Lord Bamford reflects on JCB as firm marks milestone 75th birthday
Lord Bamford has been at the helm of Staffordshire digger-maker JCB for 40 years, after taking over from company founder and his father – the late Joseph Cyril Bamford – in 1975 at just 30 years of age.
Back then, the company operated from just one factory in Rocester, Staffordshire, having already come a long way from its humble beginnings at a tiny lock-up garage in nearby Uttoxeter.
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