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The first EC480D HR High Reach demolition excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment to be deployed in the Benelux countries is doing battle with an old NATO military base in the port of Zeebrugge. Located on the North Sea coast in the northern Flanders region of Belgium, the village of Zeebrugge …

Volvo ABG pavers are working on one of Europe’s most significant high-speed rail construction projects in northwest France. Le Mans is well known as the home of motorsport’s toughest test of speed, endurance and efficiency – the 24 Heures du Mans race. Now, just like the cars at the Circuit …

A Volvo paver was adapted to suit conditions nearly two kilometres below ground in the world’s largest iron ore mine. The discovery of a massive iron ore deposit led to the birth of the Arctic town of Kiruna. Located 300km north of the Arctic Circle in Swedish Lapland, Kiruna sits …

Stagnation in Europe and accelerated decline in China dampened demand during Volvo Construction Equipment’s final quarter of 2014, resulting in a dip in sales of 6% during the period. For the full year, sales at the company were down by 1% during 2014. In the fourth quarter of 2014 Volvo …

A dozen Volvos are hard at work in Ghana, the word means warrior king, helping the vertically integrated Justmoh Group in its mining, construction and road building activities. The Volvo machines work in tandem, increasing productivity on the job site. The Republic of Ghana is a sovereign state, bordered by …

A new gas pipeline in northern France is underway and the latest Volvo Construction Equipment PL4809D-Series+ rotating pipelayer was there to help. Known as the Arc de Dierrey, a new pipeline skirting eastern Paris will, when completed, cover a total distance of 191 miles (308 km) and cross five French …

A 6,300 ft2 warehouse at Gothenburg’s Banana Pier has been demolished using Volvo Construction Equipment machines, making room for two exciting world-class events.   Sweden’s Frihamnspiren (Freeport) opened in 1922 and was for a long time the heart of Gothenburg’s harbor. It consisted of three main piers – Banana Pier, …

Saudi Arabia has built the first ever highway through the world’s largest and most barren desert – the Empty Quarter – built with the help of a fleet of 95 Volvo machines. The Rub’ al Khali desert, also known as The Empty Quarter or the ‘quarter of emptiness’, is the …

Turkish mining company Yüce Maden is working at a quarry in the town of Sogut, mining 170,000 tonnes of marble a year using a fleet of 34 Volvo machines. The past five years have seen an encouraging upturn in the Turkish economy. Straddling Europe and Asia, Turkey has recovered well …

The first Volvo Construction Equipment rotating pipelayer to get to work in Saudi Arabia is helping to build a pipeline extension through the vast Khurais oilfield. Saudi Arabia is home to the world’s second largest oil reserves, spread over approximately 100 major oil and gas fields. The Khurais Megaproject is …