INDUSTRY NEWS
Atlas Copco has expanded its power generation line with the acquisition of Spanish gen-
erator manufacturer Grupo Electrógenos Gesan S.A. Operating under the newly formed
Construction Technique business area, Atlas Copco said the acquisition expands the
company’s gen-set range significantly from its current range of 13. 7 to 456.8 k W.
PUNCHING UP ITS
PORTABLE POWER
PORTFOLIO
Atlas Copco acquires Spanish generator manufacturer,
adds to new Construction Technique business area
BY DAWN M. GESKE
Following the announcement of the recent restructuring of its business areas and the
addition of a fourth business segment (Construction Technique) for
portable compressors and generators, road construction equipment
and construction tools, Atlas Copco
recently acquired Spanish generator manufacturer Grupo Electrógenos
Gesan S.A. The acquisition, for which
no financial details were provided, further expands Atlas Copco’s Portable
Technique power generation family.
“Together with Gesan, we can offer
a full range of generators for all kinds
of applications and we look forward to
building relationships with new cus-
tomers and distributors,” said Ronnie
Leten, president and CEO of Atlas
Copco. “Gesan complements Atlas
Copco’s generator business very well
geographically and in terms of the
value proposition. We also expect
synergies in sales, service, purchas-
ing and manufacturing.”
Gesan, headquartered in Zaragoza,
Spain, produces portable and station-
ary diesel and gasoline generators
as well as a line of welders and light
towers. The company has a distribu-
tor network that reaches more than
85 countries including Europe, Africa
and Russia.
A privately owned company, Gesan
had 2010 revenues of $79 million.
The company employs about 160
people and also has production and
assembly facilities in Zaragoza.
Its generators are used for primary
power and for standby purposes,
ranging in sizes up to nearly twice
as high as Atlas Copco’s previous
offerings, which ranged from 13. 7
to 456.8 kW and are powered by
Kubota, John Deere and Volvo diesel
engines. Atlas Copco’s power generation portfolio also comprises the
8. 4 kW QLT H40 and 6. 7 kW QLT
M10P light towers equipped with the
Perkins 403D -11G 3 and Yanmar
2TNV70 diesels.
Through the acquisition, Atlas Copco
will add Gesan’s line of portable gasoline gen-sets ranging from 2. 2 to 12 k W
powered by single- and two-cylinder
Honda GX series and Briggs & Stratton
Vanguard gasoline engines rated to
5. 5 to 26 hp at 3000 rpm. The gen-sets
are single-phase, 230 V and three-phase 400/230 V units, all of which are
targeted toward job-site applications,
where they can power work tools such
as drills, radials, hammers, cutting-off
machines, etc.
The company’s gasoline-powered
welder-generators are also powered
by Honda GX or Briggs & Stratton
Vanguard engines rated to 9 to 13
hp. The welders are available in 170
to 210 Amp versions.
Gesan’s diesel-powered portable
generator sets range from 4 to 30
kVA and are driven by Lombardini
engines. The gen-sets are geared
toward agriculture and livestock markets and are available in singe-phase
230 V and three-phase 400/230 V.
The company also offers a welders
series based on this generator line
from 170 to 300 Amp, also powered
by Lombardini diesels.
Its open skid generators are rated
6 to 40 kVA and three-phase 400/230
V and target stationary installations
for pumping, drainage, auxiliary
solar power, livestock installations
