JCB (company) as a generic description for mechanical diggers and excavators and now appears in the "Oxford English Dictionary", although it is still held as a trademark. JCB was founded by Joseph Cyril Bamford in October 1945 in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. He rented a lock-up garage . In it, using a welding set which he bought second-hand for £1 from English Electric, he made his first vehicle, a tipping trailer from war-surplus materials. The trailer's sides and floor were made from steel sheet that had been part of air raid shelters. On the same day as his son Anthony was born, he
Peter Bamford International GT Open. Peter Bamford Peter Richard Bamford (born 6 March 1954), London, England is an English businessman, currently Chairman of Superdry pls, formally SuperGroup plc, the owner of the Superdry brand, a rapidly growing youth fashion retailer. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Rentokil-Initial plc. Bamford has held a number of Chairman and non-executive roles since leaving Vodafone in 2006 which have included Chairman of Six Degrees Technology Group and Chairman of PRS for Music Limited. He was an Executive Director of Vodafone Group plc for 8 years in which period the company was transformed from a UK