Volvo construction equipment ltd

Volvo Construction Equipment is a subsidiary of Volvo Group worldwide.

Volvo customers are active in more than 180 countries worldwide, mainly in Europe, Asia and North America. Group sales of products and services are conducted through wholly owned and independent dealers. The global service network handles customer demand for spare parts and other services. The Volvo Group has production in 19 countries. The majority of employees are based in Sweden, France, Japan, the US, China, Brazil and South Korea.

Volvo Construction Equipment offers a broad range of quality, safe, environmentally adapted products, efficient worldwide service and a range of solutions in financing, used equipment and leasing to meet the construction equipment needs of demanding customers all over the world.

Within Volvo Construction Equipment, more than 150 different models of skid steer loaders, wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, excavators, forestry carriers, demolition equipment, pipe layers, articulated haulers, motor graders, milling equipment, pavers, compactors and specialty paving equipment are produced (2007).

Production plants are located in Sweden, Germany, France, the U.S, Canada, Brazil, China and Korea.

The Volvo core values - quality, safety and environmental care - are fundamental for all operations.

Environmental Policy

In line with the core value of Environmental Care, the Executive Management Team of Volvo Construction Equipment Ltd is committed to the design, implementation and continual improvement of an environmental management system which complies with the requirements of ISO14001: 2004.

subsidiary	дочерняя компания
demanding customer	взыскательный клиент
customer demand	потребительский спрос
core values	основные традиционные ценности
Environmental Care	забота об окружающей среде

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CNH Global

Type	Public (NYSE: CNH)
Founded
Headquarters	Burr Ridge, IL, USA
Industry	Agricultural equipment Construction equipment Capital lending
Products	Tractors Combine harvesters Excavators Backhoe loaders
Parent	Fiat Group

CNH Global N.V. (short for Case-New Holland; NYSE: CNH) is the second largest manufacturer of agricultural equipment and the third largest maker of construction equipment in the world. Incorporated in Amsterdam, Netherlands and headquartered in the USA, it is 90% owned by Italy's Fiat Group.

CNH has 39 manufacturing facilities in 16 countries, including two each in China and India, one in Uzbekistan, and 12 in the United States. It also has 26 research and development (R&D) centers in 12 countries.

CNH Global's main competitor in the agriculture market is Deere & Company, while it is behind CAT (#1) and Komatsu (#2) in the construction arena.

Farm implements account for around 70% of sales. The company makes a wide range of construction machinery including: articulated trucks, backhoe loaders, crawler loaders, directional drills, dozers, excavators - wheeled and crawler, forklifts, graders, skid steer loaders (uniloader), telescopic handlers, and wheel loaders.

CNH sells its products through 12,000 dealers and distributors in 160 countries. Of total net revenues, agricultural equipment sales represented 60 percent, construction equipment about 33 percent and financial services about 7 percent. It also receives a portion of its revenue from its CNH Capital division, which provides capital lending to equipment buyers in Canada and the United States.

The CNH brands Case, New Holland and Kobelco provide a full, high-specification range of heavy construction and light industrial equipment. Direct clients and contractors will find all the machines for their needs from major construction operations in infrastructures, quarrying, demolition, excavation, to city-center maintenance operations, all backed by unsurpassed financing opportunities and service.

headquarter	размещать штаб, управление и т. д.
competitor	конкурент
farm implements	сельскохозяйственный инвентарь

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