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Formerly | VME Group |
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Company type | Subsidiary of the Volvo Group |
Industry | Heavy equipment |
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Founded | 1832Eskilstuna, Sweden | in
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Headquarters | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Areas served | Worldwide |
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Number of employees | 13,397 (2016) [1] |
Parent | Volvo |
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Website | volvoce |
Volvo Construction Equipment - Volvo CE - (originally Munktells, Bolinder-Munktell, Volvo BM) is a major international company which develops, manufactures, and markets equipment for construction and related industries. It is a subsidiary and business of the Volvo Group.
Volvo CE's products include a range of wheel loaders, hydraulic excavators, articulated haulers, motor graders, soil and asphalt compactors, pavers, backhoe loaders, skid steers, and milling machines. Volvo CE has production facilities in the United States, Brazil, Scotland, Sweden, France, Germany, Poland, India, China, Russia, and South Korea.
Volvo CE sells machines under two brands: Volvo and SDLG.
Three men laid the foundation for Volvo Construction Equipment: Johan Theofron Munktell and two brothers Jean Bolinder and Carl Gerhard Bolinder. [2]