Atlas Copco News

The business of Mont-Tech Ltd. (Mont-Tech), a Czech engineering company offering customised engineering solutions for assembly automation, has become part of Atlas Copco Group. The company is headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic and has 27 employees. During 2023 Mont-Techs revenues amounted to 3.5 MEUR (40 MSEK). Mont-Tech business "With this acquisition, we will further strengthen our competence and know-how of assembly automation and better serve our customers in this area an...

Baraghini Compressori Srl (Baraghini), an Italian compressor distributor and service provider located in Cesena in the Northeast of Italy has become part of Atlas Copco Group. Baraghini has 14 employees and mainly serves a wide range of industrial customers in the provinces of Forli-Cesena, Rimini, and San Marino. During 2023 the company had a turnover of approx. 2.7 MEUR (31 MSEK). Expansion of sales presence “Baraghini has built up a strong customer base in their target...

All operating assets of Druckluft-Technik-Nord GmbH, a compressor distributor in Bald Oldesloe in the Hamburg area, have become part of Atlas Copco Group. Compressed air technology The company has 18 employees and offers sales and service of compressed air technology. “The acquisition will extend our service and sales offering in the region of Hamburg in Germany,” said Vagner Rego, Business Area President Compressor Technique. The purchase price is not disclosed. The acquired busi...

Effective January 1, 2024, IT will be represented in Atlas Copco’s Group Management. Marcus Hvied, who is General Manager IT Services and Head of Group IT (Information Technology) is appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer and becomes a member of the management team. Marcus Hvied joined the Group in 2018 and has since then successfully led the Group common IT organisation. “Digital transformation and cyber security have become increasingly important for the Group,...

Atlas Copco Group has acquired ACJ, s.r.o., a compressor distributor in Samorin, near Bratislava in western Slovakia. The company has 14 employees and offers sales and service of compressors, dryers, and other compressed air equipment to the general industry. Compressed air equipment “The acquisition will extend our service and sales offering in Slovakia, which is a market where we see a potential for growth,” said Vagner Rego, the Business Area President of Compressor Technique....

Atlas Copco Group has begun construction of a new manufacturing facility in Talegaon, Pune, India. Atlas Copco’s new factory in Talegaon will manufacture air and gas compressor systems for the local market, and for export. It encompasses a manufacturing plant and office building of approximately 25,000 m2. Atlas Copco is investing around MINR 1400 (approximately 180 MSEK). Atlas Copco’s new facility in Talegaon, Pune We invest further in capacity in India to cater to the growing d...

Atlas Copco has completed the acquisition of the cryopump service and distribution business of ZEUS Co., Ltd. The business provides service and sales distribution for the Vacuum Technique business area’s CTI and Polycold products in South Korea. The seller of the business, ZEUS Co., Ltd (ZEUS), is a company listed on the KOSDAQ Korea Exchange. The business unit that Atlas Copco is acquiring from ZEUS is located in Gyeonggi-do, south of Seoul, and has 59 employees. In 2021, the business h...

Atlas Copco has appointed Amanda Billner as its new Media Relations Manager. Amanda Billner has many years of experience from working with communications and media relations. She is currently the Press Manager at Swedbank. Previous positions include Head of Press for Centerpartiet, as well as several positions as a reporter for different Swedish media and the news agency Bloomberg. Amanda Billner has a journalism degree from Stockholm University, Sweden. She will take up her new position in May...

Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire LEWA GmbH and its subsidiaries, and Geveke B.V. and its subsidiaries, for a combined enterprise value of MEUR 670 (BSEK 7.15). LEWA GmbH is a globally renowned manufacturer of diaphragm metering pumps, process pumps and complete metering systems. Geveke B.V. distributes compressors and engineers advanced and complex process pump installations. Acquisition of LEWA GmbH LEWA GmbH was founded in 1952 and is based in Germany. The company has around 1200 employees...

Atlas Copco has appointed Sara Hägg Liljedal Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer and member of Atlas Copco’s Group Management. She will assume her new role on February 1st, 2022. Sara Hägg Liljedal joined Atlas Copco in February 2018 as Media Relations Manager for the Group. Before joining Atlas Copco, she held several communication roles in both the private and public sectors. Several communication roles “I’m very happy to welcome Sara as the new C...

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., and Seaspan Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp, announce a strategic agreement for the long-term charter of ten 15,000 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels, to serve ZIM's Asia - US East Coast trade. ZIM is a player in this growing trade with an estimated market share of 9% according to market intelligence provider, PIERS. Growing market demand Eli Glickman, ZIM President & CEO, stated: "This is a milestone ag...