Volvo Construction Equipment awarded contracts for construction equipment for Iraq

Brussels, 06.10. 2004 09:37

Volvo Construction Equipment awarded contracts for construction equipment for Iraq

Volvo Construction Equipment has been awarded contracts totaling approximately USD 30 million by the United States government to build and deliver more than 200 units of construction equipment to the Iraqi government to be used in the reconstruction of that country.

The contracts, which are to be completed in two years, calls for the delivery to Iraq of 120 Volvo L120E wheel loaders, 28 Volvo EW180B wheeled excavators, 50 Volvo G710B motor graders, and 10 Volvo BL70 backhoe loaders. Manufacture and assembly of the equipment will be at Volvo CE plants in Sweden, Canada, Germany, Poland, and the United States. Delivery of the equipment will begin in November 2004 with an initial order of 60 wheel loaders, 3 wheeled excavators, 22 motor graders, and 2 backhoe loaders.

The construction equipment will be shipped to the Iraq cities of Baghdad and Basrah and is owned by and under the control of Iraqi ministries.

In making the announcement of the contract award, James Peesker, Director of Governmental Sales for Volvo Construction Equipment North America, said "The primary reasons for the selection of Volvo products included its building of equipment to high performance specifications and standards, equipment with the capabilities of operating efficiently in extremely tough physical working conditions. And we are also able to meet very strict and critical delivery time requirements."

Volvo CE has been operating in Iraq for several years and has developed a working relationship with local and regional Iraq leaders. The company has been able to move shipments of equipment with local approval and assistance to final destinations within the country. Volvo CE also has equipment support capabilities in place with a proven track record of working in Iraq.

Only companies within the World Trade Organization or in the coalition countries engaged in Iraq were eligible to bid for these contracts. Volvo CE faced stiff competition for the contracts from major international equipment manufacturers.

Kontaktinformationen:
Klas Magnusson
Volvo Construction Equipment
Hunderenveld 10
1082 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 482 5065
Fax: +32 2 675 1777
e.mail: klas.magnusson@volvo.com

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