Volvo Construction Equipment has selected Eskilstuna, Sweden for its new crawler excavator assembly plant to serve the European market. Around 2,500 employees work there, about an hour’s drive from Stockholm, in functions ranging from operations, technology, sales, purchasing, marketing-communications and IT.
Volvo CE announced in June last year that the investment in Sweden would part of the company’s ambitions to strengthen its position in the excavator segment. The company said that the 30,000m² facility in its global headquarteres in Eskilstuna aims to meet the growing European customer demand by increasing capacity and flexibility. It will also enable reduced reliance on long-distance logistics, allow for for shorter delivery times and in doing so enhance supply chain resilience while reducing carbon emissions.
“This strategic investment in the future of excavator production in Eskilstuna marks a new era for us and the Swedish industry,” said Melker Jernberg, head of Volvo CE. “It will significantly contribute to reinforcing Sweden’s position as a leader in advanced sustainable manufacturing. Bringing additional high-value production and utilising our cutting-edge technology in Eskilstuna, will support local job creation, skills development and a continued collaboration with Sweden’s strong network of industrial suppliers and research partners.”
Jernberg also said that the move will strengthen Europe’s innovation and engineering power and industrial resilience in an increasingly competitive global market. “To get full leverage, we also count on a strong and swift execution on Europe’s and Sweden’s promised agenda on regulatory and administrative simplification.”
