VOLVO Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is looking at the bigger picture at this year’s bauma 2013, showcasing a total ‘rock to road’ package of new machine and customer solutions that together help build our societies.

“Whatever you do, don’t call Volvo Construction Equipment’s participation at Bauma 2013 merely an exhibition stand – it’s a live event!” says a spokesman for the company.

Wrapped up in the total solutions concept of ‘Rock to Road’, Volvo’s indoor and outdoor stands will be a non-stop interactive performance of the company’s complete package.

New products from the company, such as the ECR25D, ECR58D and ECR88D short-radius compact excavators, as well as the P6870C asphalt paver, are expected to be the stars of the show. The high-reach EC480D demolition excavator will also be making an appearance.

“Not overshadowed by new products will be a clutch of supporting Volvo-branded attachments, such as a new range of excavator buckets, a comprehensive selection of tools for the company’s C-Series skid-steer range and a new hydraulic breaker range for backhoe loaders and compact excavators,” says the spokesman.

Also to be promoted will be the ‘Volvo City’ concept, which embraces the entire product and service portfolio in one arena. From extracting raw materials, creating roads, installing utilities and infrastructure and helping build a city’s built environment, Volvo has the haulers, excavators, wheel loaders, pipelayers, utility machines and road equipment needed to create a modern metropolis.

Machines at the company’s exhibition spaces at the show will be arranged by customer use and application, demonstrating how Volvo products are designed to work together as a total solutions provider.

“These ‘discovery zones’ look at applications such as quarry and aggregates, utility and road construction and focus on important factors such as safety, total cost of ownership, production, environmental care and quality of finished task,” says the spokesman.

In addition, he continues, there is plenty of action too. The outdoor stand will have an exciting musical machine show, operator competition, oil and gas pipeline demonstration and site preparation and road building displays. Inside, the excitement comes in the shape of events that prove that Volvo CE’s success is as much about the excellence of its people as its machines.

Pat Olney, the company’s president, will also host an international press conference during the show, in which he will highlight trading conditions, introduce new products and outline the company’s future plans.

Demonstrating the breadth of the Volvo Group, Volvo Construction Equipment will be joined at bauma by sister companies including Volvo Penta, which will be presenting its own advanced solutions to meet the requirements of the forthcoming EU and US emissions legislation; and Volvo Trucks, which will show its latest generation of construction-focused trucks.

Volvo CE is a major international company developing, manufacturing and marketing equipment for construction and related industries. Its products – leaders in many world markets – include a comprehensive range of wheel loaders, hydraulic excavators, articulated haulers, motor graders, soil and asphalt compactors, pavers, milling machines, compact equipment and material handling equipment.

Volvo CE is part of the Volvo Group, the world’s largest manufacturer of diesel engines in the nine- to 18-litre category. The group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications. It also provides complete solutions for financing and related services.

Volvo will be exhibiting at Stand 319/719, Hall 4C, and Stand 512/514, outdoor, at bauma.