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What is the full form of JCB?

By Anushree Goswami Last updated : April 20, 2024

JCB is an abbreviation of J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited. It is a British multinational company. It is across the world known as JCB. Its head office is situated in Rocester, Staffordshire.

JCB's work is to manufacture equipment that is used in construction, agriculture, waste handling, and demolition. It has 22 factories across Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. It is the world’s third-leading manufacturer of construction equipment. It manufactures and generates over 300 types of machines like diggers, tractors, excavators and diesel engines, etc. In over 150 countries, JCBs products are sold.

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JCB History

In 1945, JCB was established by Joseph Cyril Bamford. The name of JCB was named after its founder Joseph Cyril Bamford. It keeps on to be possessed by the Bamford family.

JCB Worldwide Operations

• JCB has a variety of more than 300 products and puts up for sale over 150 countries through 1500 dealer depot locations.
• JCB has 18 factories in the UK, Germany, North and South America, Australia, India and China which contains more than 7000 peoples as a worker.
• In January 2003, the company has changed his name as JCB India Limited, which was previously known as Escorts JCB Limited in India but it has, a completely possessed supplementary of JCB Excavators, United Kingdom.
• It produces an extensive variety of outstanding superlative equipment in his five state-of-the-art factories in India.
• Its head office is situated in Rocester, Staffordshire which is also the manufacturing location for backhoe loaders and telescopic 'Loadall' handlers. It has additionally nearby three production plants in Cheadle, Staffordshire, one in Rugeley, three in Uttoxeter, one in Foston in Derbyshire and one in Wrexham in North Wales.
• In India, its factory is situated in Ballabgarh, New Delhi, which is the world's leading factory for Backhoe Loaders. The factory is also the head office of JCB India.
• In 2006 and 2007, it established two factories in Pune for its Heavy line business to increase and spreads out its operations.
• In 2014, it additionally established a 115-acre, eco-friendly production facility at Jaipur.
• JCB's investment in India is around Rs. 2000 crores, since its beginning of foundation and in the present day, it provides work for around 5,000 people in India.

Main products of JCB

• Excavators
• Compactors
• Generators
• Skid Steer Loaders
• Tractors
• Wheeled Loaders
• Military vehicles
• JCB phones etc.