November 15, 2013
Tennessee based highway contractor, Robert Smith Inc., recently laid more than 49,000 m2 of compacted concrete at a Jack Daniels distillery site. The official nickname for Chattanooga in the USA is the Scenic City – reinforced by the city’s growing reputation as a haven for all kinds of outdoor activity. It’s surrounded by various mountains, […]
August 1, 2013
Volvo Construction Equipment has announced the course schedule for Road Institute®. The training sessions, which provide industry professionals with hands-on learning opportunities in paving and compaction, will kick off its 49th year in October. Road Institute has released its 2013 – 2014 training schedule for road building industry professionals. The course curriculum offers two- to […]
July 15, 2013
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announces that Volvo CE has once again joined the elite ranks of the I Make America campaign’s Gold-level company supporters. I Make America is a grassroots campaign that was launched in September 2010 to dramatically improve American manufacturing policies to create more jobs in the U.S. and keep our […]
June 3, 2013
Sharply lower global demand, especially in the mining sector, weighs on first quarter 2013 results at Volvo CE. But with improved profitability over the previous quarter and inventories now in balance, the company has increased production to meet the spring selling season. Volvo Construction Equipment was negatively impacted by weak demand across most of […]
March 26, 2013
The new SD75 is not just a powerful, hard-working soil compactor with a Tier 4i certified engine and a host of innovative features, the SD75 is a high impact machine that boasts a low impact on the environment. When it comes to demanding compacting jobs, the new SD75 soil compactor from Volvo Construction Equipment is […]
March 14, 2013
With independent travel drives, electronic traction control and powerful Volvo engines, the new P7820C ABG and P8820C ABG take steep hills and tight turns in stride. The new P8820C ABG tracked paver from Volvo Construction Equipment can pave widths up to 42.7 ft. (13 m), while the P7820C ABG paves up to 36 ft. (11 […]
March 8, 2013
Demolition is one of the most demanding lines of work in the industry. Volvo Construction Equipment is helping customers gain more reach, power and control with its newest high-reach demolition-model excavator — the EC700CHR. Volvo Construction Equipment now offers three high-reach (HR) excavators with available boom heights ranging from 69-105 ft. (21-32 m). The newest […]
January 21, 2013
A strong community is built by strong support. Two Shippensburg, Pennsylvania based Volvo Group companies, Volvo Construction Equipment and Volvo Rents are adding a few bricks to the foundation with a donation of more than $75,000 to the United Way. Volvo Construction Equipment and Volvo Rents (Volvo) believe in not just living and working in […]
December 3, 2012
Volvo Construction Equipment’s (Volvo CE) efforts have been recognized with the industry’s first worldwide certification for ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environmental care) and OHSAS 18001 (occupational health & safety). In what is a first in the construction industry, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has achieved a worldwide certification complying with ISO 9001 (quality), ISO […]
November 21, 2012
The Volvo Group will contribute $100,000 in support of Hurricane Sandy disaster relief efforts by the American Red Cross, the City of New York, and the City of Allentown, PA. “With several major facilities and thousands of employees in regions affected by the storm, we’re keenly aware of the lingering effects of this disaster,” said […]
November 12, 2012
Volvo Construction Equipment is celebrating after collecting the Quality Innovation of the Year Award, won for its business model which enables the company’s pioneering technology to be transferred to third party products. A business model from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) designed to allow third party manufacturers to utilize the company’s state-of-the-art technology wowed judges […]
September 24, 2012
The Volvo Group once again qualifies for the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI). The Volvo Group receives a particularly good rating for its handling of environmental issues. In this ranking, the world’s 2500 largest companies are assessed on the basis of their strategies and results in spheres such as business ethics, environmental consideration and […]
