28 Facts About Jo Bamford

Joseph Cyril Edward Bamford was born on December 1977 and is a British businessman.

Jo Bamford is the owner of Wrightbus, a UK-based bus manufacturer.

Jo Bamford founded a green hydrogen investment fund in 2021 and subsequently became involved in a number of hydrogen-focused businesses.

Jo Bamford is a board member of JCB, which was founded by his grandfather.

Jo Bamford's father spent his career working for the family business JCB, the British manufacturer of construction and farming equipment that was founded by his grandfather.

Jo Bamford's mother is the founder of Daylesford Organic, a farming and lifestyle business.

Jo Bamford worked at his parents' businesses when he was home from Ampleforth.

Jo Bamford secured his first financial role in the city at New Star Asset Management.

The Jo Bamford family backed Jo's decision to join New Star by becoming early investors in the asset management firm.

Jo Bamford finished the year deciding to temporarily leave the UK to work abroad in Shanghai.

In October 2011, Jo Bamford was given an additional role as managing director of JCB Compact Products.

In 2011, Jo Bamford partly funded the purchase of a 500 acre former BAE Systems-owned Woodford Aerodrome.

In 2012, Jo Bamford took Harvey to court in a dispute about a personal loan when the two purchased property from aerospace company BAE Systems.

Harvey and Jo Bamford formed a company together, called Avro Heritage.

In 2012, Jo Bamford filed a lawsuit against Harvey and Avro Heritage.

Jo Bamford was promoted in 2014 to head of major contracts at JCB.

Jo Bamford remained part of the senior management team at JCB until 2016, a year in which the company celebrated Joseph Bamford's centenary year with a bronze bust at the JCB headquarters.

Jo Bamford formed Ryze in 2017, which aimed to create the UK's first network of hydrogen production plants.

Jo Bamford is the owner of Oxford-based Ryze Hydrogen Ltd, which produces hydrogen to fuel up his hydrogen-powered buses.

Jo Bamford said that his family provided half of the initial round of investment into HYCAP.

Since starting Ryze Hydrogen in 2019, Jo Bamford has lobbied the UK government in favour of hydrogen-technology adoption.

On 22 October 2019, Jo Bamford announced the purchase of Wrightbus had been completed.

In 2021, Jo Bamford sued an ex-business partner Joseph Manheim in the US in a dispute over control of a company that the two started together.

Wrightbus continued to focus on hydrogen and battery solutions under Jo Bamford's guidance, securing hydrogen bus contracts in Aberdeen and Birmingham in 2020.

Jo Bamford has served on the board of directors of dozens of companies.

Jo Bamford served as a director at the following firms, but resigned: BHoldings Ltd.

Jo Bamford is heir to a multi-billion pound family fortune.

The Jo Bamford family is one of the biggest political financial backers behind former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.