Atlas copco celebrates 140 years

Atlas Copco is celebrating its 140th anniversary with a range of activities in more than 90 countries.

Alex Bongaerts, company secretary of Atlas Copco's UK & Ireland operations said: "It is a great occasion to create pride among employees and to make them enthusiastic about future opportunities. Our history guarantees long-term industrial experience as well as innovative products and solutions to current and new customers, to suppliers as well as to current and future employees." To highlight the company's 1873 foundation, Atlas Copco's President and CEO Ronnie Leten rang the opening bell at the NASDAQ stock exchange in New York. Other events included the inauguration of a new compressor manufacturing plant near Pune, India; and a donation of £38,000 to safe drinking water projects from Atlas Copco's Water for All organisation in the USA.