Press releases

2/7/2010Volvo Construction Equipment expands road portfolio offering through strategic alliance with VT LeeBoy leveraging Blaw-Knox brandVolvo 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 dayVolvo 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.
12/2/2009Volvo to equip all general purpose machines with CareTrack telematics system as standardVolvo Construction Equipment has announced it will fit as standard its remote monitoring (telematics) system on all larger machines – along with a no charge 36 month CareTrack service subscription.
11/24/2009Volvo underlines its ‘total solutions’ message with a wide range of products and services at EXCON 2009India’s leading construction equipment show sees Volvo display an extensive offering of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ products that are tailored to complement each other.
6/18/2009Volvo Construction Equipment proves its green credentials with sustainable building awardInvesting in green building practices has paid off for Volvo Construction Equipment, with the company winning one of the highest accolades for promoting sustainable development.
6/14/2009Sweden’s Royalty join in Volvo home town’s 350th anniversary celebrationsThe Volvo Construction Equipment Museum played host to King Carl Gustaf XVI and Queen Silvia of Sweden on 6th June as part of Eskilstuna’s 350th anniversary celebrations.
5/6/2009Volvo Construction Equipment reduces carbon emissions through efficient delivery of partsState-of-the-art supply chain planning technology is helping Volvo Construction Equipment reduce the requirement to ‘emergency’ deliver parts using air freight.