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Ballymena boss Jo Bamford CBE flanked with the Ryze Power team - head of engineering Pratik Nayek, head of power at HydraB Steven Hardman and Ryze senior engineer Jay Acanthe

‘Power of hydrogen’: NI boss helps JCB’s historic 406mph land world speed record

Lord Bamford with JCB’s pioneering hydrogen engine for agricultural and construction machinery.

JCB hydrogen engine to debut at The Royal Highland Show

First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly holding a Simmental cow called Romeo during the first day of the Balmoral Agricultural Show

Balmoral Show highlights best of agriculture, say O'Neill and Little-Pengelly

JCB Dancing Diggers perform on the main Arena during first day of the Balmoral Show. Picture by Brian Little/PressEye

Balmoral Show: Day one is a blazing success

The JCB Dancing Diggers will be the top arena spectacle at he Balmoral Show 2025.

Balmoral Show welcomes Dancing Diggers and full size dinosaur

A nippy number - JCB's new TM110 tele wheeled loader.

JCB adds ultra-compact Telemaster to loader range

Alfred Swinscoe, aged 54 at the time, went missing in mysterious and unusual circumstances.

Human remains found in field are dad who went missing 56 years ago

Former CEO of Wrightbus in Ballymena, Buta Atwal, has been appointed a trustee of The Gallaher Trust. At the Ballymena firm, Buta was responsible for the new business start-up and turnaround, as well as delivering the world’s first Double Deck Hydrogen vehicle

Former CEO of Wrightbus appointed a trustee of The Gallaher Trust

2007: Irish Transport Minister Mr Martin Cullen TD who visited Wright Group's bus operation today (Thursday) in Galgorm near Ballymena during his tour with First Minister Designate Ian Paisley, Mark Nodder, managing director, and William Wright, owner (second from left), to announce a €11.5 million contract to supply 48-single deck city buses to Bus Eireann.
Photo by Aaron McCracken/Harrison Photography

Present Wrightbus owner: William Wright stood for hard work and never giving up

Philip Capper who tragically lost his life in a tractor accident in 2018

Tractor driver is sentenced for the death of his friend

David Gerard Edwards - PSNI image

Tragic motorcyclist a stalwart of Derriaghy Cricket Club

Boris Johnson used a JCB emblazoned with the words ‘Get Brexit Done’ for a PR stunt – but he couldn’t bring the digger to NI without a ‘wash certificate’

British diggers and tractors now banned from NI without soil-free form

Roger Vance, MD of Ad-Vance Engineering

Manufacturing Sector urged to ‘re-think local’ in light of Coronavirus Outbreak

Pictured left to right in 1947 at Crakemarsh are Bill Hirst MBE, employee number one Arthur Harrison, employee number two Bert Holmes and Company Founder Joseph Cyril Bamford with a young Lord Bamford in his arms.

Tributes paid to JCB employee number three

Wrightbus employees hoping to start back to work

Fresh statement issued by former Wrightbus owner Jeff Wright in reply to Jo Bamf...

A recent protest outside Green Pastures church

No deal to secure future of Wrightbus, says Jeff Wright
The former owner of the Wrightbus factory, Jeff Wright has issued a statement on the proposed securing of the company.
Gemma Murray

The famed 'Boris Bus' made by Wrightbus for London Transport. The company is now facing a very uncertain future.

Wrightbus: Administration feared ‘likely’

Cyclist, 73, critical after tractor collision

Guy Martin pictured moments after setting a new British speed record for the fastest tractor with the JCB Fastrac

jcb Fastrac tractor storms to new record

A digger

Appeal for information after theft of a digger from NI site

News Letter editorial

ATM raiders are highly dangerous people and deserve long jail terms

JCB COMMERICALS CHAMP

JCB Commercials beat the hail showers

CCTV image and pictures of the items taken from Richard Beattie's farm

Thieves target farm of livestock auctioneer

Deputy Group Chairman John McCallister and Campbell Hume at the last Group meeting of the year.

Busy times for all in South West Down

Britains unveils new farm offering at Moira Model Show 2017

New JCB dealers aim to strengthen sales and service in province

It's time to kick-off the winter programme
It has been a busy summer in the South West Down Group, and members are looking forward to a busy winter programme.
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Commercial cattle to the fore at local shows

Male Champion with Judge Drew Hyslop

Valentinegets her roses at Balmoral

JCB employees celebrate 25 years of Fastrac production

JCB marks Fastrac's 25th anniversary

A firefighter douses the flames at the Edgarstown bonfire. Photo by Tony Hendron. INPT25-001

Bonfire site targeted in petrol bomb incident

The Merlo P32.6

Merlo sales on the rise at McFarlands

Julian Carder pictured with the JCB 3 he has lovingly restored

Restored JCB takes pride of place at St Patrick's Day parade

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