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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and French President Emmanuel Macron visited the Volvo Group headquarters where they saw some of the company’s latest innovations – including the prototype, fully-electric EX2 compact excavator. The Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and the French President Emmanuel Macron signed a strategic partnership between their …

Floating effortlessly and able to be positioned with great accuracy, drones – also referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – are becoming an increasingly popular tool in the construction industry. Named after stingless male bees, drones were originally a military technology, dating back to the siege of Venice in …

This December, SDLG is expected to bring its best-selling wheel loaders and motor graders to Excon 2017, the biggest Indian trade show for the construction industry this year. SDLG will be highlighting how its reliable machines can help contractors optimize job site efficiency in India’s increasingly busy road building sector. …

Tessenderlo, Belgium – HCEE (Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe) has announced that Paul Sysmans has joined the company’s marketing team as Marketing Manager Europe. Sysmans is a B2B marketing and sales leader with more than 30 years of senior management experience with capital equipment companies, of which over 15 years in …

The potential for artificial intelligence – or AI – is high on the social agenda. Seemingly, everyone from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to Tesla CEO Elon Musk has an opinion on the impact of AI on our everyday lives. But how will the technology of today impact the construction of …

SDLG’s market share for wheel loaders has increased by nearly 20% in the four years between 2012 and 2016. Last year, over a third of all wheel loaders and almost half of all motor graders sold in the Philippines were SDLG-made. The Philippines construction industry will grow by 12.5% in …

The construction projects in Spirit Magazine’s new series ‘The Megaproject Listing’ do not just build and rebuild. They transform people’s lives. They improve connections between communities, enhance transportation and business, and construct smart and sustainable cities that will stand the test of time. Volvo CE’s new series ‘The Megaproject Listing’ …

The culmination of Volvo Construction Equipment’s latest brand campaign, ‘Building Tomorrow’ documents the quest for a more sustainable future. Bringing together a range of customer success stories from around the world, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has launched the brand film ‘Building Tomorrow’. Released on October 14, it showcases how …

Tessenderlo, Belgium – HCEE (Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe) held an official opening ceremony last week for its new headquarters in Tessenderlo, Belgium. Management from the South Korean headquarters, national and regional government, the European dealer network, national and international press and Hyundai personnel all attended the celebration. The future looks …

Britain’s new high-speed rail project, HS2 is on track to provide a swift and low-carbon alternative mode of transport from London to the Midlands and the North of England. Across Europe, a number of public and private infrastructure projects are pushing the construction industry to take carbon emissions and sustainability …