JCB has reached a major machine milestone with the production of its one millionth Backhoe Loader. The Backhoe in question was a 4CX model, which has been decorated in graffiti art by London-based artist and illustrator Dave Smith.
As part of the celebrations hundreds of backhoe loader employees lined the road outside JCB’s world HQ, joining company Chairman Anthony Bamford to watch a cavalcade of 16 backhoes from down the ages. Also in attendance was retired JCB employee Ken Harrison, aged 100, who joined JCB as a welder in 1952 when only 29 people worked on the shop floor. Ken, one of the last known survivors of the production team that built the first JCB backhoes, retired 36 years later in 1988.
