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Let me entertain you: JCB holds 80th anniversary party
10 July 2026
Construction equipment manufacturer JCB held a celebration to mark its 80th anniversary with an event that included a performance by Robbie Williams and from Alex James of Blur.
Construction equipment manufacturer JCB held a celebration to mark its 80th anniversary. Image: JCB
The venue for the 80th anniversary celebration was Wootton Estate in Staffordshire, UK, just a few miles from where JCB’s business was founded in Uttoxeter on October 23rd, 1945.
The two-day JCB Family Festival was held to thank employees past and present.
The company today employs more than 20,000 people worldwide at 22 factories and is one of the top ten construction OEMs in the world by sales, as ranked by International Construction’s Yellow Table.
“This whole event was to say thank you to every employee, past and present, for helping make JCB the global success it is today,” said JCB Chairman Anthony Bamford.
“JCB competes on the world stage and we could not have achieved that without the efforts of the whole team.”
Robbie Williams closed the event on Sunday – the singer has sold over 80 million albums worldwide.
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