Volvo Construction Equipment North America has been awarded $30 million in contracts by the United States government to build and deliver more than 200 units of construction equipment to the Iraqi government for reconstruction of that country.
The contracts, awarded on behalf of the Iraqi government by the United States’ Department of State, are funded by a $21 billion reconstruction allocation. The equipment will include 120 Volvo wheel loaders, 28 wheeled excavators, 50 motor graders and 10 backhoe loaders. The equipment will be manufactured and assembled at Volvo plants in Sweden, Canada, Germany, Poland and the United States. Delivery will begin next month to Baghdad and Basrah.
Volvo CE has been operating in Iraq for several years and has developed a working relationship with local and regional Iraqi leaders. Volvo has equipment support capabilities in place in Iraq.
