To make way for a new Metrodome stadium in Minneapolis, Volvo Construction Equipment has helped to demolish the old stadium in just four months. Built in 1982, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis has had a glorious career, hosting many famous events including a Super Bowl, two World Series, …
Read More »Weak China demand offsets mature market growth in Volvo CE second quarter results
Sales down 9% in the second quarter, as improvements in North America and Europe fail to compensate for a slide in demand from China. Market growth in the mature markets of North America and Europe failed to offset a sharp downturn in demand in China, weighing on Volvo Construction Equipment’s …
Read More »Construction Climate Challenge: Call for pre-study grants
With funding available of up to SEK 500,000 academic submissions are now being invited for pre-studies or similar projects that support the aims of the Construction Climate Challenge. Submissions are now being invited for funding of pre-studies or similar projects as part of the Volvo Construction Equipment-hosted Construction Climate Challenge. …
Read More »Volvo puts in Olympic effort at Korean quarry
Wonju is a popular holiday destination thanks to its picturesque landscape, golf courses and woodland. The beauty is just not skin deep; the region also boasts mineral-rich ground and is a haven for extracting granite. Wonju is the capital city of Gangwon Province – the north-easternmost province of South Korea …
Read More »Volvo reaches out in Mongolia
Volvo Construction Equipment Region China has reached a milestone in its application solutions development, delivering the first ultra-long reach excavator to the market in June this year. Long reach excavators are extremely popular in Region China, used for deep excavation work, basement digging, slope stabilization, mining and marine dredging. Therefore, …
Read More »Volvo works on the dock of a bay
The biggest port in Western China sees Guizhong Haixun Logistics using a fleet of Volvo machines to handle more than 100 million tonnes of cargo a year. Fancheng Port City lies on the coast in the south of Guangxi region, bordering Vietnam and is currently experiencing a boom in sea …
Read More »Fume extraction system shortlisted for bauma Innovation Award
Volvo Construction Equipment’s extractor for bituminous fumes has been shortlisted for a bauma Innovation Award. The innovative design improves the operator environment on the company’s ABG pavers by substantially reducing fumes without significantly increasing fuel consumption, noise or affecting visibility into the auger channel. Volvo Construction Equipment’s (Volvo CE’s) revolutionary …
Read More »Total solutions on show as Volvo focuses on ‘rock-to-road’ at Bauma
Visitors to this year’s Bauma 2013 exhibition in Munich are in for a treat, as Volvo Construction Equipment looks at the bigger picture, showcasing a total ‘rock to road’ package of new machine and customer solutions that together help build our societies. Whatever you do, don’t call Volvo Construction Equipment’s …
Read More »Volvo CE appoints Thorsten Poszwa Global Director, External Communications
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has announced that Thorsten Poszwa has been appointed as its new Global Director of External Communications. Based at the company’s Brussels headquarters, the role encompasses print and online media relations for the business, as well as developing worldwide external communication standards and practices for Volvo …
Read More »Blazing a trail through China desert
Four Volvo Construction Equipment pavers are being used to renew the surface of China’s first desert expressway – stretching through more than 134 km of barren land to the borders of Inner-Mongolia. Running through the Mu Us desert in China, also known as the Ordos desert, the Yulin-Jingbian Expressway connects …
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