Volvo Construction Equipment
Congressman Shuster visits Volvo Construction Equipment
Volvo Construction Equipment announced that Congressman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) toured the company’s expanded North American headquarters in Shippensburg, Pa., this week. Since announcing a series of investments in 2011, Volvo Construction Equipment added 300 jobs in the area, making a… Keep Reading
Volvo CE to purchase Terex’s hauler business
Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) came to terms with Terex Corp. to acquire hauler manufacturer Terex Equipment Ltd. for $160 million. The deal will include related assets and intellectual property. Volvo CE expects to finalize the transaction during the second quarter… Keep Reading
Volvo Construction Equipment
Volvo Construction Equipment says its hauler chassis can be fitted with a timber hauler, water tank, hook lift, ejector body or a fifth wheel to pull a trailer. A bolt-on frame extension is available for the A25F and A30F-based machines.… Keep Reading
Weissburg new Volvo president
The Wall Street Journal reports that Martin Weissburg has been appointed new president of Volvo Construction Equipment. He is currently president of the Volvo Group’s customer finance company, Volvo Financial Services. Pat Olney, departing president, will remain in his current… Keep Reading
Olney to step down as Volvo CE president
Pat Olney, president of Volvo Construction Equipment (CE), is leaving the company but will remain in his current position until the end of the year. According to Volvo CE, Olney is leaving to work with a non-competing U.S.-based engineering company.… Keep Reading
Volvo CE, Philippi-Hagenbuch reach agreement
Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) entered into an international supply agreement with Philippi-Hagenbuch Inc. to offer its ejector bodies, water tanks, J-Hook systems, sticky material carryback solutions, and more. The agreement spans the entire Volvo CE articulated hauler product line, which… Keep Reading
Volvo CE establishes new headquarters
Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) cut the ribbon on its $100 million expansion program at its facility in Shippensburg, Pa., officially opening a new headquarters building for the Americas. The ribbon-cutting ceremony also marked the start of wheel loader production in… Keep Reading
State of the Union takeaways
A comprehensive, well-funded, multi-year federal surface transportation program that gives aggregate producers the confidence to make long-term investments continues to elude the industry. But President Obama introduced an alternative surface transportation solution Tuesday night during his State of the Union… Keep Reading
Volvo CE consolidating backhoe loader production for US
Volvo Construction Equipment is moving production of its backhoe loaders from Mexico to a recently enlarged facility in Brazil. The company says the investment in the Brazilian facility was $10 million. Among the components to be produced at the new… Keep Reading
