The Amazing History of JCB

I just love this video from our friends over at Diggers & Dozers, put together by the incredibly humble, but extremely talented Freddie Anthony using a whole host of previously unseen archive material and footage from JCB, this is a cinematic style master piece.

As I have probably mentioned many times before, I have a soft spot in my heart for JCB, the company and its products. The brand formed an integral part of my formative years, as I spent time on the sites with my late father, who was a loyal JCB brand supporter all through his operating career.

The video presented by the ever-informative Mark Anthony, aka Fred’s dad, charts the progress of the JCB business starting in 1945 post World War 2, to the 1953 creation of that famous first backhoe loader, and the numerous milestones that followed including the 1980's launch of the JCB 3CX, plus the multiple world records and market leading innovations that have followed over the years.

Last year the company produced their 750,000^th backhoe loader, coincidently in their 75^th year in business, an incredible milestone for one of the major British manufacturing success stories.

Enjoy the video!