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Volvo EC480E HR helps Australia’s demolition industry reach new heights

Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) has launched its EC480E HR high reach demolition machine into Australia and is already receiving positive feedback for the unit’s versatility, which...

KTC relies on Volvo machines at Changi airport

Singapore Changi Airport is currently undergoing a multi billion-dollar expansion program which includes the construction of two new terminals, a third runway, airport apron and a new...

Building the road to economic development in Sumatra

As part of the Indonesian government’s plans to accelerate economic growth, it has initiated a number of infrastructure projects, including a major expansion of the country’s road network....

Volvo articulated haulers: half a century of success

Volvo Construction Equipment is not just the leader in articulated haulers – it created the market in 1966. As the concept reaches its historic 50 year milestone, Volvo is still creating...

Volvo CE launches the new powerful SD110B compactor in South East Asia

Volvo´s new SD110B compactor is strong, fast, fuel-efficient, durable, easy to operate and will deliver good return on investment for the customers.

Volvo ECR50D compact excavator launched in Singapore

Volvo CE has launched its powerful new 5-ton compact short swing excavator, the ECR50D, in Singapore. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, the unit offers low fuel consumption combined...

A Singaporean urban Island In the making

Pulau Tekong Island started life as a tiny dot on the map in the middle of the Malacca Straits, off the coast of Singapore. But as Singapore’s economic development continues, that little dot...

Crushing costs with Volvo CE

Stone crushing and quarrying are the backbone of the Thai construction industry, and the Sinsub Kree Ree Part, Ltd., crushing plant and Sila Sinsub Samut Part, Ltd., quarry are right in the...

Volvo digs down to new depths

The Volvo CE EC380D Long-Reach excavator demonstrated its ability to dig full buckets from 7 m below the surface – but it was the machine’s superior fuel efficiency and productivity that...

Volvo wheel loaders take fuel efficiency to new levels in Korea

Special permission has been granted to one South Korean aggregates company to excavate rock from a restricted-access military area to produce construction materials for surrounding cities....

Changi Airport expansion boosted by Volvo

Hwa Seng Builder Pte Ltd (HSB), one of the contractors handling expansion work at Singapore’s Changi Airport, is using a large fleet of equipment, including approximately 25 machines from...

No time to waste at Hong Kong landfill

At the busy West New Territories landfill site in Hong Kong two Volvo A40F articulated haulers are helping to process and transport municipal solid waste as efficiently as possible – both in...

The green light for growth in Gujarat

Patel Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. is using a fleet of Volvo construction equipment to strengthen local infrastructure in Gujarat, India.

Volvo CE is driving change in Cambodia

Construction has begun on an 18-hole golf course in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh – designed by a golfing champion and built with help from a fleet of Volvo construction equipment.

Improved profitability at Volvo CE despite significant market headwinds

Second quarter 2015 revenues up 5% and profitability jumps 80%, despite significant declines in major markets. Earnings were positively impacted by currency and favorable product mix.

Shifting Indonesian volcanic rock in record time

A Volvo EC220DL excavator speeds up operations by 30% and reduces fuel consumption by two liters per hour at Indonesian quarry.

Volvo CE signs new dealer in Nepal

Explore Earthmoving Pvt. Ltd, part of the Panchakanya Group, has been appointed as Volvo CE’s national dealer for Nepal in a move to strengthen sales and service support in the country.

Turning New Zealand waste into a 'growth' business

New Zealand organic compost experts, Living Earth, turn garden and food waste into a range or replenishing soils, mixes and mulches using a fleet of efficient Volvo machines.

Volvo excavator best in test

Finnish trade magazine, Koneviesti, has conducted a comprehensive competitor evaluation on six different brands of wheeled excavators in the 18-tonne class range with Volvo Construction...

Stability is key in Indonesia's paddy fields

Volvo Construction Equipment’s EC140BLCM is the perfect solution for work in the paddy fields of Southeast Asia – offering power, fuel efficiency and stability on the boggy terrain.