JCB named as sponsors of the Leading Showjumper of the Year at Horse of the Year Show 2022!

JCB, an iconic British manufacturer, take on the sponsorship of the Leading Showjumper of the Year which takes place as the feature class on Sunday Evening.

JCB Group Marketing Director David Lumley-Wood said: “The Horse of the Year Show is a much-loved event in the British equestrian calendar and as Britain’s leading manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment, JCB is delighted to be one of the sponsors.”

Event Director, Jane Warmington, said:  “We are thrilled to have such a prestigious British brand associated with the show, and look forward to developing this partnership going forwards. The JCB Leading Showjumper of the Year is the pinnacle of the week, an exciting climax of competition to end the show.”

Horse of the Year Show takes place from 5th – 9th October 2022 at The NEC, Birmingham, bringing together breath-taking displays and unbeatable competition.  We can’t wait to see you there!

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JCB Information:

JCB has 22 plants on four continents: 11 in the UK and others in India, Brazil, the USA and China. The company employs more than 15,000 people worldwide. Research published by Oxford Economics in 2019 shows that JCB supports 37,000 jobs in the UK and contributes £664 million to the Exchequer and generates £2.3 billion of GDP. In an ambitious move in 2021, privately-owned JCB unveiled its first ever products powered by hydrogen. JCB’s purpose-engineered zero CO² hydrogen fuel motor was designed after a challenge to the company’s engineers from Chairman Lord Bamford. The newly designed motor harnesses JCB’s existing expertise and supply chain infrastructure. The company is investing £100 million in the project and has two prototype hydrogen-fuelled machines on test: a backhoe loader and a Loadall telescopic handler.

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For more information on Horse of the Year Show 2022, please contact Horse of the Year Show Press Office, Grandstand Media Ltd. Tel: 02476 858205. Email: press@hoys.co.uk