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 Duprey Cyril Duprey Cyril Lucius Duprey OBE (1897–1988) was a Trinidad and Tobago businessman. He founded the Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO, now part of the CL Financial Group) in 1936, the first locally owned insurance company. The company was expanded into the CL Financial Group, which is run by his nephew, Lawrence Duprey. In 1956, Duprey was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and in 1977 he received Trinidad & Tobago's Chaconia Medal (Gold). His nephew is now the chairman of CL Financial. "Give a man value, give a man service and he will support you" - Philosophy