Press releases 2008
| The inaugural Demolition Awards, held in Amsterdam, saw Volvo Construction Equipment’s Standard Demolition Package walk away with an Innovation Award. |
| After a successful small scale pilot, production of BL60 and BL70 backhoe loaders has been substantially increased at Volvo Construction Equipment’s new manufacturing facilities in Tultitlan, Mexico, |
| Volvo’s latest PL4608 pipelayer has been awarded runner up prize in the New Technologies Award at this year’s annual International Pipeline & Offshore Contractors’ Association (IPLOCA) Convention, held in September in San Francisco. |
| Despite net sales at Volvo Construction Equipment declining in the third quarter of 2009, efficiency measures contributed to a 37% reduction in operating loss since the previous quarter. |
| Rudd Equipment Company, the authorized full line Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) dealer for all or part of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, has reached an agreement with Volvo CE to add Ohio to their territory. Volvo CE’s Ohio territory includes the entire state of Ohio, three counties in northern Kentucky and two counties in south-east Indiana. |
| Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Asheville, North Carolina, has completed negotiations for the acquisition of certain assets of the former Volvo Construction Equipment & Services (VCES) store in Phoenix, Arizona, by its dealer, Arnold Machinery Company. The purchase was announced in a statement by Al Richer, Chairman, Arnold Machinery Company. The customers served by the former VCES operation in Phoenix will now become part of Arnold Machinery Company’s branch network. |
| CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Allen D. Biehler visited Franklin County on Monday to talk about the impact federal stimulus dollars will have in the greater Chambersburg area.
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| Highway Equipment & Supply Company, a Volvo Construction Equipment Dealer in Pennsylvania, acquires certain assets of the Volvo Construction Equipment & Services (“VCES”) store locations in Lewisberry and Moosic, Pennsylvania. |
| Sveaskog, a publicly owned Swedish forest company, has started using the first example of the El-forest F14 forestry machine, the world’s first forwarder to utilize electric-hybrid technology. |
| The events will be produced in 10 cities within the next five months |
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