‘The Story of JCB’
An amazing new Exhibition called ‘The story of JCB’ has now been opened at JCB World
headquarters in Rocester Staffordshire.
The Permanent exhibition covers a total of 2500 Sqm and takes people through a series
of ’14 Zones’ depicting the company’s incredible history. Starting in the 1820’s
when the Bamford family were blacksmiths in Uttoxeter the exhibition leads through
to the present day and JCB‘s latest earthmoving machines.
The centrepiece of the exhibition is a life size skeletal model of a JCB200 tracked
excavator, built using steel rod and created by renowned artist Benedict Radcliffe.
The jaw dropping artwork took 5 months to complete, used around one kilometre of
steel rod and weighs around two tonnes - a tenth of the weight of the machine it
represents!
The exhibition also covers sections on how the JCB name was built into a global
brand, JCB military products and the development of the JCB engine and its record
breaking Dieselmax Car.
A total of ten remarkable JCB machines are dotted throughout, which had to be specially
craned through the roof as the exhibition took shape! They include one of the company’s
first products- A hydraulic tipping trailer and a 1962 JCB 3 backhoe loader which
has been fully restored. A lovely new JCB shop selling all sorts of JCB merchandise
completes the exhibition space.
It is hoped that the ‘The story of JCB’ will inspire future generation of young
engineers just like Mr JCB!