Today we have a special brief with our friends at JCB. This year, JCB celebrates its 75th anniversary. To celebrate this, we’re inviting the OMBLES to get involved by sharing fun, creative ideas to mark the occasion. After our previous collab with JCB, we’re excited to see what everyone comes up with and give away some great prizes too!
Please tweet your entries to @oneminutebriefs and @jcbmachines with the hashtag #JCB75OMB
Prizes:
JCB 3CX backhoe loader 1:32 scale model
JCB ‘75 Years’ badge, keyring and mug set
About:
The story of JCB is one of innovation, ambition and sheer hard work. From small beginnings building agricultural tipping trailers in 1945, to the global force in manufacturing the company has become today, JCB has constantly pushed the boundaries in its desire to be the best. Company founder Joseph Cyril Bamford’s motto was “Jamais content”, and that is exactly right – never content…always looking for a better way. Today, the company has 22 plants on four continents and more than 750 dealers around the world.
These are exciting times. In just 75 years, JCB has gone from one man in a garage in Uttoxeter to major global brand renowned for its pioneering spirit.
Innovation milestones:
1952: JCB backhoe loader is born with the Mk 1 Excavator
1977: 520 telescopic handler, a new concept, takes the industry by storm
1980: 3CX digger marks the construction industry's largest investment in a single machine
1990: Fastrac tractor invented - the world's first fully-suspended high-speed draught tractor
1993: World's safest skid steer launched, featuring a side boom and door
1997: Teletruk forklift takes the industry by storm – a unique telescopic single-armed design
2006: Releases its own engine and subsequently breaks diesel world land speed record with it
2013: The millionth JCB machine is built – a 22-tonne JS220 tracked excavator in shimmering silver
2016: Hydradig wheeled excavator is born - a ground-up, innovative design proves a success
2016: Invents DualTech VT variable transmission – pioneering blend of two different transmissions
2017: JCB's scissor lift range launched, which opens up new markets for JCB
2017: Launches Teleskid, an innovative telescopic skid steer
2019: Zero emission electric mini excavator in full production
2019: JCB's World's Fastest Tractor #JCBWFT storms into record books
2020: Celebrates building 750,000 backhoe loaders
