26.10.2005

JCB Chairman opens new facility

Sir Anthony Bamford and his son Jo today officially opened a new £3 million state-of-the-art facility for one of its longest serving dealers, T C Harrison, in Chapeltown, near Sheffield today.
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(L-R) Bill Sutton, TC Harrison general manager with Sir Anthony Bamford and son Jo officially open the new facility today

The 2.5 acre Chapeltown site boasts a large multi-bay workshop incorporating the latest tools and diagnostic equipment, an overhead crane, and a large viewing area for new and used JCB equipment

The TC Harrison Group, which celebrates its 75th anniversary next year, has been a JCB dealer for over 50 years. The company originally started in Sheffield and now has depots in Lincoln, Alfreton, Sedgefield and Chapeltown, employing more than 100 people.
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The new TC Harrison facility in Sheffield

TC Harrison Director and General Manager Bill Sutton said: “With 186 models, the JCB machine range is now the biggest in the company’s history, so now is a perfect time to invest in a new purpose-built depot at Chapeltown.

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