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Thu April 10, 2008

Hubbard Adds Volvo Skid Steers to Asphalt Grinding Work

It’s not every company that can boast having NASA and Mickey Mouse among its customers. But then again, Hubbard Construction Company isn’t just any company. Since 1920 it has grown into the largest heavy civil construction company in Florida, culminating in revenues of more than $300 million last year, according to Volvo Spirit magazine....

Fri March 14, 2008

Volvo Rents to Open New Location in Pompano Beach

Volvo Rents, owned by Enrique Irizzary of Casco Rental LLC and managed by Rick Owens, will expand further into the South Florida market with the opening of a store in Pompano Beach at 3120 NW 16th Terrace....

Mon February 18, 2008

Mack, Volvo Prepare Habitat for Humanity Home Sites

Habitat for Humanity has a well-deserved reputation. Its concern for others and the provision of new or re-furbished homes for working, low-income families has been known to Volvo for some time. Recent efforts by Habitat to build six new homes in Las Vegas caught the attention of Volvo Group North America....

Sun February 17, 2008

Volvo Construction Equipment Acquires Mathews Machinery

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has acquired Mathews Machinery Inc. its dealer for the state of California, in a move that combines the strengths of both companies to increase the effectiveness of the Volvo construction equipment distribution system in the state, according to the companies....

Mon February 11, 2008

Volvo Rents Franchise Owner Returns to Familiar Ground

Gary Tripp’s business life has come full circle. The owner of the Volvo Rents franchise in Lakeland, Fla., has moved back into the building in which he started an independent rental store in the late 1980s....

Mon February 11, 2008

Volvo Rents Hosts Sixth Annual Franchise Convention

More than 400 attendees from all over the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe gathered for Volvo Rents’ sixth annual Volvo Rents Franchise Convention Jan. 17 to 20 at the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort and Spa in Ft....

Fri February 01, 2008

Vantage Equipment Takes on Volvo Road Machinery Lineup

Vantage Equipment LLC, the authorized Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) dealer in New York, has reached an agreement with Volvo CE to assume the sales and marketing of Volvo road machinery products effective Jan....

Fri January 18, 2008

Chadwick-BaRoss Volvos Used on Extreme Makeover

Chadwick-BaRoss Inc., Maine’s Volvo Heavy Equipment Construction dealer, had two of its customer-owned Volvo EC240 excavators along with a Volvo L90F wheel loader equipped with forks and bucket at work on the site of the recent Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Milbridge, Maine....

Mon December 03, 2007

Volvo Adds Aerodynamic, Safety Features to VN 780

Volvo Trucks North America recently added several new options and features to its trucks to further enhance their productivity, increase uptime and increase fuel economy. Volvo VNs are equipped to meet the requirements of the U.S....

Fri January 12, 2007

Volvo Rents Franchise Adds Rental Center in Colorado

Volvo Construction Equipment Rents Inc. (Volvo Rents), has opened a Volvo Rents equipment rental franchise in Denver, Colo. Premiere Equipment Rentals, owned by Eric Radewahn and Andy Piotrowski, has opened its first Volvo Rents franchise located at 5401 Dahlia Street, Commerce City (Denver)....