Bradley engineers role with JCB’S team of fundraisers...
A LEEK apprentice has been part of a team which has combined engineering skills to build a unique machine, which is set to raise thousands of pounds for charity.
Bradley James has been part of the group which has made a cutting-edge JCB 525-60E electric Loadall from scratch, which will be auctioned off in aid of the company’s Platinum Jubilee NSPCC Appeal.
The machine has been given a distinctive look thanks to 20 pupils from two Stoke-on-trent schools, whose handprints have been incorporated into it in a special vinyl wrap on the bonnet.
Involving the youngsters from Ormiston Horizon Academy and St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy is designed to highlight the project’s theme that ‘every childhood is worth fighting for.’ The proceeds from the appeal will support the work of Carole House, the NSPCC Centre in
Newcastle-under-lyme named in honour of Lord Bamford’s wife Carole.
JCB chairman Anthony Bamford said: “JCB is extremely proud of its long-standing support of the NPSCC; it’s a charity which is very close to my family’s heart. I am delighted to see so many of our apprentices working together on this wonderful project.”
Apprentice Nihal Dhillon - who won the Rising Star of the Year Award at the 2021 National Apprenticeship Awards - has led the project with colleague Jake Hallas. Nihal said: “It has been fantastic to work on this project knowing it will help young people in Staffordshire. JCB has supported the NSPCC for nearly 40 years now and I’m proud to be part of the new generation of employees continuing the great fundraising work.”
The team also built an electric power pack, which provides on-site charging for JCB’S electric machines. This will also be auctioned off for the appeal.