Atlas Copco presents marketing and innovation awards

Atlas Copco presents marketing and innovation awards

Stockholm, Sweden, April 6, 2011: Atlas Copco will at the Annual General
Meeting on April 20 present two awards: one for the development of a
pick hammer with dramatically reduced vibration levels and one for the
introduction of a new strategy to further increase customer satisfaction
related to compressor service.

“The winners of these awards have made important contributions to two of
Atlas Copco's top priorities: increasing our customers' productivity in
a sustainable way and becoming an even more customer-centric
organization,” says Ronnie Leten, President and CEO of the Atlas Copco
Group. “We are proud to have colleagues who embody our ambition to take
an innovative approach to everything we do.”

The John Munck Award for technical innovations goes to the development
team for handheld breakers at Atlas Copco Construction Tools in Kalmar,
Sweden. Olof Östensson, Thomas Lilja and Ola Davidsson have created a
pick hammer that significantly reduces the amount of vibrations
affecting the operator. This makes it possible to work for much longer
than with a standard machine. The new pick hammer has been well-accepted
on the market and is for example being used widely at the expansion of
the Panama Canal.

The Peter Wallenberg Marketing and Sales Award will be presented to the
Compressor Technique Service division, represented by Nico Delvaux, Dirk
Beyts, Wouter Ceulemans and Peter Leemans. The division has defined
tangible key performance indicators that steer activities towards
customer loyalty and highlight how everybody in the organization can
contribute. Combined with increased efforts on training related to
customer interaction, the division has an integrated approach that will
lead to higher levels of customer satisfaction and ultimately increased
revenues for Atlas Copco.

John Munck was one of Atlas Copco's most successful engineers. He worked
for the Group between 1930 and 1970 as Technical Director among other
positions. The John Munck Award is presented each year to a product
developer or designer, or a team, for outstanding contributions to the
overall quality of an Atlas Copco product.

Dr. Peter Wallenberg, honorary chairman of Atlas Copco AB, worked for
the Group for 20 years before serving as Chairman of the Board from 1974
to 1996. The Peter Wallenberg Marketing and Sales Award recognizes the
most innovative successfully implemented method in the field of sales
and marketing.

For further information please contact:
Daniel Frykholm, Media Relations Manager
+46 (0)8 743 8060 or +46 (0)70 865 8060