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JCB signs for Stoke City FC

JCB's Groundhog utility vehicle been positively received at the training ground of Barclays Premier League club Stoke City.

The 6x4 vehicle comes with a top speed of 18 miles per hour and is fitted with turf tyres in order to protect the playing surface.

The vehicle is primarily used for the transportation of mannequins, cones, footballs and poles used by the side, as well as for grounds maintenance equipment.

During the winter months, the Groundhog will also be used to unfurl and move the club's 280kg of frost covers across the site.

The machine has a maximum payload of 500kg in addition to a towing capacity of 500kg.

Image shows Stoke City striker James Beattie with the JCB Groundhog

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JCB Construction
Joseph Cyril Bamford launched the construction and agricultural equipment manufacturing company that bears his initials, in 1945. He began his business in a garage that measured 12 feet by 15 feet. Today JCB now employs over 4,000 people and produces over 160 different models on 4 different continents, with bases in the UK, the USA, India and South America.
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World Wide Marketing, Rocester, Staffordshire ST14 5JP
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+44 (0)1889 590312
JCB's Groundhog utility vehicle been positively received at the training ground of Barclays Premier League club Stoke City.
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