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Dragging timber-filled sledges through a tropical environment, an Indonesian contractor relies on a fleet of Volvo excavators to grapple with 200,000 tons of wood a year. Sumatra, western Indonesia, is the sixth largest island in the world with a 480,000km2 landmass and a population of 50 million. Its elongated shape …

You’ve seen on TV how they make mega factories and gigantic machines – now a new online film shows how LEGO® Technic shrank a giant Volvo wheel loader into a miniature model. Watch the film ‘Behind the design’ With 1,600 individual pieces and the largest individual element ever created for …

Woburn, Massachusetts-based Woodco Machinery joins the SDLG dealer network, selling and supporting the complete lineup of SDLG wheel loaders Following the addition of four new dealer locations in Canada, the U.S. is also adding a further location offering SDLG wheel loaders. Woodco Machinery, based in Woburn, Mass., joined the SDLG …

Volvo Construction Equipment will demonstrate how ‘Caring drives innovation’ at this year’s interactive Bauma China exhibition in Shanghai. At Asia’s most important industry event, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is making its presence at this year’s Bauma China one to be remembered. Under the theme of ‘Caring drives innovation’ the …

Dubai; United Arab Emirates; 17 September 2014 – As investment in rail projects accelerates throughout the region – with at least some $167bn-worth of active future rail or metro projects planned and un-awarded in the Middle East, early action needs to be taken to ensure there is effective interoperability among …

When CEO and Harbourmaster at Ullapool Harbour Trust, Kevin Peach, was looking for a versatile loading machine, the Manitou MRT1850 Rotary was the perfect solution thanks to its ability to get close to the lifting area and, once positioned with the stabiliser legs deployed, it can easily lift loads in …

An extensive fleet of New Holland Construction equipment is running non-stop, 24 hours per day, to meet the stringent deadlines required by the runway resurfacing works underway at one of the most important Italian airports. Turin, 29 May 2014 Serving nearly nine million passengers each year, “Il Caravaggio” International Airport …

Hyundai Heavy Industries has nearly completed converting its entire range of 1.5 to16 tonne load capacity diesel forklifts to Stage IIIB engines. The new machines have an eye-catching new design with dynamic lines and all of the new products were launched at last week’s CeMAT exhibition in Hannover, Germany. Now, …

Turin, 16 May, 2014 Case Construction Equipment has updated its skid steer loader and compact tracked loader ranges to offer more engine and hydraulic power, best in class breakout forces, increased productivity and lower emissions, while maintaining outstanding cab space and all-round visibility, over a broader spread of machines. The …

Suomen Telakone Oy has been the Finnish importer of Hyundai construction machinery since 1998. The company has recently sold the very first R430LC-9A crawler excavator in Europe to rock crushing company Murskaus Rämö & Karén Oy, based in the Finnish town of Humppila, which is a ‘stone’s throw’ from Suomen …