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Volvo Rents Launches New Streamlined iPhone Application January 15, 2013

SHIPPENSBURG, Penn. – Volvo Rents, a worldwide provider of small-to-medium sized construction equipment, released the latest version of their free iPhone application on Thursday afternoon, January 10, 2013. By midnight, the app had already... Read More

Volvo Rents to Implement Wynne Systems’ Axiom ERP® in North America December 5, 2012

SHIPPENSBURG, Penn. – Volvo Rents announces the signing of a significant contract with Wynne Systems, Inc. for implementation of its Axiom ERP® (FKA RentalMan®) solution. Benchmarked by IBM, Axiom ERP proves to be the industry’s strongest... Read More

Volvo Rents Shifts Strategy - Rental Management- Interview by Wayne Walley October 13, 2011

Editor’s note: In mid-April, Volvo Rents shifted its strategy to not only run a franchise network of rental stores, but also to run company-owned stores. Since then, Volvo Rents has been on a bit of a buying spree, purchasing independents as well as... Read More

Volvo Rents will benefit from independence from Volvo CE, says Olney - Written by Chris Sleight - 21 Sep 2011 September 23, 2011

The Volvo Rents business will benefit from its independence from Volvo Construction Equipment through greater access to group capital and an increased focus on its own objectives, said Pat Olney, president and chief executive officer of Volvo CE.... Read More

Volvo Rents acquisitions sign of changing contracting world September 2, 2011

BRANDON – Volvo Rents has acquired four construction equipment rental stores in Florida over the past two months, including a location in Brandon. The grabs are part of the company’s surge of 50 pickups since November, lifting its North American... Read More

Volvo Rents buys Tuff Equipment Rentals - St. Tammany News - By Erik Sanzenbach July 26, 2011

Volvo is coming to Slidell, Covington and Hammond. Well, actually, it is Volvo Rents, which is a subsidiary of the Volvo Group. Volvo Rents recently bought locally owned Tuff Equipment Rentals that has stores in Slidell, Covington and... Read More

Gigantic pieces of construction equipment lifting charities to new heights - USA Today - Christie Garton August 13, 2010

When it comes to making a difference, companies typically make a cash donation or, as you may have read earlier in the week, volunteer. However, one company decided to take a different approach by altering its product in a "big" way. ... Read More