AN EAGERLY anticipated visit was a great success for members of the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) Glamorgan branch.

The group enjoyed a visit to JCB’s world headquarters in Rocester, Staffordshire, to experience the company’s excavator production line first-hand.

FUW Glamorgan county executive officer Rachel Saunders said: “Many of our members were extremely interested in attending this visit as JCB are such a well-known and respected producer of agricultural machinery.“ Before the tour commenced, members and their family and friends enjoyed a film detailing the full extent of the worldwide production that JCB carries out as well as the huge range of machinery produced.

“After this, we were shown around a museum detailing the JCB history which started out as a small agricultural company, set up by Joseph Cyril Bamford, building tipping trailers, leading through the decades to the global company that JCB is today.

“The trip was completed with a tour around the factory production floor and members found it fascinating to witness the JCB excavator being made from start to finish. I would like to thank Glamorgan members for their support and company on this excursion, which will hopefully be the first of many similar events.”