Press releases 2008

ASHEVILLE, N.C., JUNE 12, 2008 – Fred Taylor, CEO and owner of Southeast Construction Rental Inc., has purchased the JustRuss Rental stores in Birmingham and Calera, AL, and has converted them to Volvo Rents centers.

FlaglerCE Holdings, Orlando, Florida, the parent company of Flagler Construction Equipment, a Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) dealer since 2004, has acquired Penn-Jersey Machinery, a Volvo CE-owned dealer based in Lionville, Pennsylvania. Penn-Jersey Machinery has been a Volvo dealer since 2003. The acquisition by Flagler is effective June 27, 2008.

Mike Rhoda has been appointed new President and CEO for Excavator Business Line

It is with great pleasure – and pride – that we announce Volvo Construction Equipment's receipt of two Excellence in Advertising awards from AEM/PICA in the 2008 PICA Measures of Success marketing awards program. This program recognizes excellence in off-road equipment marketing communications.

In a presentation entitled ‘What happens next?’ the president and chief executive of Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), Tony Helsham, has stated that the company is well positioned to benefit from the continued strong growth of countries such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC).

With unprecedented growth in transport demand, increasing traffic congestion and road safety challenges, global infrastructure is set to be central to many nations’ economic development plans.

ASHEVILLE, N.C., JUNE 10, 2008 – Volvo Rents has been named to the RER 100, Rental Equipment Register’s annual rankings of the largest construction equipment rental companies in North America.

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is adding two more Volvo compact equipment dealer branches to its expanding distribution network. Effective May 15, 2008, the Seattle & Spokane Volvo Construction Equipment & Services (VCES) branches will now be representing the comprehensive line of Volvo compact wheel loaders and excavators and skid steer and backhoe loaders.

(ASHEVILLE, N.C.) May 19, 2008 – Frank Lopez, Volvo Rents’ Hispanic franchise business development consultant, shared his expertise on marketing to Hispanic entrepreneurs during Marketing Council Seminar, held May 18-20 in Portland, OR.

The Volvo Construction Equipment & Services (VCES) branch in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is now representing the comprehensive line of Volvo compact wheel loaders and excavators and skid steer and backhoe loaders.