A small group of 24 members headed off early to Rocester in Staffordshire for a tour of the JCB Factory. On arrival we were ushered into a large dining area where we served with a delicious lunch of meat balls and couscous followed by a crème brule. As we were to learn later, JCB is very big on branding and so the cups and cutlery had the JCB logo on them – they counted them out and counted them back in again so no souvenirs here.
After an informative video about the company and its history we were taken around the visitor centre by very well informed and enthusiastic guides. And then into the factory itself where we witnessed robotic machines making hydraulic rams and welding with workers moving the slowly growing digger around the factory.
We had a final coffee before heading back to Market Rasen having had an informative day out.
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