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70,000 reasons to smile as JCB launches platinum jubilee appeal

|Date: 2 July, 2021

70,000 reasons to smile as JCB launches platinum jubilee appeal

JCB employees are embarking on a major fundraising drive for children’s charity the NSPCC with the launch ...

JCB employees are embarking on a major fundraising drive for children’s charity the NSPCC with the launch of a £70,000 appeal. The JCB NSPCC Platinum Jubilee Appeal starts this week and is set to run ...

2 July, 2021
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More new jobs on the way as 700 to get permanent JCB contracts

|Date: 7 April, 2021

More new jobs on the way as 700 to get permanent JCB contracts

JCB launched a fresh recruitment drive for hundreds more shop floor employees and announced plans to give ...

JCB launched a fresh recruitment drive for hundreds more shop floor employees and announced plans to give hundreds more agency employees permanent contracts as demand for construction equipment contin ...

7 April, 2021
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JCB launches recruitment drive as production set to surge

|Date: 12 February, 2021

JCB launches recruitment drive as production set to surge

JCB is recruiting more than 400 additional UK shop floor employees as the company gears up for a surge in ...

JCB is recruiting more than 400 additional UK shop floor employees as the company gears up for a surge in production, the company announced today. The market for construction equipment has rebounded s ...

12 February, 2021
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JCB launches E-TECH range

|Date: 11 February, 2021

JCB launches E-TECH range

JCB is completing the circuit in its Road to Zero programme with a number of electric launches. Professio ...

JCB is completing the circuit in its Road to Zero programme with a number of electric launches. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones reports. It was 75 years ago last year that JCB began its journey from ...

11 February, 2021
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Firms urged to act now to take advantage of tax relief

|Date: 30 November, 2020

Firms urged to act now to take advantage of tax relief

Companies are being urged to act quickly to ensure they take full advantage of tax relief for the purchas ...

Companies are being urged to act quickly to ensure they take full advantage of tax relief for the purchase of plant and equipment. Currently the full cost of such purchases can be off set against tax ...

30 November, 2020
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JCB creates out-of-this-world 75th Birthday artwork

|Date: 3 November, 2020

JCB creates out-of-this-world 75th Birthday artwork

A huge ‘75’ artwork visible from outer space was carved into a Staffordshire stubble field to mark JCB’s ...

A huge ‘75’ artwork visible from outer space was carved into a Staffordshire stubble field to mark JCB’s impending 75th birthday. The giant logo was cultivated in a field eight miles away from the com ...

3 November, 2020
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JCB expands E-Tech line with Electric Dumpster model

|Date: 18 September, 2020

JCB expands E-Tech line with Electric Dumpster model

JCB has introduced an electric version of the popular HTD-5 Dumpster tracked carrier, adding to its growi ...

JCB has introduced an electric version of the popular HTD-5 Dumpster tracked carrier, adding to its growing range of innovative fully electric E-Tech models. The HTD-5e E-Dumpster is offered as a high ...

18 September, 2020
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JCB’s electric mini excavator wins prestigious award

|Date: 13 July, 2020

JCB’s electric mini excavator wins prestigious award

JCB's electric mini excavator has won an award from the Royal Academy of Engineering. The ultra-quiet and ...

JCB's electric mini excavator has won an award from the Royal Academy of Engineering. The ultra-quiet and zero emissions 19C-1E electric digger was awarded the 2020 MacRobert Award, which is a prize f ...

13 July, 2020
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Free for all giveaway January 2020

|Date: 18 December, 2019

Free for all giveaway January 2020

Every month, Professional Builder magazine contains a bumper ‘Free for all’ giveaway and you can enter ev ...

Every month, Professional Builder magazine contains a bumper ‘Free for all’ giveaway and you can enter every single competition from the January issue simply by filling in your details at the bottom o ...

18 December, 2019
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3 pairs of JCB safety boots to win

|Date: 18 December, 2019

3 pairs of JCB safety boots to win

The Backhoe Black Boot enters the JCB workwear range with a safety rating: EN ISO 20345:2011 S3 SRC. The ...

The Backhoe Black Boot enters the JCB workwear range with a safety rating: EN ISO 20345:2011 S3 SRC. The boot itself is lightweight with a composite toecap and midsole making it comfortable for all-da ...

18 December, 2019
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