Earth-moving machinery maker JCB today has celebrated the production of its 500,000th backhoe loader, the machine that made the company famous.
ON Monday chairman of JCB Sir Anthony Bamford joined hundreds of employees at world HQ in Rocester to celebrate the 500,000th milestone. The first backhoe was made in Rocester, Staffordshire in 1953. Called the Mark One, it brought the wonder of hydraulic power to construction equipment for the first time. In the first full year…
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