Acquisitions within the Atlas Copco Group are primarily done in, or very close to, the already existing core businesses. All acquired businesses are expected to make a positive contribution to economic value added.
In the list below you will find important acquisitions and divestments. No sales are disclosed for former Atlas Copco distributors. Please click highlighted links to view the press release.
*Annual revenues and number of employees at time of acquisition/divestment.
**As of January 1, 2017, Leybold, CSK, Capitol Research Equipment, Innovative Vacuum Solutions, Applied Plasma Systems and Edwards belong to Vacuum Technique business area.
Effective July 17, 2017, Construction Technique has changed name to Power Technique.
As of January 1, 2018, Mining and Rock Excavation Technique Business Area was reported as discontinued operations within Epiroc AB. Epiroc AB was listed on Nasdaq Stockholm June 18, 2018
Date | Acquisitions | Divestments | Business Area** | Revenues MSEK* | No. of employees* |
2021 Mar 3 | Cooper Freer Ltd | Compressor Technique | 18 | ||
2021 Jan 26 | DGM | Compressor Technique | 21 | ||
2021 Jan 7 | Ehrler & Beck GmbH | Vacuum Technique | 15 | ||
2021 Jan 5 | Kawalek Kompressoren | Compressor Technique | 10 | ||
2020 Dec 31 | Purification Solutions LLC | Compressor Technique | 242 | 60 | |
2020 Dec 21 | Perceptron | Industrial Technique | 516 | 300 | |
2020 Sep 2 | MEDGAS-Technik GmbH | Compressor Technique | 126 | 80 | |
2020 Aug 4 | Vacuum Technique | 4 | |||
2020 Aug 4 | THN Druckluft and Produktions GmbH & Co.KG | Compressor Technique | 15 | ||
2020 Jun 24 | ISRA VISION AG | Industrial Technique | 1619 | 800 | |
2020 Jun 5 | Ovity Air Comprimé | Compressor Technique | 8 | ||
2020 Feb 28 | Vacuum Technique | 217 | 70 | ||
2020 Feb 27 | Dr. Gustav Gail Drucklufttechnik GmbH | Compressor Technique | 10 | ||
2020 Jan 22 | M.C. Schroeder Equipment Co., Inc. | Vacuum Technique | 8 | ||
2020 Jan 16 | Hydra Flow West | Compressor Technique | 7 | ||
2020 Jan 3 | Scheugenpflug AG | Industrial Technique | 850 | 600 | |
2019 Nov 6 | WestRon | Compressor Technique | 26 | ||
2019 Oct 18 | Accurate Air Engineering and Compressed Air of California | Compressor Technique | 52 | ||
2019 Jul 2 | Compressor Technique | 48 | 11 | ||
2019 Jul 2 | Eurochiller S.r.l. | Compressor Technique | 267 | 90 | |
2019 Jul 1 | Vacuum Technique | 1400 | 400 | ||
2019 Jun 19 | Powerhouse Equipment & Engineering Co. Inc. | Power Technique | 347 | 95 | |
2019 Jun 17 | Taylor Air Center | Compressor Technique | 20 | ||
2019 May 29 | Compressor Technique | 6 | |||
2019 May 27 | Air Compresseur service | Compressor Technique | 10 | ||
2019 May 3 | Bold & Cichos GbR | Compressor Technique | 15 | ||
2019 May 2 | Mid South Engine & Power Systems | Power Technique | 54 | 28 | |
2019 Apr 9 | PSI Compressors | Compressor Technique | 6 | ||
2019 Apr 3 | Jacob Drucklufttechnik Vertriebs GmbH | Compressor Technique | 10 | ||
2019 Apr 2 | Air Diffusion | Compressor Technique | 15 | ||
