22 Oct 25
On the eve of JCB’s 80th anniversary, this JCB 145XR fitted with an Xwatch XW5 system by Xwatch engineer Adam Guilfoyle at Greenshields JCB Limited for Taylor Woodrow is a fitting celebration of British engineering.
Greenshields JCB is one of the UK’s largest JCB dealers, supplying and supporting machines across the South East, while Taylor Woodrow is a leading contractor delivering major infrastructure projects across the UK.
The Xwatch Safety Solutions part of Hexagon XW5 brings height, slew, and rated capacity control together in one system, helping operators work safely within defined parameters and ensuring site compliance without compromising performance.
Eighty years on, JCB continues to lead in machine innovation, and with technology like the XW5 fitted to its latest generation of excavators, that legacy of safety and precision is stronger than ever.
Thank you to Adam Guilfoyle for the photography and your excellent install as always. And here's to another 80-years of JCB.
It will be 80 years on Thursday, October 23rd , since the late Joseph Cyril Bamford CBE founded JCB in a 12 ft x 15 ft lock-up garage in Uttoxeter – on the same day his son Anthony was born. Lord Bamford took over from his father as Chairman in 1975 and has overseen the company’s expansion into a global manufacturer making more than 350 different products for the construction industry and agriculture.
