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honor to work alongside Essa Mohammed
Ali Kaldari and his team in building this iconic
city.”
To encourage residents to adopt a sustainable
lifestyle, a light railway, water-taxi system
and underground pedestrian tunnels are also
being constructed, promoting alternative
means of travel. A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Lusail has been under construction since
2009, and more than 45,000 workers are
on site each day. A number of Volvo CE
excavators, articulated haulers, wheel loaders
and soil compactors are on site daily, clearing
room for foundations and underground
tunnels. The third ‘Building Tomorrow’ episode will
be launched in June, and the series will be
concluded with a final brand film, ‘Good
morning tomorrow,’ which brings together
a range of customer success stories, all
endeavoring to build a better future for
society.
Though digging through the porous sandstone
isn’t easy, it is the intense heat that provides
the biggest challenge. “All machines must
be equipped with air-conditioning units and
operators are instructed to take regular breaks
to prevent fatigue and heatstroke,” said Hadi
Kaii, machine owner and Volvo CE customer
at EIB Qatar. “As a major player in the industry, we have
a responsibility to provide customers with
sustainable solutions, which are beneficial to
the environment and society,” said Carl Slotte,
president of sales region EMEA at Volvo CE.
“Together with our customers, we have the
ability to shape what the world is going to be
like in the future.”
“Volvo CE is just one in many of companies
involved in this project,” said Shahir El
Essawy, business director of the Middle
East and Africa at Volvo CE. “It has been an To find out more,
please visit Building Tomorrow.
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