Tag: JCB

L-R: Lewis Cameron, Tom Balls, and Ollie Gunns

JCB crowns 2026 Operator of the Year

A Derbyshire plant operator has been crowned JCB Operator of the Year 2026 after winning a competition that attracted hundreds of entrants from across...
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JCB announces updates to telematics platform

JCB has announced it has updated its LiveLink telematics platform with a series of developments designed to expand safety and security functionality. The updates include...
Runners take off at JCB event

Runners beat the heat in JCB race and fun run event

ALMOST 320 runners completed JCB’s Lakeside 5 race and fun run on one of the hottest nights of the year. More than 420 people had...
JCB group MD - global aftersales Mario Martin Moser; Green Power Plant Hire owner David Green; and JCB deputy chairman George Bamford

JCB marks e-commerce parts milestone

JCB Parts Online has passed a milestone with 50,000 lines now available. The platform - parts.jcb.com/uk – provides customers with access to genuine components including:...

JCB celebrates 80th anniversary with star-studded event

JCB threw the biggest birthday bash in its history at the weekend as more than 23,000 employees and their families partied to performances by...

Retired firefighter digs deep for poppy appeal with JCB badge

A retired Staffordshire firefighter is digging deep for the Poppy Appeal by launching a JCB-themed badge to raise vital funds. Kelvin Chell, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, has...

JCB Hydromax reaches 208mph as testing successfully concludes

TESTING has been successfully completed on the hydrogen-powered JCB Hydromax car - which reached 208mph, clearing the way for its world land speed record...
JCB 490 wheel loader

JCB previews new wheeled loaders at Hillhead 2026

JCB is previewing its largest wheeled loaders to date at Hillhead 2026 this week. The 480 and 490 - both engineered to meet EU Stage...
JCB 3CX Hydrogen

JCB unveils raft of new machines

JCB has unveiled a number of new products, including the 42-tonne 420X and 52-tonne 520X X-Series crawler excavators. The manufacturer has also returned to the...
JCB tracked excavator

JCB to debut largest X Series machine to date

JCB has announced plans to debut the new 520X crawler excavator at Hillhead 2026. The 50-tonne class model is the largest and most powerful X...
Sunbelt Rentals event in Liverpool

Sunbelt Rentals event focuses on ideas shaping the future

SUNBELT Rentals brought together customers, partners, suppliers and industry voices for a one-day event in Liverpool that centred on the ideas, technologies and partnerships...
Hire Awards of Excellence trophy

Award recognition for JCB’s machine safety innovation

JCB has won an award for a machine safety aid on its Loadall telehandlers. The ‘Hire Industry Product of the Year’ for JCB INTELLISENSE was...

Thomas Plant Hire announces order for over 300 JCB machines

THOMAS Plant Hire has announced an order for over 300 JCB machines this year having invested in more than 400 in 2025. The latest investment...
L-R: Kevin Howells (Datatag); Alan Beech (AMPS); Viki Bell (CEA); and Tiago Courinha (JCB)

JCB to improve generator security and emission checks

JCB has announced it is stepping up efforts to improve the security and emissions visibility of its Stage V generator range. The move was announced...
L-R: David Phipps (head of power generation, Watling JCB); Paul Ridley (MD, Dawsongroup); and Paul Mabey (major accounts manager, JCB)

Dawsongroup buys world’s first JCB hydrogen-powered generator

COMMERCIAL asset supplier Dawsongroup | energy solutions has invested in the world’s first hydrogen-powered JCB generator. The G60RS H genset – powered by JCB’s hydrogen...
JCB heavy products team leader Heath Vanrooyen with a JCB 245XR tracked excavator

JCB approves renewable fuel option for X Series tracked excavators

JCB has approved a 100% renewable biodiesel fuel for use in a range of its X Series tracked excavators. The manufacturer revealed it is set...
JCB parts being delivered in box

JCB introduces new online parts platform

JCB has launched a new website to help customers order genuine parts quickly and conveniently. The new JCB Parts Online platform is now live at https://parts.jcb.com/uk,...
JCB backhoe in a box outside railway station

JCB digger was boxing clever on Valentine’s Day outside railway station

A full-size JCB digger dressed up like a collector’s scale model stole some hearts on Valentine’s Day after going on display outside a famous...
Award presentation

NCATT honoured for work to combat machinery theft

THE Rob Oliver Award 2025 has been presented to the National Construction and Agricultural Theft Team (NCATT) in recognition of its contribution to combating...
Lord Bamford and JCB apprentices at Listening Bench

JCB apprentices mark anniversary with unique ‘listening bench’ creation

JCB apprentices have created an 80th anniversary project that invites employees and the public to learn all about the firm's history. The team of 15...
Hydrogen-powered generator on construction site

JCB to showcase hydrogen-powered generator at Executive Hire Show

JCB will showcase a cross-section of hydrogen, electric, and clean diesel compact equipment at the upcoming Executive Hire Show. The line-up will be led by...
Militarised vehicle on dirt hill

JCB to supply US military with 535 machines

JCB has been awarded a contract to supply the United States armed forces with more than 500 machines in a deal worth up to...
JCB Christmas Toy Appeal

JCB employees deliver record year for Christmas Toy Appeal

JCB employees across the UK have delivered a record year for the company’s annual Christmas Toy Appeal by donating a whopping 1,787 gifts. Donations poured...

Keepmoat to utilise JCB’s LiveLink across all sites

KEEPMOAT has adopted a JCB digital tool to cut carbon emissions across all of its live construction sites nationwide. The housebuilder will deploy JCB's LiveLink...
JCB electric micro-excavator in action

Plant hirer snaps up JCB electric micro-excavator

ONE of the first electric JCB 8008E CTS micro-excavators in the UK has been snapped up. Yorkshire-based Wetherby Tool & Plant Hire has purchased the...

JCB launches annual Christmas toy appeal

JCB has launched its fourth annual Christmas Toy Appeal as employees unite to bring festive joy to local children. Since the appeal’s launch in 2022,...

JCB unveils full-sized digger in collector’s packaging

CROWDS are flocking to see a special 80th birthday installation at JCB’s lakeside HQ in Staffordshire – a full-sized digger presented as if it were...
JCB cavalcade procession

JCB and Lord Bamford celebrate 80th birthdays in style!

JCB has celebrated the 80th birthday of both the business and chairman Lord Anthony Bamford. The British manufacturing giant was founded in a lock-up garage...
CGI of JCB's new facilities

JCB to invest £100m in ‘ultra-modern’ manufacturing facilities

JCB has unveiled plans to invest £100 million in 'ultra-modern' manufacturing facilities at its UK HQ. Announced to coincide with the manufacturer's 80th birthday this...
JCB limited edition machines

JCB unveils limited edition machines to celebrate landmark birthday

JCB is producing 80 limited edition machines to celebrate the firm's 80th anniversary this week. The 'striking' machines will comprise two of the manufacturer's most...