORWARD VISIBILITY25 Nov, 2019
JCB has enhanced the cab of the innovative Hydradig 110W wheeled tool carrier, to improve the operator experience, boost productivity and further reduce ownership costs. The front of the cab has been redesigned, with a ...
JCB FASTRAC STORMS INTO RECORD BOOKS AS WORLD’S FASTEST TRACTOR19 Nov, 2019
JCB’s Fastrac has stormed into the record books after being crowned the world’s fastest tractor with a speed of 217.57 kph (135.191 mph). The Fastrac - designed and built by a team of young engineers in ...
OPERATOR COMFORT THE DESIGN PRIORITY FOR NEW JCB EXCAVATORS18 Nov, 2019
JCB has developed advanced new 220X crawler excavators, the first models in the next generation of JCB tracked machines for the global construction market. Over a four-year development period, JCB has employed a programme of intensive ...