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 ...

STAFFORDSHIRE excavator manufacturer JCB has marked the 60th anniversary of its iconic backhoe machine. Company founder Joseph Cyril Bamford invented the concept of the backhoe and the first JCB model ...

“Many times, people say that the backhoe-loader market is a declining market – it’s shrinking, backhoes are going away. And that’s not true,” says Diego Butzke, product manager, JCB. While he ...

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 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, ...

An industry shift to servo controls for backhoes was one equipment manufacturer JCB bought into. The softer pushing and reduced arm throws required on servo controls led to a reduction in operator ...

JCB, the creator and world’s number one manufacturer of the backhoe loader, recently celebrating production of the one millionth machine. Published Feb 13 As reported in last month's Farmer, ...