Press releases - 2009

Volvo Construction Equipment now offers its EC210C crawler excavator with hydraulically elevating cab and special waste package.

The Volvo ECR305CL responds to the need for short swing machines that offer productivity, ease of operation and safety equal to ‘conventional’ excavators. The third, larger model in the Volvo range features best-in-class lifting capacity, stability, digging force and fine control.

Intermat 2009 sees the latest addition to Volvo’s purpose-built demolition equipment – the EC360CHR Ultra High Reach.

The introduction of the EW230C wheeled excavator, Volvo’s largest to date, offers superior stability in heavier lift operations.

Two mid-sized wheel loaders are the latest additions to Volvo Construction Equipment’s F-Series line up. The Volvo L45F and L50F delivers peak performance for increased productivity – and profitability.

Olof Persson is the new president of Volvo Construction Equipment. He took up the role in November 2008, having previously been chief executive of Volvo sister company Volvo Aero.

What is Stage III B/Stage IV? How does it work? Why do we need it? When must we have it in our construction equipment? How will Stage III B/Stage IV affect you, an off-road equipment owner? This is a complex subject, one full of technology and engineering detail that we probably do not need – nor understand – but must bear the burden of trying to comprehend.

What is Tier 4? How does it work? Why do we need it? When must we have it in our construction equipment? How will Tier 4 affect you, an off-road equipment owner? This is a complex subject, one full of technology and engineering detail that we probably do not need – nor understand – but must bear the burden of trying to comprehend.

Six engineers behind the technology used in the L220F Hybrid wheel loader have received the Volvo 2009 Technology Award. The prize was presented for the team’s development of the world’s first commercially viable hybrid solution for heavy vehicles.

Volvo Construction Equipment will bring to the Elmia Wood Forestry Fair a wide ranging package of products and services for forest industry timber procurement and material handling – from access road building to bio-energy raw material harvesting.