Brock comments on Atlas Copco’s Q3 results
Stockholm, Sweden, October 24, 2006: Today Atlas Copco reported its results for the third quarter 2006. “We continue to grow very strongly and very profitably,” says Gunnar Brock, President and CEO of the Atlas Copco Group. “In the third quarter we achieved double-digit growth in all regions and the after-market business developed favorably for all business areas.”During the quarter, Atlas Copco announced an agreement to sell the majority of its construction equipment rental business, in a deal with a total value of approximately BSEK 28 in cash and securities. The transaction is expected