With half of all the articulated haulers ever made bearing the Volvo brand, the company has just passed another landmark – the production of its 75,000th hauler. More than half a century after they invented the concept, Volvo Construction Equipment recently celebrated the production of the 75,000th articulated hauler. Having …
Read More »WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: CONSTRUCTION CLEANS UP ITS ACT
As World Environment Day approaches, Sasha Risler looks at how construction equipment manufacturers are cleaning up their act with climate-friendly innovations. June 5th marks World Environment Day, the most globally recognized day for communal climate action. Coordinated by the United Nations (UN), the annual event encourages the celebration of environmentally …
Read More »Reaching For Higher Demolition Standards
Looking to raise safety standards in South Korea, demolition firm Sungdo Construction is leading by example, bringing down an unstable, old hospital with its Volvo ultra high-reach excavator. Since Sungdo Construction was founded in 1979, the family run company has become South Korea’s leading demolition firm. The business is known …
Read More »Fit for Forestry
Custom-built Volvo excavators are helping drive a vital part of the New Zealand economy. Canterbury, a large central-eastern region of New Zealand’s South Island offers the best of both worlds – the silver beaches and the Southern Alps. But the picturesque peaks are not for the fainthearted – particularly during …
Read More »Volvo Transforms Winter Slumberland Into Year-Round Icehotel
Sweden’s coolest holiday venue – the Icehotel – is now open 365 days a year thanks to a fleet of Volvo wheel loaders working in sub-zero temperatures. Typically, when the mercury drops, holidaymakers often fly to sun-kissed shorelines and sandy beaches, but for those who crave a colder climate, the …
Read More »Construction capable of ‘transformational leap’ in sustainability, says climate panel
Speakers at Construction Climate Challenge seminar, Reducing Carbon in Infrastructure Construction, call for coordinated industry value chain analysis to deliver step change in sustainable performance. The CONEXPO-CON/AGG exhibition in Las Vegas was the venue for the latest gathering of the Construction Climate Challenge. Tackling issues such as calculating the whole …
Read More »Do you want ice with that?
Maintaining an ice road on Canada’s Knipple Glacier is the job of First Nations indigenous tribe company Tsetsaut Ventures. Designed for heavy hauling a severe off-road operations, the Volvo articulated hauler provides continuous production and superb reliability. ‘Community’ is a word that Tsetsaut Nations nomadic tribe descendant, Chief Darlene Simpson …
Read More »Volvo lights the way in Bulgaria
Volvo-CE equipped Bulgarian subcontractor Globus is removing three million cubic meters of overburden a year at the largest lignite mine in South Eastern Europe. On the outskirts of the Stara Zagora Province, the Maritsa Iztok coal mine is a beehive of activity. A convoy of construction equipment traverses around the …
Read More »Site Sim proves a little gem for garnet mine
Keeping the family legacy alive is the job of Volvo CE-equipped Barton International, a garnet mining specialist that relies on Volvo Site Simulation to find the right equipment for the job. Just a few hours’ drive north of New York City, the Adirondack Mountains offer a tranquil respite for those …
Read More »Volvo to push boundaries at CONEXPO/CON-AGG 2017
From industry-first size classes to technology advancements in machine interfaces and customer support capabilities — it will be clear to visitors why Volvo chose ‘push boundaries’ as its theme for CONEXPO/CON-AGG 2017. Showcasing a total of 28 machines, including new models and industry-changing concept vehicles, Volvo is offering visitors multiple …
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