JCB ask Britons to nominate worst potholes – and vows to fill them with new £165k vehicle

Last week we brought you the news that JCB has unveiled a specific vehicle designed to fix the nation’s ravaged roads. The PotholePro is a £165,000 heavy-duty model that’s claimed to be able to fill a crater in less than eight minutes and can complete jobs that usually require three different road-repairing machines.  Now the … Read more

JCB launches new pothole-repairing vehicle that can fill one in 8 minutes

British manufacturer JCB has launched a new vehicle that’s specifically designed to eradicate potholes from our roads in record time. Called the PotholePro, the heavy-duty machine has been revealed ahead of National Pothole Day on Thursday, though it has already been undergoing trials in England for months. JCB says it is the most efficient vehicle … Read more

Deaf cocker spaniel is rescued from 20-foot rabbit hole by JCB after being stuck there for 30 hours 

Dizzy rascal! Deaf cocker spaniel called Dizzy who ran into a rabbit hole and got stuck 20ft underground is rescued by a JCB after being stuck there for 30 hours Deaf cocker spaniel Dizzy disappeared during a walk with owner Duncan Flowers Mr Flowers, 54, put out an appeal on social media in a bit … Read more

LORD BAMFORD: I built up JCB into a global exports titan

A New Year. A new beginning. Time to look ahead to the future. A Brexit deal was finally done on Christmas Eve.  A negotiated settlement based on zero tariffs, which I suspect is the preferred outcome for the majority of businesses on both sides of the Channel. It is certainly my preferred outcome. Some bumpy … Read more

JCB Billionaire slammed by neighbours for visiting planning site by HELICOPTER

A billionaire Baron and his wife who were planning to build ‘the most sustainable hotel in the UK,’ have been slammed by their neighbours for alleged ‘daily helicopter flights’ to the site of the development. Lady Carole Bamford OBE was intending to develop a 46-bedroom hotel in leafy Kingham, a picturesque village in Chipping Norton, … Read more

Diggers giant JCB halts production for first time in its history because of coronavirus pandemic

Diggers giant JCB halts production for first time in its history because of coronavirus pandemic By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 23:02 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 23:02 GMT, 18 March 2020 Diggers giant JCB has halted production for the first time in its history because of the pandemic.  The British company … Read more

Dyson, JCB and Rolls Royce may face problems making ventilators, experts warn

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Dyson, Honda and JCB could join coronavirus ventilator push

Boris Johnson will today urge leading manufacturing companies including JCB and Dyson to help build the ventilators the NHS needs to fight coronavirus.  Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, revealed yesterday the NHS only has 5,000 of the machines and will need ‘many times more than that’ in the weeks and months ahead.  Downing Street has … Read more