Bamford
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Bamfords of Utoxeter, England manufactured farm implements from 1871 till 1987 when they went bust.
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[edit] History
[edit] Earliest Period 1871-1918
[edit] Inter War Period 1918-45
[edit] Post War Period 1945-70's
[edit] Final Years 1970's - 1987
Following closure of the factory in Uttoxeter after Bamfords demise it was taken over by JCB in 1989 and became home to the production line for JCB Summito line of excavators. The site being known as the Heavy product division. In December 2008 production ceased with the building of a JS 260 excavator and production transfers to a new £40 million factory built alongside JCB's world HQ at Rocester by the A50, providing 450,00 sq ft of modern facilities. The site is to be sold off for redevelopment as its location in the town centrer was considered unsuitable for expansion and building a modern facility on. This ends 140 years of manufacturing in the town by Bamfords.[1]
[edit] Product Range
[edit] Earliest Period 1871-1918
[edit] Inter War Period 1918-45
- Horizontal Stationary Engines
- Potato digger
[edit] Post War Period 1945-70's
Bamfords also marketed products from other companies, One such agreement being to market Ploughs manufactured by Kverneland of Norway, reached in April 1965. Most were sold painted in Bamfords yellow but a few were sold in Kverneland's Red and Green livery.
[edit] Final Years 1970's - 1987
[edit] Preserved machines
- Several restored Bamfords engine are on display at steam fairs and agricultural shows around he country.
- Examples of Bamfords mowers and machinery are in some of the agricultural and rural museum collections.
[edit] See Also
- Kverneland Norwegian plough manufacturer, sold under licence.
[edit] References
[edit] Links
http://www.henrybamfordandsonsuttoxeterengland.co.uk/index.htm Bamfords Engine and Machinery Group
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