Digger manufacturer JCB has donated £1,000 to help a community group stage a life-saving heart screening programme in memory of a mechanical engineer who died suddenly aged just 26. Pictured at JCB’s World Headquarter are (left to right): Past President of Uttoxeter Rotary Club Jerry Gear, Penny and Paul Lane and JCB Group Communications Director John Kavanagh. Formula One mechanical engineer, Anthony Lane, who grew up in Stubwood, near Denstone, close to the company’s World

STOKE-ON-TRENT charity The Hubb Foundation and Staffordshire digger giant JCB have today (February 16th) launched a unique partnership to ensure thousands of vulnerable children across the city have free half-term holiday activities throughout the year. JCB apprentice George Lowe (19) serves up a healthy meal to St Mary's Primary School children.    The three-year £375,000 partnership will fund 1,000 activity places every half term in February, May and October at up to 35 Sto

A full‑sized JCB digger dressed up like a collector’s scale model stole a few hearts on Valentine’s Day – and stopped Londoners in their tracks outside an iconic railway station. The ‘JCB Backhoe in a Box’ drew huge crowds when it was first unveiled at the digger maker’s World HQ in Rocester, Staffordshire. Now the capital is digging the love for this innovative display as it arrives in London - proving romance really does come in all shapes and sizes, even giant, beautifully

JCB APPRENTICES have created a unique 80 th anniversary project at the company’s World Headquarters that invites the public to tune into its past, present, and future.   The team of 15 young engineering, manufacturing, and business apprentices designed the innovative ‘listening bench’ for the grounds of the company’s Rocester factory – giving employees, visitors, and the local community the chance to sit, relax, and hear JCB’s story.   The bench, designed in the style of Jos

Local manufacturer JCB has secured a contract for 535 militarized versions of JCB’s 437HT wheeled loader with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to be supplied over the next decade. The contract is the third to be signed by the USMC, which five months ago placed a $45 million order for a militarized version of JCB’s 4CX backhoe loader. That followed a $39 million deal in 2024 for Multi Terrain Loaders, a militarized version of the JCB Teleskid compact tracked loader. Chris

The JCB Pothole Pro has returned to the district on another mission to help patch up the area’s potholes and prepare roads for surface treatments. The machine combines cutting and cleaning functions, enabling quicker and more cost-effective pothole repairs.  It’s primarily used to fix potholes before the roads undergo a preventative surface treatment.  This month, it completed work in Leek, at Ilam Moor Lane - from Brunnister Lane to Blore Road - and Dove Dale’s Thorpe Road.