Press releases

3/18/2010VGNA employee fund-raising effort results in sizable donation to Red CrossEmployees in North America have concluded a successful two-week fund-raising drive to support relief efforts following the devastating January 12 earthquake in Haiti. The earthquake killed over 200,000 people and left approximately 1.2 million people without homes.
3/1/2010100 excavator deal gives perfect start to Volvo’s China sales eventMain contractor Tang’s Sunrise Investment’s deal consists primarily of larger general purpose machines.
3/1/2010Volvo Construction Equipment confirms commitment to its forestry industry customersThrough its more than 50 years of experience building machines for the forestry industry, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has built up a very strong position in most of this segment which remains one of the company’s targeted markets, with products that generate good returns for Volvo customers, dealers and Volvo CE.
2/11/2010Al Fernandez of Volvo CE North America, receives 2010 Golden Beavers AwardThe 2010 Golden Beavers Award for Service and Supply was presented to Al Fernandez, Regional Vice President and Branch Manager, Volvo Construction Equipment Services (VCES), San Leandro, California, at the Beavers 55th Annual Awards Dinner held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, Friday, January 22, 2010.
2/8/2010Volvo Construction Equipment expands road portfolio offering through strategic alliance with VT LeeBoy leveraging Blaw-Knox brand Volvo Construction Equipment and VT LeeBoy have finalized a strategic alliance agreement for LeeBoy to supply certain pavers and road wideners to Volvo dealers under the Blaw-Knox brand. LeeBoy will also take full responsibility for product support of these machines, including the existing field population.
2/5/2010Volvo Construction Equipment halves operating losses in fourth quarter 2009Despite a further 12% drop in demand in the total world market in Q4, Volvo Construction Equipment saw adjusted sales decline by 6%, losses halved and inventory balanced to demand during the period.
2/1/2010JCB and Volvo Construction Equipment Sign Framework Agreement on Skid Steer & Compact Tracked LoadersJCB and Volvo Construction Equipment have entered into a framework agreement under which they will cooperate on the engineering and manufacturing of skid steer loader and compact tracked loader products for distribution under their respective brands and through their respective global dealer networks.
1/27/2010Volvo Construction Equipment China sells 102 units in a day Volvo Construction Equipment’s organization in China has made a kick-start to the new year by receiving an order for 102 crawler excavators during a customer event day.
1/19/2010Volvo Construction Equipment unveils impressive line up for BaumaOn 19-20 January at the Pre-Bauma press meeting in Munich, Germany, Volvo Construction Equipment unveils an overview of some of the key messages and exhibits that visitors will see at the upcoming Bauma exhibition in Munich in April.
1/14/2010Volvo Rents Opens New Rental Center in Baton Rouge, La.Volvo Construction Equipment Rents announced the opening of a new independently owned franchise equipment rental center in Louisiana. The Volvo CE Rents store is the fourth Volvo franchise in the state for its owners, Paul and Penny Bullock, of JPS Equipment, LLC.
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