Dream come true - JCB founder Joseph Bamford always wanted to build an engine for his construction machinery. His son, Sir Anthony Bamford, has today realised the dream

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To the strains of Pink Floyd's Welcome to the machine, visiting press at JCB's new Power Systems plant, Dove Valley Park, Foston, Derbyshire, were treated to a display of some 130-odd construction machines ahead of the all-important construction industry show, Intermat 2006, to be held this month in Paris - not the entire range as the company has some 220 products. Less immediately obvious is the fact that many are fitted with the company's own diesel engine, the JCB 444, in production at Dove Valley Park since November 2004 and currently being produced at the rate of 100/day, The unit now powers half JCB's construction machinery, by volume -the company sold more than 45,000 units last year.