<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> http://jcb.com </Td> </Tr> <P> J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited, universally known as JCB, is a British multinational corporation, with headquarters in Rocester, Staffordshire, manufacturing equipment for construction, agriculture, waste handling and demolition . It is the world's third - largest construction equipment manufacturer . It produces over 300 types of machine, including diggers (backhoes), excavators, tractors and diesel engines . It has 22 factories across Asia, Europe, North America, and South America; its products are sold in over 150 countries . </P> <P> JCB was founded in 1945 by Joseph Cyril Bamford, after whom it is named; it continues to be owned by the Bamford family . In the UK and India,' JCB' is often used colloquially as a generic description for mechanical diggers and excavators and now appears in the Oxford English Dictionary, although it is still held as a trademark . </P> <P> JCB was founded by Joseph Cyril Bamford in October 1945 in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England . He rented a lock - up garage 3.7 by 4.6 m (12 by 15 ft). In it, using a welding set which he bought second - hand for £ 1 from English Electric, he made his first vehicle, a tipping trailer from war - surplus materials . The trailer's sides and floor were made from steel sheet that had been part of air - raid shelters . On the same day as his son Anthony was born, he sold the trailer at a nearby market for £ 45 (plus a part - exchanged farm cart) and at once made another trailer . At one time he made vehicles in Eckersley's coal yard in Uttoxeter . The first trailer and the welding set have been preserved . </P>

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