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Tillicoultry Quarries adds to fleet with Volvo package

TILLICOULTRY Quarries has added to its fleet with three new Volvo loading shovels and another A30G articulated hauler. The package includes two L120H loading shovels...

Dumbarton quarry firm doubles down on Volvo

A Dumbarton-based quarry has made its first move to the Volvo brand, having recently taken delivery of a pair of L180H wheel loaders. Thompson Quarries,...

East Lothian firm sticks with Volvo

AN East Lothian hire firm has splashed out on a new fourteen-tonne Volvo EC140E to replace an EC140B that had completed 17,000 "trouble-free" hours. A M...

SMT GB confirms repair van investment

VOLVO distributor SMT GB has appointed Northgate Vehicle Hire to a four-year agreement to provide and maintain 150 Mercedes Sprinter repair vans. The aim is...

Reduced-swing excavator shows its steel in the Highlands

A new Volvo ECR88D reduced-swing compact excavator has made its way to Ceannacroc Estates, based to the north west of Fort Augustus in the Scottish Highlands. The...

Groundworks specialist opts for 14-tonne Volvo

A Stenhousemuir contractor has extended its tradition of buying Volvo 14-tonne excavators with the purchase of a new EC140E - with a second unit "tentatively"...

Loading shovel has all Angles covered

A Fife-based supplier of sand and gravel has been singing the praises of a new 25-tonne Volvo L150H loading shovel complete with 4.3m³ rehandling...

22-tonne excavator deal “felt right” for Denny contractor

A Denny-based contractor has lavished praise on two recently purchased 22-tonne Volvo EC220Es. George Russell Construction had previously operated EC210 and EC240 models, and opted...

SMT GB wraps up two Volvo deals in the Borders

SMT GB has recently completed deals with two Borders-based contractors for a variety of Volvo kit. Graham J Irvine of Peebles has taken delivery of...

Betting the farm on new Volvo

A Dumfries & Galloway-based dairy farm has taken delivery of a new fourteen-tonne Volvo excavator to maintain ditches and carry out general drainage work. The...

Big names out in force for Hillhead 2018

THE biggest names in the UK plant industry will shortly be making tracks for Tarmac’s quarry near Buxton when Hillhead 2018 gets underway. The exhibition,...

Volvo machine no ‘waste’ for Larkhall firm

LARKHALL-based William Hamilton & Sons recently took delivery of a Volvo L150H loading shovel which will be put to work on a new waste...

An intriguing haul

THE SMT GB and Volvo Trucks North & Scotland ScotPlant stand will feature a full line-up of the latest Volvo Construction Equipment machines, along...

‘Sound pedigree’ prompts Patersons to break from tradition

A new Volvo L110H loading shovel has been put to work at Patersons Quarries' Burrowine Moor site at Bogside, near Alloa. The nineteen-tonne machine is...

TSL swings into action with new Volvo

2018 is off to a swinging start for Argyll-based TSL Contractors with the purchase of a new Volvo ECR2353. The reduced swing excavator represents a...

‘Beefed up’ Volvo fits the bill for Borders firm

A Borders-based earthworks and civil engineering specialist has acquired a new Volvo excavator for a long-term crushing project. RJT Excavations Ltd of Jedburgh had added a...

Bargeddie training centre opts for hat-trick of new Volvos

MGS Training has bought three new pieces of Volvo kit for its plant operator training school in Bargeddie, north Lanarkshire. The facility, which has been...

Compact excavator shows touch of glass in Alloa

A Volvo compact excavator has been put through its paces at a glass manufacturing plant in Alloa. The 1.8-tonne EC18D model was supplied to W T Paterson...

Compact Volvos are ‘Taylor-made’ for Fife firm

A Glenrothes-based groundworks specialist has confirmed he's sticking with Volvo compact excavators, having switched to the manufacturer a year ago. Brian Taylor, proprietor of B...

Perthshire firm gives thumbs up to new Volvos

BRYAN Contractors has taken delivery of two new Volvo excavators, having had positive experiences with the manufacturer's machines over the past decade. The firm, based...

Worth the wait: Highlands firm opts for first Volvo

A Kingussie-based plant hire firm has splashed out on its first ever Volvo compact excavator. Reid Plant Hire has taken delivery of a a zero swing...

SMT completes purchase of Volvo’s British dealership

SMT's acquisition of the Volvo Construction Equipment GB dealership has been concluded. Following a period of employee consultation, the sale became effective from August 31...