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Florida’s clogged highways require urgent intervention from both man and machine – with Volvo Construction Equipment safely leading the way. Every day thousands of cars clog the main artery feeding the heart of Disney World. Central Florida’s Interstate 4 (I-4) highway is so congested and restricted that the traffic is …

Effective June 1st Tomas Kuta is appointed Senior Vice President, Sales at Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE). Tomas has worked for the company since 1997 and has held a variety of senior management roles within Volvo CE and outside the company. In his new role Tomas will be responsible for …

Burgh Plant Hire from South Africa has become the first customer to place an order for not just one but three of the hotly-anticipated Volvo A60H articulated haulers at Bauma 2016. Following months of discussion and speculation in the press, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) finally launched the industry’s largest …

Phosphate mining is done on a huge scale in Morocco, with some of the biggest machines made by man, in harsh, hot and often remote locations. Servicing the equipment that extracts this precious material is no easy task – but Volvo Construction Equipment is right at the heart of the …

A pair of L220 wheel loaders from Volvo Construction Equipment are trusted with the delicate task of transporting huge blocks of marble in the French Pyrenees. During a recent trip to London, Joseph Laplace was able to identify the marble decorating the facades of boutiques in Piccadilly as coming from …

Volvo CE, VFS and Volvo Trucks are all helping to deliver a much needed 21km – mostly tunneled – E4 highway extension outside the Swedish capital. Volvo CE, Volvo Trucks and Volvo Financial Services collaborate with Volvo Truck Center and Swecon to ensure the project’s success. Road congestion is not …

A major expansion of the country’s road network is part of the Indonesian government’s plans to accelerate economic growth. Two Sumatran contractors are using Volvo Construction Equipment on one of the largest projects – the upgrade of the Trans-Sumatran Highway. Many cities in Indonesia are set to benefit from the …

In northern France, just south of the port of Dunkirk, a Volvo PL4809D rotating pipelayer is helping to bring another section of pipeline towards the Belgian border. The French gas operator, GRTgaz, is investing around €56 million in a joint venture with Belgian operator, Fluxys, to build a 100 km, …

Rohrbau Gmünd is relying on the precision performance of Volvo Construction Equipment’s PL4809D pipelayer for laying 2.6 tonne water pipes along 3.4km in Germany. There is no margin for error in the business of water pipeline laying. The 2.6 tonne water pipes are being laid with ease and precision by …

Volvo Construction Equipment’s EC140BLCM is an effective solution for working the paddy fields of Southeast Asia – offering power, fuel efficiency and stability on the boggy terrain. Ample rainfall and high temperatures make the Indonesian climate ideal for cultivating Asia’s food staple – rice. The country is the world’s third …