Add a bio, trivia, and more. Bamfords International Farm Machinery became one of the country's major agricultural equipment suppliers, famous for its balers, rakes, hay turners, hay Wufflers, Mangold cutters, and standing engines, which were exported all over the world. He saw his role in life to be like the Nonconformist Cadbury and Lever families. The company eventually ceased trading in 1986. His father launched JCB in a garage in Uttoxeter, England, in 1945. [6], Bamford placed a 12 V socket into the cab of his vehicles, and delivered the first 100 personally, arriving in his Rolls Royce with number plate JCB1.
"We are still to conclude a deal with the administrators but are pleased to report this important step in right direction," he said in a statement issued through his company. The company invests in strategic media assets where clear synergies to the core of our group exist. [1], In 1975, Bamford and his wife Marjorie (née Griffin – married 1941) handed over the business to their two sons,[8] and retired to Switzerland as tax exiles. It had revenues of £850m in 1999, earned from 140 countries. Working in supply and logistics, he returned to the African Gold Coast, to run a staging post for USAF planes being ferried to the Middle East. Ask the Expert: How should I talk to my children about race and racism? One of the first Learjets in Europe was purchased to fly in non-UK customers (the fleet has since got larger[7]), who were met by another European first, a stretched Cadillac with the same number of seats as the jet. In today's Irish News columnist Newton Emerson draws an interesting parallel between the two families at the centre of this drama. The Rocester works were surrounded by 10,000 acres (40 km2) of landscaped grounds in which his company's employees could shoot, fish, swim, and sail. [citation needed], After attending Stonyhurst College, he joined the Alfred Herbert company in Coventry, then the UK's largest machine-tool manufacturer, and rose to represent the firm in Ghana. But Catholic, unlike the Wrights. Say no to the naughty step: Eight different ways to discipline young children, Causeway Collection from Bushmills labelled 'rare moment in time', High Flyers: The fire-breathing Yorkshire magician who calls Northern Ireland his home, Cult Movie: The Mothra of all Japanese monster movies, The Burnt Orange Heresy a game of cat and mouse which some might equate to watching paint dry. Newton says: "Jo Bamford is the grandson of the founder of JCB, a family-run vehicle engineering firm, giving him a strikingly similar background to Jeff Wright, the majority shareholder of Wrightbus. Joseph Bamford was born into a recusant Catholic family in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, which owned Bamfords Ltd, an agricultural engineering business. The company operates from Yorkshire and London and produces independent film and media, with commercial appeal for audiences worldwide. [2], A non-smoking teetotaller, who was so careful with his money that he claimed his wife still made their own curtains, Bamford worked from 09:00 until 23:00 every day. Jeff Wright’s attempt to build a model village beside his factory has not worked out so well. But negotiations seemingly stumbled on a key issue around land, and on Thursday it looked like the Wrightbus heir-apparent would walk away. Bamford created an image that JCBs were there to work, and if an owner-operator's machine was down, then Bamford wanted to know about it—which gained him 95% of the owner-operator market in the UK. [10], Bamford died in a London clinic on 1 March 2001. [5], What made Bamford different from many engineers was that he was also a marketeer. "Taking their inspiration from the Quakers, the Bamfords built a model village beside their factory. [2], His great grandfather Henry Bamford[3] was born in Yoxall, and had built up his own ironmongers business, which by 1881 employed 50 men, 10 boys and 3 women. draws an interesting parallel between the two families at the centre of this drama. Biography. Discover what to watch this November including a Marvel docu-series, a '90s reboot, and a Star Wars holiday celebration. However, remains to be seen how many of the 1,200 former staff he re-hires. Newton says: "Jo Bamford is the grandson of the founder of JCB, a family-run vehicle engineering firm, giving him a strikingly similar background to Jeff Wright, the majority shareholder of Wrightbus. [1], Bamford paid more than fair wages, which rose regularly, and annual bonuses based on reports of individual worth. "[2] After selling Brylcreem for a short while, in October 1945 Bamford rented a 10 ft (3 m) by 15 ft lock-up garage for 30 shillings (= £1.50) a week, and made a farm trailer from scrap steel and war surplus Jeep axles, using a prototype electric welder bought for £2-10s (= £2.50). Joseph Cyril Bamford CBE (21 June 1916 – 1 March 2001)[1] was a British businessman, who was the founder of the JCB company, manufacturing heavy plant. Check out our list of the month's most anticipated films and shows to stream from home. The company operates from Yorkshire and London and produces independent film and media, with commercial appeal for audiences worldwide. A short return stint with the family firm proved too stifling, and his Uncle Henry released him, saying he thought Joe had "little future ahead of him. Coronavirus: 11 further deaths and 649 cases in Northern Ireland, Thousands participate in virtual Dublin marathon, Man shot in leg in paramilitary-style attack in west Belfast. Tempo Productions is a film production company founded by Piers Tempest and Jo Bamford. ", Read more: Wrightbus deal done 'in principle', See a different horoscope: Select He left JCB in January after 14 years to set up another company called Ryse, which provides hydrogen refuelling to buses, and had already had links with Wrightbus, with their joint venture securing a 10-year contract from Transport for London to convert 20 buses to run on hydrogen. sign, Get the day's headlines delivered directly to your inbox. Tom Collins: What to wear for Donald Trump's big night? JCB won seven Queen's Awards for Exports as its sales spread to more than 130 countries around the world, while Bamford himself was appointed a CBE for Services to Export in 1969. He opened for business on the day his first son, Anthony, was born,[2] and sold the trailer for £45 and a cart, which he also repaired and sold for another £45.[1]. He built Rocester along the lines of Bournville and Port Sunlight into an effective marketing home for the company, and an efficient production centre and a virtual "home" for his employees. Jo Bamford, Producer: The Wife. He returned home in 1938 to join the family firm, but in 1941 was called up by the RAF to serve in World War II. Yesterday, though, Bamford got the spoils, having agreed terms on a deal in principle with the Wright family for the Wrightbus factory and land.