Fri June 08, 2012
Volvo Construction Equipment Commits to WWF Climate Savers
During the only United States stopover for the Volvo Ocean Race, Volvo Construction Equipment celebrated its recently announced partnership with the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Climate Saver program....
Wed June 06, 2012
Volvo’s 4-Legged Approach to a Sustainable, Fuel Efficient Future
In a presentation to leading North American-based business journalists on May 4 in Miami, powertrain expert Dave Hahn has highlighted Volvo Construction Equipment’s (Volvo CE) four point strategy to answering the call for long term, significant and sustainable machine efficiency....
Mon June 04, 2012
Volvo Rents Acquires Camrus Development in Texas
Volvo Rents has acquired Camrus Development, Inc., a single-location construction equipment rental company based in Bryan, Texas, and previously owned by Volvo Rents franchisee Martin Walker. Volvo Rents currently has 11 rental centers open and operating throughout Texas and continues to anchor itself as a leader in a nationwide construction recovery recently forecasted by economists at IHS Global Insight....
Fri June 01, 2012
Volvo Rents Acquires Action Equipment Rental, Expands
Volvo Rents, a worldwide provider of small- to medium-sized construction equipment, expanded its operations in New Mexico with the acquisition of Action Equipment Rental, a three-location construction equipment rental company with stores in Alamogordo, Las Cruces and Silver City....
Wed May 30, 2012
Volvo CE President: North American Market on the Road to Recovery
Volvo CE President and Chief Executive Pat Olney has used a press conference in Miami to confirm his belief that the recovery in the North American construction equipment market is gathering momentum. His comments to a group of leading Americas business journalists attending an event on sustainability during the Miami stoppover of the Volvo Ocean Race came shortly after the company posted a spectacular 111 percent uptick in North American revenues in the first quarter of 2012 ....
Wed May 23, 2012
Volvo Rents Acquires Another California Construction Equipment Rental Company
Continuing to expand its portfolio throughout California, Volvo Rents, a worldwide provider of small- to medium-sized construction equipment, announced the acquisition of Rental Solutions, a three-location construction equipment rental company with stores in Napa Valley, Santa Rosa and Cloverdale....
Fri May 11, 2012
Volvo CE Breaks Ground on $100 Million North American Investment
On May 4, Volvo Construction Equipment broke ground on the first phase of the 100 MUSD expansion of its site in Shippensburg, Pa. The first phase includes construction of a new America’s headquarters office....
Wed May 02, 2012
Volvo CE Begins 2012 With Record Q1 Results
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) experienced a strong first quarter in 2012, seeing sales rise 17 percent and record levels of income and operating margin for a first quarter. These positive results come despite a flat total world market for construction equipment, compared to last year, and a Chinese market that was down by 26 percent....
Fri April 20, 2012
Volvo CE Study Focuses on Optimizing Operator Behavior
Getting machines to do more while using less fuel are two of the most important factors on a construction site. Once the equipment is selected and the site layout planned, the main variables affecting the success of the overall operation is operator behavior....
Mon April 16, 2012
Volvo Rents Acquires Nelico Equipment Service and Supplies
Volvo Rents announced the acquisition of Nelico Equipment Service and Supplies, a three-store outfit with construction equipment rental showrooms in Mills and Rock Springs, and a contractor supply location in Casper, Wyoming....