2019 Mar 19 | Class 1 Incorporated | Compressor Technique | 130 | 50 | |
2019 Mar 6 | Compressor Technique | 15 | |||
2019 Mar 1 | Appleton | Compressor Technique | 15 | ||
2019 Jan 4 | Industrie Pumpen Vertriebs GmbH | Power Technique | 50 | 20 | |
2018 Sep 4 | Reno A/S | Compressor Technique | 153 | 60 | |
2018 Aug 1 | QUISS Qualitäts-Inspektionssysteme und Service AG | Industrial Technique | 86 | 45 | |
2018 Jun 18 | Epiroc AB | Mining & Rock Excavation Technique | 31 440 | 12 948 | |
2018 Apr 4 | Klingel Joining Technologies | Industrial Technique | 82 | 23 | |
2018 Mar 1 | Walker Filtration Ltd. | Compressor Technique | 330 | 220 | |
2018 Feb 2 | Concrete and compaction | Power Technique | 570 | 200 | |
2018 Feb 1 | Hy-Performance Fluid Power | Mining & Rock Excavation Technique | 50 | 26 | |
2018 Jan 17 | Location Thermique Service SAS | Power Technique | 70 | 13 | |
2018 Jan 3 | Cate Drilling Solutions LLC. | Mining & Rock Excavation Technique | 35 | ||
2018 Jan 3 | Rockdrill Services Australia Pty. Ltd. | Mining & Rock Excavation Technique | 90 | 37 | |
2018 Jan 2 | Renegade Drilling Supplies Proprietary Ltd. | Mining & Rock Excavation Technique | 22 | ||
2017 Oct 5 | Dynapac | Power Technique | 2900 | 1280 | |
2017 Sep 7 | C.H. Spencer & Company Co. | Compressor Technique | 40 | ||
2017 Aug 8 | Glauber Equipment Corporation (certain assets) | Compressor Technique | 16 | ||
2017 Jul 4 | Mobilaris MCE AB (34%) | Mining and Rock Excavation Technique | 30 | 20 | |
2017 May 3 | Pressure Compressores Ltda | Compressor Technique | 145 | 150 | |
2017 May 3 | Itubombas Locação Comércio Importação e Exportação Ltda | Construction Technique | 50 | 40 | |
2017 Mar 2 | Orcan Basincli | Compressor Technique | 17 | ||
2017 Feb 2 |
Erkat Spezialmaschinen und Service |
Construction Technique |
110 | 38 | |
2017 Jan 3 | hb Kompressoren Druckluft- und Industrietechnik |
Compressor Technique | 10 | ||
2016 Dec 22 | Air Power of Nebraska |
Compressor Technique | 12 | ||
2016 Nov 24 | Phillip-Tech | Industrial Technique | 45 | ||
2016 Sep 1 | Leybold** | Compressor Technique | 3150 | 1600 | |
2016 Aug 5 | CSK** | Compressor Technique | 870 | 400 | |
2016 Aug 2 | Schneider Druckluft | Compressor Technique | 250 | 110 | |
2016 Jul 4 | Roxel Rental AS | Construction Technique | 12 | 2 | |
2016 Jun 14 | Bondtech | Industrial Technique | 32 | 12 | |
2016 May 2 | Kohler Druckluft | Compressor Technique | 30 | ||
2016 Apr 15 | Scales Industrial Technologies Inc | Compressor Technique | 180 | ||
2016 Apr 4 | Air et Fluides Lyonnais | Compressor Technique | 6 | ||
2016 Mar 2 | FIAC | Compressor Technique | 640 | 400 | |
2016 Jan 12 | Varisco | Construction Technique | 270 | 135 | |
2016 Jan 5 | Capitol Research Equipment** | Compressor Technique | 22 | 15 | |
2015 Dec 15 | Air Supply Systems | Compressor Technique | 37 | ||
2015 Dec 4 | Innovative Vacuum Solutions Inc.** | Compressor Technique | 32 | 19 | |
2015 Oct 5 | NJS Technologies | Industrial Technique | 9 | 7 | |
