Established in Uttoxeter in 1945, JCB is a leading manufacturer of telehandlers, rough-terrain forklifts, slab scissor lifts, and other construction and ag equipment from the Yellow Series, Loadall, Teleskid, and Teletruk product families.
Read More (About JCB)Joseph Cyril Bamford founded JCB in 1945 in a garage in Uttoxeter, north of Birmingham, when he began building agricultural tipping trailers. Today, JCB is one of the world’s top three construction equipment manufacturers, with 12,000 employees and 2,000 dealer locations worldwide. JCB introduced its first telehandler, the JCB 520, in 1977 and followed that up with the JCB 525 in 1979. Other major milestones for JCB include producing its 500,000th machine in 2004 and then its 1 millionth just nine years later. In 2017, the company introduced the JCB Access equipment range, which launched with nine electric scissor lift models.
JCB currently manufactures more than 300 equipment models, including construction equipment, ag equipment, and more. The company’s lift lineup consists of rough-terrain forklifts , telehandlers , and slab scissor lifts . The manufacturer’s Yellow Series and Loadall telehandlers have lift capacities of up to 6,350 kilograms (14,000 pounds) and maximum lift heights of over 19.8 metres (65 feet), with select long-reach models that can extend their booms out to 20 m (66 ft). JCB also makes articulated telescopic forklifts for the ag industry and offers a wide range of services, including LiveLink telematics for geofencing, machine alerts, fuel reports, machine history, and more.
JCB electric scissor lifts (aka “access platforms”) have maximum load capacities of up to 550 kg (1,210 lbs), platform heights of up to just over 13.8 m (45 ft), and platform widths up to 1.2 m (4 ft). The company also offers the Teleskid series of skid steers that feature telescopic booms. Available in wheel and track loader configuration, Teleskid models have operating weights of up to 5,722 kg (12,615 lbs) and operating capacities of up to 1,676 kg (3,695 lbs).
JCB’s rough-terrain forklifts are well-suited for working on construction sites, docks, and other locations with challenging conditions. The largest model, the JCB 950, has a maximum lift capacity of 4,535 kg (10,000 lbs) and maximum lift height of up to 6.7 m (22 ft). The company also sells a range of cross-category, compact Teletruk forklifts. Introduced in 1997, Teletruk models offer maximum capacities of up to 3,493 kg (7,700 lbs) and maximum lift heights in excess of 4.3 m (14 ft).
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