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Thu February 16, 2012

Volvo Rents Acquires Palmetto Equipment Sales and Rentals, Inc.

Volvo Rents recently announced the acquisition of Palmetto Equipment Sales and Rentals, Inc., a two-location construction equipment rental company with stores in Ladson and Ridgeland, South Carolina. The move comes on the heels of Volvo Rents’ recent acquisition of another South Carolina-based company, Blue Eagle Equipment, and brings the company’s statewide presence to a total of six rental centers....

Mon February 06, 2012

Volvo CE Sees Sales Increase in the Final Quarter of 2011

Maintaining its ascendancy in the all-important Chinese market, Volvo Construction Equipment ended 2011 with a 14 percent increase in net sales in the fourth quarter, helping the company to a full year sales increase of 15 percent....

Mon January 30, 2012

Volvo Rents California Growth Continues With Latest Acquisition

Volvo Rents has acquired SoCal Rental EquipRent, a single location construction equipment rental company in Glendora, Calif. This is part of the company’s continuing acquisition process over the last 12 months, lifting its North American total to more than 80 stores....

Wed January 25, 2012

Volvo Rents Acquires Blue Eagle Equipment Inc.

Continuing to expand its footprint in various markets across the country, Volvo Rents has acquired Blue Eagle Equipment, a three-store equipment rental company based in South Carolina, with stores in Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg....

Wed January 04, 2012

Volvo Rents Partners With Homes for Our Troops

Over the course of the eight year long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States sent more than two million Americans overseas to serve at some point. Of those who had served this country, more than 45,000 veterans have returned home with injuries sustained during combat....

Wed December 28, 2011

Volvo Rents Acquisition of Inland Rental: Sign of Changing Contracting World

Volvo Rents has acquired Inland Rentals LLC, a single location construction equipment rental company located at 573 North Idahline Road in Post Falls, Idaho. The move is part of the company’s surge of nearly 50 pickups in the last 12 months, lifting its North American total to 70 stores....

Thu December 22, 2011

Volvo EC250D, EC300D Designed for Tough Jobs

The EC250D and EC300D excavators from Volvo Construction Equipment are heavy duty machines that weigh 54,230 to 61,730 lbs. (24,598 to 28,000 kg) and 66,140 to 73,630 lbs. (30,000 to 33,398 kg) respectively....

Tue December 13, 2011

Volvo Rents Buys Excel Rentals

Volvo Rents has acquired Excel Rentals, a two-location construction equipment rental company based in California, with stores in Temecula and San Jacinto. The centers are located at 28115-A Del Rio Road and 1005 South State St., respectively....

Fri December 09, 2011

Cowin, ASC Reach Agreement on Volvo Distribution

On Nov. 16 Cowin Equipment Company purchased the distribution rights for Volvo Construction Equipment in the state of Alabama from ASC Construction Equipment USA Inc. The Alabama territory also includes the Florida panhandle and coastal Mississippi regions....

Fri November 11, 2011

Volvo Rents Digs Its Way Into Miss. With Acquisition of Two-Location Co.

Volvo Rents has acquired Gulf South Machinery of Mississippi, a two location construction equipment rental company with stores in Hattiesburg and Gulfport. The centers are located at 45 Blackwell Blvd....