Just two years ago, a 10% electric machine operation was an ambitious target for Stockholm’s pioneering fossil-free construction site. Today, that goal has risen to 50% incorporating even more electric machines from Volvo CE, after a successful first phase that not only proved its feasibility but also delivered numerous additional benefits. The redevelopment of the…

Volvo CE is celebrating the opening of their new production facilities for electric wheel loaders at its plant in Arvika, Sweden. The building in Arvika is the latest development for the Swedish site which specialises in manufacturing medium and large wheel loaders. Measuring approximately 1,500 sq m and constructed in less than a year following…

Another Volvo wheeled loader on this week’s front cover – this time an L120C with a full cab. It’s a 1998 model, but is a genuine example with good tyres and is ready for work. The machine can be viewed at Plantmaster – for all the contact details see the advert on the inside front…

The CAT M332D Scrape/Waste Handler on this week’s front cover may not be pretty, but it has a grerat heritage. Straight from a national company, the machine is heading for the GPSV sale ending on the 25th July showing 17,989 hours. It is located in Leyburn and can be seen by appointment – see full…

Here’s a solid looking workhorse. The 2008 Volvo L150F wheeled loader looks ready to go to work and comes with just one owner and is fitted with a reversing camera system. Sold by Plantmaster, all of their details are to be found on their advert on the inside front cover of this week’s magazine. Remember,…

Here’s a solid looking workhorse. The 2008 Volvo L150F wheeled loader looks ready to go to work and comes with just one owner and is fitted with a reversing camera system. Sold by Plantmaster, all of their details are to be found on their advert on the inside front cover of this week’s magazine. Remember,…

The neat little forklift on this week’s front cover is heading through the impressive UK Auctions annual European sale starting on 12th June. There will be a selection of similar sized machines plus trucks, loaders and generators galore. To view the inventory as soon as it becomes live view their UK Auctions page at Plant…

Here’s a solid looking workhorse. The 2008 Volvo L150F wheeled loader looks ready to go to work and comes with just one owner and is fitted with a reversing camera system. Sold by Plantmaster, all of their details are to be found on their advert on the inside front cover of this week’s magazine. Remember,…

The 2008 Volvo L150F wheel loader on this week’s front cover looks like it would make someone a useful machine. The machine itself looks straight, has a full cab with reverse camera and has been looked after by one owner from new. Check out the details on the inside front cover on the Plantmaster advert…

There are three of these Volvo 40 tonne excavators heading through the Malcolm Harrison sale on November 18th in Derbyshire. They are to be joined by a pair of Volvo wheel loaders and make up part of the Lomas Distribution fleet renewal sale. There are plenty of used excavators and wheel loaders advertised in the…

There’s a 2008 Volvo L150F wheel loader on this week’s front cover, courtesy of Plantmaster, whose advert sits over the page on the inside front cover. This is a one owner machine and is fitted with a reversing camera. In what is described as a ‘nice’ condition it looks ready to head off to work….

 A disused clay mine in what was once a barren landscape in the heart of south-west UK may be an unlikely base for one of the world’s largest indoor rainforests…. and equally unusual, for now, is the use of electric construction machines to maintain it. Home to stunning covered Biomes that replicate the natural worlds…

There’s a 2008 Volvo L150F wheel loader from Plantmaster on this week’s front cover. All of the details are available from their advertisement on the inside front cover. Remember to check out the photo lineages on page 6 for a wider choice of wheel loaders. For the widest choice, search Plantpages.co.uk for used wheel loaders…

It’s wheel loader time on this week’s Truck & Plant Pages front cover. There is a 2007 Volvo L150E advertised inside the magazine by AJ Machinery. It’s got 15,600 hours showing and is fitted with a hydraulic quick hitch and comes with both a bucket and side shift pallet forks. It’s not on its own,…

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has developed a solution to convert the L120 wheel loader to electric – fulfilling market appetite for more sustainable solutions in the mid-size range. Developed in conjunction with partners – Parker Hannifin and converted by Volvo Group’s own CE Engineering Solutions – the 20-ton L120H Electric Conversion will be commercially…

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has launched its ‘Collision Mitigation System’ for Wheel Loaders. This is an automatic braking feature that will put the brakes on if an object or person is detected in the way when working in reverse. The first system of its kind from any original equipment manufacturer (OEM), it also alerts…

The patent-pending tool co-developed by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and Granfors Racing has been adopted by the FIA and is the first solution of its kind to be devised as part of motorsport’s electric transformation. The new racecar recovery tool is a unique solution in the world of motorsport and is the first of…

Volvo CE have recognised that there is no point in running electrically powered construction machinery if the infrastructure is not in place to support it – or the working practices altered to suit the machinery. The company is therefore carrying out a research project with partners to explore every aspect of the ‘electric ecosystem’ to…

There are plenty of remote jobs that need doing that many machinery operators would prefer not to.  Being able to operate their machinery from the comfort of an office whilst the machines are miles away in the freezing cold would be a massive bonus to many operators. So, Volvo Construction Equipment’s world first trial of…

With increasing shortages of staff across the UK, perhaps Volvo have come up with an alternative that might well work in the future.  A driverless, intelligent wheeled loader based on a child’s toy. This is the fully autonomous, battery-electric prototype by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) – the first real-world example of a self-learning concept…