Joseph Cyril Bamford, the man who gave his name to JCBs, has died at the age of 84.
The first famous yellow digger appeared in 1956 and the family-owned company grew to become a multi-million pound business.
Mr Bamford founded the company in 1945 in a rented lock-up garage in Uttoxeter in England. He retired officially in 1975 but kept up a keen interest in all aspects of the business right until his death.
