Weekly quiz: Volvo’s ‘historic first’ | Tesya rental rebrand | Police crackdown on equipment theft

1) Volvo CE says it will make history at Bauma 2025 unveiling a groundbreaking stand displaying its upgraded 23-tonne EC230 electric mid-size excavator. What ‘historic first’ does Volvo plan to make?

• It will be staffed entirely by female technical experts and sales people

• It will only display zero-emissions equipment

• The machines on the stand will only be visible to delegates via virtual reality

2) Italy-based Caterpillar dealer Tesya Group says it hopes to capitalize on a booming Southern Eureopan construction market by transforming and rebranding its rental division, incorporating its Italian, Spanish and Portuguese businesses into one brand Alayan. What does ‘alayan’ mean?

• The name means ‘wise’ in Italian and signals the way the company wants to position itself as an advisor to clients

• It’s a name based around the English word ‘ally’ and underlines a shift to the firm becoming more of a partner to its clients

• The new name is a nod towards Italian singer and composer Alan Sorrenti, favourite musician of Tesya Group chairman Lino Tedeschi

3) Ten people have been arrested this week in a series of dawn raids across Lancashire on suspicion of borrowing construction equipment from rental firms without intending to return it. What was the value of the machinery they were accused of stealing?

• £70,000 (US$90,700)

• £700,000 (US$907,000)

• £7 million (US$9 million)

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