Mon November 05, 2012
Volvo CE Sees Sales Down 9 Percent in Third Quarter as Market Demand Dips
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has reacted quickly to a slowing global market — which was down 11 percent in the year to August — and uncertainties about the strength of demand in 2013 by slowing the rate of production in its factories and reducing the number of machines held in stock at its dealerships....
Thu October 25, 2012
Volvo SD75 Soil Compactor — High Productivity Meets Low Emissions
When it comes to demanding compacting jobs, the new SD75 soil compactor from Volvo Construction Equipment is loaded with features that enable it to take on a wide range of applications. The highly maneuverable, mid-sized compactor is suited for small to medium sized jobs and even performs well inside structures....
Tue October 30, 2012
Volvo Rents Acquires Construction Equipment Rental Company Devastated by Tornado
Almost 14 months ago to the day, a monster tornado ripped through Eloy, Ariz., tearing off roofs, downing power lines and even overturning semi-trucks. Miles of homes and businesses were flattened by the enormous storm....
Tue October 16, 2012
Volvo Rents Opens Its Third Alabama Branch in Huntsville
Volvo Rents, a worldwide provider of small-to-medium sized construction equipment, has opened a new rental center in Huntsville, Ala., its third in the state, joining existing locations in Foley and Mobile....
Fri September 07, 2012
Volvo Rents Acquires Sheffer Rents of Central Pennsylvania, Based in York
Volvo Rents acquired Sheffer Rents of Central Pennsylvania Inc., a single location construction equipment rental company based in York, Pa. Previously co-owned by Volvo Rents franchisees Clint Sheffer and Susan Renoll, the center is located at 730 Neu Road in York and serves all of central Pennsylvania....
Mon August 20, 2012
Volvo Construction Equipment Achieves Gold Status in I Make America Campaign
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced that Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has 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 United States and keep our economy competitive with other countries....
Thu August 09, 2012
Volvo PF6160, PF6170 Wheel-Mounted Pavers Built for Productivity
The Volvo PF6160 and PF6170 wheel-mounted pavers are part of the PF6000-Series highway-class asphalt paver line that utilizes global technology to provide solutions that increase paving performance and provides maximum uptime for the machine, according to the manaufacturer....
Thu August 09, 2012
Volvo PF6110 Tracked Paver Provides Innovative Solutions
Paving performance is increased with global technology utilized in the Volvo PF6110 tracked paver, according to the manufacturer. The auger system on the PF6110 is independent of the conveyor system. Each of the two auger and conveyor drives uses sonic sensors for more precise handling of material....
Mon July 30, 2012
Volvo CE Increased Second Quarter Sales by 15 Percent
In the face of a reduction in the size of the total market for construction equipment, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) bucked the trend in the second quarter of 2012, posting a solid set of financial results that saw sales in the three months up 15 percent, operating income up 35 percent and an operating margin of 13.3 percent....
Mon July 16, 2012
Acquisitions, New Stores Make Up Volvo Rents’ Expansion
In early 2011, Volvo Rents set a course to not only operate a franchise network of rental centers, but also manage and grow a network of company-owned stores. And while the bulk of Volvo Rents’ growth has been through the acquisitions of independently-owned construction equipment rental companies, the opening of new stores has played an integral role in the company’s expansion strategy....