2015 Sep 9 | Air Repair Sales and Service | Compressor Technique | 12 | ||
2015 Aug 7 | Applied Plasma Systems** | Compressor Technique | 9 | 5 | |
2015 Jul 2 | Mustang Services | Construction Technique | 45 | 2 | |
2015 Mar 24 | Ortman Fluid Power | Compressor Technique | 30 | 19 | |
2015 Mar 3 | Kalibriercentrum Bayern | Industrial Technique | 28 | 27 | |
2015 Feb 9 | JC Carter | Compressor Technique | 35 | ||
2015 Jan 8 | Maes Compressoren | Compressor Technique | 65 | 30 | |
2014 Dec 31 | Titan Technologies International Inc. | Industrial Technique | 35 | 14 | |
2014 Sep 10 | Henrob | Industrial Technique | 1 063 | 400 | |
2014 Sep 3 | Ash Air (NZ) Ltd. and Fox Air NZ Ltd. | Compressor Technique | 162 | 120 | |
2014 May 27 | Cavaletti Equipamentos e Servicos Ltda | Compressor Technique | 26 | 34 | |
2014 May 5 | National Pump & Compressor Ltd. & McKenzie Compressed Air Inc. | Compressor Technique | 120 | ||
2014 Feb 3 | Geawelltech | Mining and Rock Excavation Technique | 19 | ||
2014 Jan 9 | Edwards Group Ltd.** | Compressor Technique | 6 950 | 3 400 | |
2013 Nov 22 | Tentec Ltd | Industrial Technique | 105 | 65 | |
2013 Oct 17 | Archer Underbalanced Services | Mining and Rock Excavation Technique | 230 | 75 | |
2013 Oct 14 | Synatec | Industrial Technique | 105 | 120 | |
2013 Sep 10 | Pneumatic Holdings Inc. | Construction Technique | 73 | 16 | |
2013 Sep 9 | Dost Kompresör ve Endüstri Makinalari Imal Bakim ve Ticaret A.S. | Compressor Technique | - | 16 | |
2013 May 3 | National Pump & Compressor | Compressor Technique | - | 45 | |
2013 May 2 | Saltus-Werk Max Forst GmbH | Industrial Technique | 70 | 65 | |
2013 Apr 23 | Rapid-Torc | Industrial Technique | 75 | 30 | |
2013 Apr 3 | MEYCO | Mining and Rock Excavation Technique | 190 | 45 | |
2013 Mar 5 | Shandong Rock Drilling Tools Co., Ltd. | Mining and Rock Excavation Technique | 420 | 687 | |
2013 Feb 28 | Air et Techniques Energies Provence | Compressor Technique | - | 30 | |
2012 Oct 26 | NewTech Drilling Products, LLC. | Mining and Rock Excavation Technique | 45 | 20 | |
2012 Aug 2 | Ekomak Group | Compressor Technique | 200 | 160 | |
2012 Aug 1 | Gazcon A/S | Compressor Technique | 30 | 21 | |
2012 Mar 16 | Guangzhou Linghein Compressor Co. | Compressor Technique | 100 | 160 | |
2012 Feb 13 | Wuxi Shengda Air/Gas Purity Equipment Co., Ltd. | Compressor Technique | 85 | 130 | |
2012 Jan 31 | Neumatica - Colombian distributor | Mining and Rock Excavation Technique | 15 | ||
2012 Jan 31 | GIA Industri AB | Mining and Rock Excavation Technique | 230 | 113 | |
2012 Jan 12 | Perfora S.p.A | Mining and Rock Excavation Technique | 90 | 43 | |
2012 Jan 4 | Houston Service Industries, Inc. | Compressor Technique | 240 | 123 | |
2011 Nov 21 | Seti-Tec S.A.S. | Industrial Technique | 40 | 14 | |
2011 Nov 1 | Kalibrierdienst Stenger | Industrial Technique | 7 | ||
2011 Oct 7 | Self drilling anchors | Mining and Rock Excavation Technique | 100 | 45 | |
