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This news article was originally written in Spanish. It has been automatically translated for your convenience. Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, however, no automated translation is perfect nor is it intended to replace a human translator. The original article in Spanish can be viewed at Medio millón de retrocargadoras y creciendo, un récord para JCB
New milestone in the history of the British signature

Half million of retrocargadoras and growing, a record for JCB

Editorial Interempresas15/01/2013
JCB has reached recently the production of half million of retrocargadoras, the machine that has done to this famous company all over the world. The first retrocargadora went out of the line of production of Rocester, Staffordshire, in 1953. Designated Mark One, supposed the incorporation for the first time of the hydraulics power to the equipment of construction.

In 1954, the first complete year of production of retrocargadoras JCB, only manufactured 35 units and had to happen more than 20 years to arrive to the unit number 50.000. In the actuality, each three minutes goes out a retrocargadora JCB of the lines of production of the company.

In spite of so many years in the market, this versatile machine keeps on being one of the equipment of construction more sold and has the fourth position like the most popular machine of the world in the list of sales of equipment of construction.

Act of celebration of the exit to the market of the retrocargadora JCB number 500.000
Act of celebration of the exit to the market of the retrocargadora JCB number 500.000.
Sir Anthony Bamford, president of JCB, gathered to cientos of workers in the central headquarters of the company to celebrate this magic figure of 500.000 units, commenting in this regard: “When my father designed this machine does a lot of years, never imagine that it would reach similar success, and of which way would attain to mechanise works that had to do with the hands until then. The retrocargadora is the machine for construction more versatile of the world and, for this reason, his continuity is guaranteeed".

During all these years, JCB has realised important investments in his range of retrocargadoras, producing an important jump in his growth in 1980 when, after an investment of 29,5 million euros, presented the model 3CX with important technological advances. The time has happened very quickly and the customers are about to can enjoy of the advantages of the saving in the consumption of fuel with the launching of the retrocargadoras JCB with engine JCB Ecomax, a development that will allow to save until 11% of fuel.

Sir Anthony added: “The launching of the first 3CX was a moment crucial in the history of the retrocargadoras JCB and, since, this machine has strengthened and has been the base for the growth of the company and the fundamental stone of a range of products that surpasses the 300 models in the actuality. It is the innovation during the six last decades what has done of JCB a world-wide leader in the sector of the retrocargadoras, and is the innovation what will keep us in the highest during the next 60 years".

Present in more than 120 countries

In addition to retrocargadoras, JCB also manufactures the telescopic manipulators Loadall, excavators of wheels and orugas, loaders shovels of wheels, mini and micro excavator, vehicles todoterreno, mini loaders, loaders of orugas, equipment of compactación, carts elevadoras for difficult terrains and the tractors Fastrac.

The retrocargadoras JCB manufacture in United Kingdom, India and Brazil and the company sells this product in more than 120 countries. The unit of business that manufactures these machines has received seven prizes of the Queen, ‘Queen's Awards'.

In addition to the British royalty, prime ministers, politicians, stars of television, all they have been photographed in the cabin of a retrocargadora JCB during these years. The retrocargadora JCB has served even like subject for a song that reached the first place of the lists of sales. And it was a retrocargadora JCB the machine that used in an attempt fallido of theft of diamonds by value of 431 million euros in the Cúpula of the Millenium the year 2000.

The retrocargadora JCB number 500.000 belongs to the model 5CX, that is to say, the retrocargadora more powerful never manufactured by JCB. It is also the most productive and can move 344 tonnes by hour or realise 196 loads to the day. And already it is creating new opportunities of business for JCB, because this unit 500.000 is allocated to a customer of Russia, one of his main markets.

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