JCB has revealed a record turnover and machine sales in 2017, as global markets continued to rebound strongly throughout the year. The Staffordshire-based construction and agricultural machinery maker revealed that its sales turnover in 2017 increased by almost 28% to £3.35bn (2016: £2.62bn), while machine sales increased to 75,693 (2016: 66,011). Earnings on an EBITDA basis soared by almost 19% to £341m (2016: £287m). Since 1975, JCB’s average return on investment has been o