180th-anniversary-edition Volvo Spirit app ready for download

To celebrate 180 years of history, a special history edition of Spirit is now available giving you exclusive, interactive news from Volvo Construction Equipment.

Subscribe to the printed edition, read online in 12 languages or download on your iPad for free – all available at the following link: http://www.volvospiritmagazine.com/.

The latest edition of Spirit charts Volvo CE’s history from 1832 to present day and celebrate the innovations that have made world and industry-firsts. From producing the world’s first wheel loader with parallel linkage in 1954, to putting the world’s first truly low-emission engines for construction equipment into production in 1978, to becoming the first foreign company to invest in Korea in 1998…and the list goes on.

In a related feature, we visit the Munktell Museum in Eskilstuna, Sweden, to learn about Volvo CE’s illustrious past. And followingthe Volvo Ocean Race Miami stopover, Spirit visits a Florida-based customer with an interesting business.

“We’re delighted to launch this special history edition of Spirit magazine,” says Clare Gittins, editor in chief of Spirit. “As we celebrate 180 years of history we are proud to look at our past achievements as well as our current feats and future goals. We continue to take advantage of new media in our drive for innovative communication and we hope you will enjoy this latest (and very unique) edition of Spirit!”

The Spirit app now features a bookshelf – hosting all previous app editions of the magazine – as well as a one-off historical game for children.

The iPad app is one of the many ways audiences can now interact with Volvo CE – and we’re keen to hear what you think. Let us know on our Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Google + pages.