Volvo machines to build Lusail city in Qatar

After its participation in the Swedish ICEHOTEL rebuilding, Volvo Construction Equipment contributes to create a city in the north of Doha.

The second episode of the Volvo brand campaign, “Building Tomorrow”, which aims at taking part in sustainable future actions, has landed in Qatar. The mission of the construction equipment group consists in supplying 240 machines to be used for transforming 38 square kilometers of desert into the smart city Lusail in Qatar.

Martin Weissburg, president of Volvo CE said: “Build the world we want to live in. This may be an ambitious statement, but it is one that brings alignment and purpose to Volvo CE’s sustainability ambitions.”

Volvo excavators, articulated haulers, wheel loaders and soil compactors are the machines models used for the building project. With temperature up to 50°c and 24h usage in order to meet the 2019 deadline, the work conditions require resistant equipment.

Hadi Kaii, machine owner and Volvo CE customer at EIB Qatar said: “All machines must be equipped with air-conditioning units and operators are instructed to take regular breaks to prevent fatigue and heatstroke.”

Located in the north of Doha, the city may have the capacity to receive 250.000 inhabitants.