Interview with Sir Anthony Bamford, JCB

Posted on 5 Dec 2012

Big, iconic and privately owned, digger manufacturer JCB has a unique position in British industry. The government wants more companies like it, so JCB’s owner and chairman Sir Anthony Bamford advised to learn from the Germans, bring back the Techs and get on your bike.

“Have you got your iPhone 5 yet?” asks Sir Anthony Bamford DL chairman and owner of JCB, adjusting his tie for the photo. “I’ve just been given one by Jony Ive.”
Sir Anthony Bamford with the PM at JCB's new plant in Brazil
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