Haul marks: On site at Volvo CE’s production plant in Sweden

Are Volvo Construction Equipment articulated haulers the best in the world? The company itself certainly thinks so. “We are the number one...

Features

Big machines, big data: What telematics means for Mideast construction

In our modern world, the idea of transferring information via telecommunication devices may not seem so groundbreaking. However, the application of such...

Analysis

Road warriors: Volvo CE and FAMCO

In early 2013, Volvo CE head of EMEA Thomas Kuta and then-president Pat Olney toured the FAMCO premises in the UAE and...

Fleet

Terex Trucks launches second-hand listings website

Middle East buyers on the prowl for a second-hand rigid hauler or articulated dumper can look to a new website launched by...

Construction

Volvo CE launches trio of Z-bar loaders for Middle East

Volvo CE has launched three new G-series wheel loaders with Z-bar linkages, designed for markets including the Middle East and Africa.A notable feature...

Features

Clash of the 5t loaders

The application requirements of a wheel loader customer can be split between production – such as a quarry, where machines are expected...

Climate at ‘tipping point’ says academic at Volvo summit

A leading Swedish academic has warned that the planet’s climate has reached a “tipping point,” with the earth’s biophysical capacity no longer...

Construction

‘Huge’ interest in SDLG graders, says Middle East head

SDLG is seeing “huge” interest in its grader line, says its Middle East head, as the Volvo CE-owned company looks to fill...

Infrastructure

FAMCO video of Saudi-Oman ‘Empty Quarter’ road-build clocks 1m views

A video of an epic road-building feat in the Rub’ al Khali desert - also known as the Empty Quarter - in Saudi Arabia...

Construction

FAMCO showcases Volvo CE road machinery in Abu Dhabi

Al-Futtaim Auto and Machinery Co. (FAMCO), the distributor for Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) in UAE and Saudi Arabia, organised a road machinery event...