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Mackness Contracting expands with new Volvo FH Flagship

|Date: November 05, 2019

Mackness Contracting expands with new Volvo FH Flagship

Stansted-based operator Mackness Contracting has reacted to increased demand within the business by takin ...

Stansted-based operator Mackness Contracting has reacted to increased demand within the business by taking delivery of a new Volvo FH 8x2 rigid. This latest addition to the company’s fleet will be use ...

November 05, 2019
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Volvo Approved Used machines ‘just as reliable as new’

|Date: November 04, 2019

Volvo Approved Used machines ‘just as reliable as new’

Anders Sjöström, used equipment manager for Volvo CE Sales Region EMEA, explains how choosing Volvo Appro ...

Anders Sjöström, used equipment manager for Volvo CE Sales Region EMEA, explains how choosing Volvo Approved Used machines are as beneficial for a fleet as brand new machines. Why might someone consid ...

November 04, 2019
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Invest a little to save a lot with Volvo Active Care

|Date: October 28, 2019

Invest a little to save a lot with Volvo Active Care

Product support director Aram Ibrahim talks Volvo Active Care and why the service is essential for machin ...

Product support director Aram Ibrahim talks Volvo Active Care and why the service is essential for machine uptime. What is Volvo Active Care? Volvo Active Care is a monitoring service. We monitor the ...

October 28, 2019
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3 ways idling machines affect profitability

|Date: September 16, 2019

3 ways idling machines affect profitability

When a piece of construction equipment is idling, not only is it not contributing to production, it’s als ...

When a piece of construction equipment is idling, not only is it not contributing to production, it’s also costing you money. 1. Increased fuel costs Fuel is a major cost for every construction equipm ...

September 16, 2019
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Chepstow Plant International signs deal with SMT GB to supply a fleet of premium Volvo machines

|Date: September 11, 2019

Chepstow Plant International signs deal with SMT GB to supply a fleet of premium Volvo machines

Chepstow Plant International has signed a deal with SMT GB for the supply of 103 machines for its mineral ...

Chepstow Plant International has signed a deal with SMT GB for the supply of 103 machines for its mineral, aggregates and earthmoving fleet. The deal sees Chepstow Plant International continuing to gr ...

September 11, 2019
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A fleet of 32 new Volvo trucks are better by design for D Morgan plc

|Date: September 04, 2019

A fleet of 32 new Volvo trucks are better by design for D Morgan plc

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire-based, D Morgan plc has added 32 new Volvo trucks to its fleet. The vehicles ben ...

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire-based, D Morgan plc has added 32 new Volvo trucks to its fleet. The vehicles benefit from a number of new design innovations and industry-leading accident prevention features, ...

September 04, 2019
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Volvo shares its top three Total Cost of Ownership tools

|Date: September 03, 2019

Volvo shares its top three Total Cost of Ownership tools

Total cost of ownership depends on far more than the design and quality of a machine. Utilisation and ope ...

Total cost of ownership depends on far more than the design and quality of a machine. Utilisation and operation are major contributors to profitability. Here are three tools all Volvo customers have a ...

September 03, 2019
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First Volvo electric compact excavator arrives at Spac site

|Date: August 27, 2019

First Volvo electric compact excavator arrives at Spac site

French contractor Spac, part of the Colas Group, has taken delivery of the first electric Volvo compact e ...

French contractor Spac, part of the Colas Group, has taken delivery of the first electric Volvo compact excavator, the ECR25 Electric, in the customer trial phase. Following the unveiling of the first ...

August 27, 2019
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Three new Volvo FMX tippers raise the stakes at Kelston Sparkes Group

|Date: August 21, 2019

Three new Volvo FMX tippers raise the stakes at Kelston Sparkes Group

The Kelston Sparkes Group of Bristol has re-commenced tipper transport after a gap of 14 years, with thre ...

The Kelston Sparkes Group of Bristol has re-commenced tipper transport after a gap of 14 years, with three Volvo FMX 8x4 rigids supplied by Truck and Bus Wales and West Ltd. of Avonmouth. As Kelston S ...

August 21, 2019
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Why construction has entered the AI race

|Date: July 30, 2019

Why construction has entered the AI race

While other sectors boast of advances in artificial intelligence (AI), construction is now taking the lea ...

While other sectors boast of advances in artificial intelligence (AI), construction is now taking the lead, believes a panel of experts from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE). Meet the experts f ...

July 30, 2019
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