Construction World November 2024

COVER STORY

BABCOCK TO LAUNCH NEW 21-36 t range of Volvo excavators

W ith its new range of excavators set to make its southern African debut early next year, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) placed a special design focus on simplicity, without sacrificing on innovative features that speak directly to increased reliability, productivity and fuel efficiency. While Volvo CE excavators for the southern African market have traditionally come from South Korea, the new range will be made in the company’s Chinese factory, under strict Volvo CE quality standards. With over 50 000 m² of office and testing space, Volvo CE’s advanced research and development (R&D) centre in Jinan, China, focuses on the development and testing of Volvo CE products. Through the development of cutting edge products and technologies, the centre, which employs some of the brightest technical minds within Volvo CE globally, has been one of the forces behind the Swedish manufacturer’s ability to stay ahead of its competition. “Simplicity is a core design value of the new Volvo excavators in the 21-36 t size class, allowing us to offer a price-competitive machine that is also cost-effective to run and maintain. This is particularly important in such a price-sensitive segment where there are more choices of suppliers for the customer to choose from,” says David Vaughan, MD of Babcock’s Equipment business. Lance Mannix, General Manager Sales – Babcock, In early 2025, Babcock will introduce a new range of Volvo excavators in the 21-36 tonne (t) segment. In addition to pushing the boundaries of productivity, fuel efficiency and lower total cost of ownership, the range will be price-competitive, a critical factor in the price-conscious 21-t plus excavator market in Southern Africa.

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