ATLAS COPCO CELEBRATES 150 YEARS OF INNOVATION

During a century and a half, Atlas Copco has been driving development and delivering breakthrough innovations to customers in many different industries.

“This year, February 21st, it is 150 years since we began our fantastic journey to become what we are today,” said Alexandre Leite, Regional General Manager Oceania of Atlas Copco Power Technique. “A leading industrial Group, that through technology and cooperation with customers, provides industries all over the world the possibility to drive development and create a better tomorrow.”

Atlas Copco was founded in Stockholm, Sweden, and initially delivered equipment for construction of the Swedish railroad system. Since then, the Group has evolved and today supports customers in many different industries, enabling everything from food production to space travel.

The Atlas Copco Group has always been about innovation, sustainability and doing business in an ethical way. The most important part of this, has been our people. People who took charge and drove development forward by offering new ideas. That lead to new technologies and better services fulfilling the needs of our customers.

“We can today look back on 150 fantastic years. Many of us have worked here a long time, others are new to the Group,” said Alexandre Leite, Regional General Manager Oceania of Atlas Copco Power Technique.

“No matter what, I believe that we all share the commitment that we will leave this company behind us stronger and even better than when we joined.”