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Mon December 01, 2014

JCB GT Crowned Fastest Backhoe on Earth

The world-famous JCB GT has been crowned the fastest backhoe loader on earth after reaching speeds of more than 70 mph in Australia. The JCB GT, originally designed to perform high-speed wheelies at racing events, made the attempt in front of independent record officials in Bathurst, Australia, near Sydney....

Wed November 12, 2014

JCB 8th Annual Golf Tournament Raises $85,000 for Lady Bamford Center

JCB hosted its eighth annual Lady Bamford Center Golf Tournament on Oct. 18. raising approximately $85,000. Those funds will help the center in its efforts to provide early childhood education and social skills development to needy Savannah-area children from six weeks to five years of age....

Tue October 28, 2014

JCB’s Road Show Makes Stop at MacKinnon JCB in Tampa

Customers, local leaders and the community were invited to an open house at MacKinnon JCB in Tampa, Fla., as part of the road show with JCB’s highly specialized military backhoe loader, the HMEE (High Mobility Engineer Excavator) and its all-new commercial-purposed 3CX backhoe loader....

Fri October 24, 2014

JCB Opens Parts Distribution Center in Chicago Area

JCB has officially opened its newest North American parts distribution center in Aurora, Ill. This Chicago-area facility will serve as JCB’s main parts distribution center in North America, joining the company’s three other parts warehouses in Savannah, Ga.; Fontana, Calif.; and Ontario, Canada....

Tue October 21, 2014

Stephenson’s JCB Demo Day Features New Product Offerings

Stephenson Equipment hosted JCB’s Demo Day on Oct. 1 at its facility in Ephrata, Pa. A complimentary barbecue lunch was served, and the dealership awarded numerous prizes to those in attendance, including a free one-month rental of a skid steer....

Tue October 21, 2014

Earthborne Hosts JCB Demo Day in Warrington, Pa.

Earthborne Inc. hosted a JCB Demo Day on Sept. 30 in Warrington, Pa. This event, which ran from 2 to 7 p.m. and included complimentary BBQ and drinks, enabled customers to demo JCB’s heavy equipment first hand....

Tue October 21, 2014

Walsh JCB Hosts Demo Day Event in Prospect, Pa.

Walsh JCB hosted a JCB Demo Day event Oct. 2 at the company’s headquarters in Prospect, Pa. Attendees were treated to a catered lunch and door prizes while visiting with the Walsh team and a full contingent of JCB product specialists....

Fri October 10, 2014

World’s Fastest Backhoe Races at Old Bridge Raceway Park

JCB teamed up with Diggerland USA, the construction-themed adventure park in West Berlin, N.J., to race the JCB GT, the world’s fastest backhoe at the 38th Annual U.S. Diesel Truckin’ Nationals event....

Tue October 14, 2014

JCB Launches HMEE, 3CX Backhoe Southeastern Roadshow

In celebration of its heritage as the inventor of the original backhoe loader, JCB is taking its highly specialized military backhoe loader, the HMEE (high mobility engineer excavator), on tour along with its all-new, commercial-purposed 3CX backhoe loader....

Wed September 24, 2014

JCB Signals German Commitment With $40M Investment

JCB Germany has announced the biggest single investment ever in its business as the company prepares to celebrate 50 years of trading in the German market. The company plans to build a brand new, $40 million headquarters for JCB Germany on a site which is double the size of its existing facility in Cologne....