Press releases

Volvo Construction Equipment’s (Volvo CE) efforts have been recognized with the industry’s first worldwide certification for ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environmental care) and OHSAS 18001 (occupational health & safety).

A weakening total market – which was down 11% in the year to August – coupled with increased price competition put pressure on third quarter sales and earnings at Volvo Construction Equipment.

Demolition is one of the most demanding lines of work in the industry. Volvo Construction Equipment is helping customers in the sector meet the varied, but still highly specialized, needs of their profession with three ultra-high reach demolition-model excavators: the EC380DHR, the EC480DHR and the EC700CHR.

The new edition of the Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) company magazine, Spirit, is now available, with a special focus on safety.

Continued momentum in most markets reinforced a self-assured quarter for Volvo Construction Equipment, one that saw the company post strong earnings and strengthen its position in the Chinese wheel loader and excavator market.

The latest special history edition of Spirit, Volvo Construction Equipment’s company magazine, is now available to read online and on your iPad, celebrating almost two centuries of innovations and industry firsts.

Volvo CE reported record sales and profitability in Q1, 2012, with sales up 17% and higher than ever operating income and operating margin for a first quarter.

Volvo Construction Equipment’s hauler chassis can be fitted with an array of superstructures that enable an endless range of applications to be conducted over difficult terrain.

Maintaining its ascendancy in the all-important Chinese market, Volvo Construction Equipment ended a successful 2011 with a 14% increase in net sales in the fourth quarter, helping the company to a full year sales increase of 15%. Amid steady growth in most markets, the company ended 2011 with a strong order book and having sold a record 84,000 machines.

Effective March 1st 2012, Suzanne Darié has been appointed Vice President Corporate Communication for Volvo Construction Equipment’s newly formed EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) sales region.