2011 Oct 7 | SCA Schucker | Industrial Technique | 600 | 280 | |
2011 Aug 17 | Penlon Medical Gas Solutions | Compressor Technique | 120 | 100 | |
2011 Jul 15 | Gesan | Construction Technique | 510 | 160 | |
2011 May 31 | Tencarva - US distributor | Compressor Technique | 37 | ||
2011 Apr 1 | ABAC Catalunya –Spanish distributor | Compressor Technique | 8 | ||
2011 Mar 7 | J.C. Carter | Compressor Technique | 175 | 70 | |
2010 Oct 1 | Cirmac International B.V. | Compressor Technique | 127 | 42 | |
2010 Sep 8 | Kramer Air Tool Inc – US distributor | Industrial Technique | 125 | 50 | |
2010 Sep 1 | H&F Drilling Supplies Ltd | Construction & Mining | 59 | 20 | |
2010 Aug 31 | Hartl Anlagenbau | Construction & Mining | 197 | 110 | |
2010 Jun 2 | Tooling Technologies – US distributor | Industrial Technique | 22 | ||
2010 May 28 | American Air Products – US distributor | Compressor Technique | 18 | ||
2010 Mar 1 | Quincy Compressor | Compressor Technique | 900 | 400 | |
2010 Jan 18 | Compressor distributor in Louisiana, USA | Compressor Technique | |||
2009 Sep 8 | Servis A.C. s.r.o. | Compressor Technique | 10 | 10 | |
2009 Apr 1 | Focus and Prisma | Construction and Mining | 93 | 104 | |
2009 Jan 12 | Compressor Enginering - UK distributor | Compressor Technique | 40 | 39 | |
2008 Nov 20 | Aggreko European Rental | Compressor Technique | 91 | 25 | |
2008 Aug 8 | Industrial Power Sales | Industrial Technique | 61 | ||
2008 May 23 | Two US distributors | Compressor Technique | 60 | ||
2008 May 2 | Hurricane and Grimmer | Compressor Technique | 146 | 90 | |
2008 Apr 30 | Fluidcon | Construction & Mining | 68 | 223 | |
2008 Feb 13 | Guimera | Compressor Technique | 130 | 92 | |
2008 Apr 30 | ABIRD | Compressor Technique | 94 | 31 | |
2007 Dec 12 | KTS | Industrial Technique | 75 | 46 | |
2007 Nov 1 | Shenyang Ruifeng | Construction & Mining | 100 | 700 | |
2007 Aug 29 | Prime Industrial Rentals | Compressor Technique | 112 | 52 | |
2007 Aug 1 | Mafi-Trench | Compressor Technique | 360 | 120 | |
2007 May 31 | Dynapac | Construction & Mining | 4 600 | 2 100 | |
2007 Apr 2 | ABAC | Compressor Technique | 1 700 | 650 | |
2007 Mar 15 | Greenfield | Compressor Technique | 270 | 200 | |
2007 Mar 1 | Rodcraft | Industrial Technique | 208 | 78 | |
2006 Nov 28 | Rental Service Corporation | Rental Service | 11 958 | 5 100 | |
2006 Oct 31 | Technisches Büro Böhm | Industrial Technique | 54 | 30 | |
2006 Oct 2 | Bolaite | Compressor Technique | 137 | 309 | |
2006 Aug 28 | Microtec Systems | Industrial Technique | 18 | 18 | |
2006 Aug 25 | Beacon Medaes | Compressor Technique | 720 | 386 | |
2006 Jul 13 | BEMT Tryckluft | Compressor Technique | 50 | 40 | |
2006 May 8 | Thiessen Team | Construction & Mining | 160 | 142 | |
2006 Feb 24 | Fuji Air Tools | Industrial Technique | 190 | 120 | |
2006 Jan 3 | Consolidated Rock | Construction & Mining | 160 | 50 | |
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2006 Jan 2 | BLM | Industrial Technique | 59 | 44 | |
