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Anthony Bamford

FB Roundup: Associated British Foods, Red Bull, JCB

December 6, 2020

Second UK lockdown cost Weston family’s Primark $579 million in sales, Red Bull energises Yoovidhya family of inventor with $257 million payout, Lord Bamford gives JCB staff an extra holiday to mark 75th anniversary.

Second lockdown costs Weston family’s Primark $579 million in sales

The Weston family-controlled food and retail giant Associated British Foods estimates it lost £430 million ($579 million) in sales while its high street fashion retailer Primark was closed during the latest coronavirus lockdown.

FB results roundup: JCB, IKEA and illycaffe

October 2, 2019

JCB digs into record sales against softening markets, IKEA assembles 5% increase in sales after transformation, American, Chinese sales help brew 39% profit for illycaffe.

JCB digs into record sales against softening markets

Bamford family-controlled manufacturer JCB says growth has stalled, especially in its biggest market India, despite sales increasing by almost a quarter last year.

Europe's top 25 businesses and leaders 2013

June 10, 2013

The winners of the Families in Business Awards, in association with Societe GenPrivateBanking, are soon to be announced, so take a look at the achievements of CampdenFB's shortlisted candidates.

The award ceremony will take place on 11 June, at the Cercle National des Armées, in Paris.

The winners of the Families in Business Awards, in association with Societe Generale Private Banking, are soon to be announced, so take a look at the achievements of CampdenFB's shortlisted candidates.

The award ceremony will take place tomorrow, 11 June, at the Cercle National des Armées, in Paris.

JCB wins award, says family businesses are economy’s “principal wealth generator”

September 7, 2012

JCB has been awarded the UK’s private business of the year accolade – and took the opportunity to say family businesses are “the principal wealth generator of the economy”.

The construction and agricultural equipment manufacturer, known for its bright yellow machinery, took the top prize at the Private Business Awards 2012, held in the Royal Opera House in London on 6 September.

What’s better for family business members - a degree or work experience?

September 1, 2011

Is a degree key to success or are family members better off jumping straight into the business? For some, like Sir Anthony Bamford, the billionaire chairman at JCB, joining the family business was the preferred option.

Every August, British newspapers are full of pictures of smiling young people, jumping for joy with hands clutched around a piece of paper.

In the accompanying articles, the students, who’ve just received their A-level results - the final set of secondary education exams in the UK - outline their plans for the future. “It’s medicine at Durham University for me”, or “I’m doing law at Oxford”, they say, setting out on the same career path as their parents, or carving out their own niche.

Construction giant expands overseas but retains home market

March 23, 2011

Family-owned construction firm JCB plans to expand its operations in Brazil and India, but stressed that it will not be to the detriment of its UK home market.

JCB invests despite fall in sales

July 14, 2010

JCB chairman Sir Anthony Bamford has promised his family-run business will invest in the future despite announcing poor final-year sales for 2009.

Amid the deepest ever recession in the global construction equipment industry, the UK-based manufacturing firm saw sales drop by a third to £1.35 billion last year but was able to increase profit before tax marginally to £29 million.

Playing the long game

September 1, 2004

How do you grow a tiny family business into a €1.5bn manufacturing multinational? Keep things simple, says JCB’s chairman. Scott McCulloch talks to Sir Anthony Bamford in this exclusive report

Scott Mcculloch is editor of Families in Business magazine.

How do you grow a tiny family business into a €1.5bn manufacturing multinational? Keep things simple, says JCB's chairman. Scott McCulloch talks to Sir Anthony Bamford in this exclusive report

Spend an hour with Sir Anthony Bamford and it becomes blindingly obvious why his company is a model of efficiency: the man cherishes simplicity.