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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.

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