2005 Dec 7 | Stationary generator business | Compressor Technique | 28 | ||
2005 Nov 2 | Creemers | Compressor Technique | 56 | 22 | |
2005 Oct 31 | Pneumatech Inc. and ConservAIR Technologies | Compressor Technique | 140 | 175 | |
2005 Oct 11 | Ketting Handel | Compressor Technique | 35 | 13 | |
2005 Sep 6 | Intermech | Compressor Technique | 100 | 45 | |
2005 Jun 16 | Contex | Compressor Technique | 72 | 23 | |
2005 Jun 1 | Lutos | Compressor Technique | 41 | 87 | |
2005 Mar 21 | BIAB Tryckluft | Compressor Technique | 15 | 8 | |
2005 Mar 3 | GSE tech-motive | Industrial Technique | 170 | 67 | |
2005 Jan 17 | Lifton | Construction & Mining | 55 | 141 | |
2005 Jan 10 | Scanrotor | Industrial Technique | 71 | 33 | |
2005 Jan 3 | Professional electric tools | Industrial Technique | 5 462 | 3 000 | |
2004 Nov 1 | IAT | Rental Service | 375 | 90 | |
2004 Sep 30 | Kolfor Plant | Compressor Technique | 49 | 36 | |
2004 Sep 20 | Rotex | Construction & Mining | 73 | 16 | |
2004 Sep 14 | Baker Hughes Mining Tools | Construction & Mining | 300 | 176 | |
2004 Aug 23 | QQPMC (joint venture) | Industrial Technique | 50 | 80 | |
2004 Jun 30 | Ingersoll-Rand Drilling Solutions | Construction & Mining | 2 200 | 950 | |
2004 Jun 22 | Guimerá | Compressor Technique | 147 | 132 | |
2003 Oct 31 | Shenyang Rock Drilling Machinery | Construction & Mining | 110 | 220 | |
2003 Oct 1 | South African Professional Drilling Equipment + Mining services | Construction & Mining | 90 | 60 | |
2003 Aug 8 | Puska Pneumatic | Compressor Technique | 100 | 25 | |
2003 Apr 4 | DreBo Werkzeugfabrik | Industrial Technique | 230 | 160 | |
2002 Aug 22 | Revathi Equipment | Industrial Technique | 100 | 114 | |
2002 Jun 3 | Krupp Berco Bautechnik | Construction & Mining | 600 | 420 | |
2002 Apr 18 | Liuzhou Tech Machinery Co. | Compressor Technique | 100 | 190 | |
2002 Apr 17 | MAI-Ankertechnik | Construction & Mining | 70 | 15 | |
2001 Dec 6 | Grassair | Compressor Technique | 85 | 75 | |
2001 Aug 31 | Christensen Products | Construction & Mining | 160 | 7 | |
2001 May 1 | Masons | Compressor Technique | 140 | 50 | |
2001 Q1 | Various small rental cos. | Rental Service | 36 | 30 | |
2000 Q4 | Various small rental cos. | Rental Service | 49 | 41 | |
2000 Oct 31 | JKS Lamagetd | Construction & Mining | 50 | 35 | |
2000 Sep 6 | Hobic Bit Industries | Construction & Mining | 60 | 85 | |
2000 Q3 | Various small rental cos. | Rental Service | 115 | ||
2000 Q2 | Various small rental cos. | Rental Service | 130 | ||
2000 Apr 24 | Atlas Copco Rotoflow | Compressor Technique | 300 | 140 | |
2000 Q1 | Various small rental cos. | Rental Service | 80 | ||
1999 Nov 1 | Tool Technics | Industrial Technique | 40 | 32 | |
1999 Q4 | Various small rental cos. | Rental Service | 40 | ||
1999 Aug 31 | Atlas Copco Controls | Industrial Technique | 470 | 235 | |
1999 Jul 29 | Rental Service Corporation | Rental Service | 5 520 | 3 600 | |
1999 Jul 1 | ABIRD | Compressor Technique | 40 | 25 | |
1999 Jan 1 | Rand Air | Compressor Technique | 90 | 200 |