Atlas Copco acquires Turkish compressor service company

Atlas Copco Internationaal B.V. has acquired Dost Kompresör ve Endüstri Makinalari Imal Bakim ve Ticaret A.S., a distributor and service provider of compressors and related equipment in Turkey.

Dost Kompresör, based in Istanbul, Turkey, has 16 employees and is active in industrial compressor sales and service.

"This acquisition will expand our presence in the increasingly important Turkish market,” said Stephan Kuhn, President of Atlas Copco’s Compressor Technique Business Area. "It supports our strategy to focus on service relations with our customers.”

Dost Kompresör becomes part of Atlas Copco’s Compressor Technique Service Division.

Atlas Copco is an industrial group with world-leading positions in compressors, expanders and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. With innovative products and services, Atlas Copco delivers solutions for sustainable productivity. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 170 countries. In 2012, Atlas Copco had 39 800 employees and revenues of BSEK 90.5 (BEUR 10.5). Learn more at www.atlascopco.com.

Atlas Copco’s Compressor Technique business area provides industrial compressors, gas and process compressors and expanders, air and gas treatment equipment and air management systems. It has a global service network and offers specialty rental services. Compressor Technique innovates for sustainable productivity in the manufacturing, oil and gas, and process industries. Principal product development and manufacturing units are located in Belgium, Germany, the United States, China and India.

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