Skip to main content

Volvo CE paver purchase for UK firm

A UK road paving contractor has expanded its fleet with the purchase of its third asphalt paver from Volvo CE.
November 8, 2019 Read time: 1 min
A UK contractor has now bought its third Volvo CE paver

Portsmouth based O’Rourke Infrastructure Services (OIS) now has its third Volvo P6870C wheeled paver.

The P6870C paver is said to suit the firm’s needs and the company opted to stay with this brand, due to the reliability and high performance of the two earlier machines.

Related Content

  • GOMACO makes its successful Commander III slipform paver even more versatile
    January 6, 2017
    GOMACO says that a series of improvements to its Commander III slipform paver will help increase the machine’s versatility and overall performance. The paver will be on the market in the third quarter of this year and the three-track machine’s key improvements include a new G+ control system and a new low emission, Tier 4 compliant engine.
  • GOMACO makes its successful Commander III slipform paver even more versatile
    March 4, 2014
    GOMACO says that a series of improvements to its Commander III slipform paver will help increase the machine’s versatility and overall performance. The paver will be on the market in the third quarter of this year and the three-track machine’s key improvements include a new G+ control system and a new low emission, Tier 4 compliant engine.
  • A machine from Power Curbers has carried out productive barrier slipforming work
    January 4, 2013
    A contractor in the US has used a slipformer from Power Curbers to carry out a barrier installation project. The firm, Wisconsin-based Choice Construction, used slipforming machines from Power Curbers for the project. The worksite was located along Wisconsin State Highway 41, between Oshkosh and Green Bay along the west side of Lake Winnebago. The project entailed widening the highway from two to three lanes and adding barrier wall between the north and southbound lanes. Because the job has a number of di
  • Volvo CE’s mobile machine communications advance
    June 14, 2018
    Volvo CE is working on an innovative machine communications technology system. This development will help with the operation of autonomous machines, allowing remote control and operation even when equipment is in use as much as 400m underground. The aim of the development project is to boost safety, productivity and efficiency. The firm is using 5G communications technology in trials being carried out in partnership with communications specialist Telia. The trials are being run at a test facility in Eskils