JCB (company) JCB (company) J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited, universally known as JCB, is an English multinational corporation, with headquarters in Rocester, Staffordshire, manufacturing equipment for construction, agriculture, waste handling and demolition. It produces over 300 types of machines, including diggers (backhoes), excavators, tractors and diesel engines. It has 22 factories across Asia, Europe, North America and South America; its products are sold in over 150 countries. JCB was founded in 1945 by Joseph Cyril Bamford, after whom it is named; it continues to be owned by the Bamford family. In the UK, India and Ireland, the word "JCB" is often used colloquially
Cyril Dumpleton Cyril Dumpleton Cyril Walter Dumpleton (25 June 1897 – 1 October 1966) was a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the St Albans division of Hertfordshire from 1945 to 1950. Dumpleton was born in St Albans, the son of Walter Dumpleton, and was educated at an elementary school. In 1920 he married Louise Lefevre, the daughter of Charles Lefevre from Birmingham. He was a member of the Society of Friends (known as "Quakers"). During World War I, Dumpleton served with the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force, and later became