# Atlas Copco acquires UK compressed air treatment maker Walker Filtration

Atlas Copco acquired Walker Filtration Ltd, a family-owned British manufacturer of compressed air, gas and vacuum treatment equipment based in northeast England with about 220 employees. The purchase price was not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-03-01
- Where: northeast England, United Kingdom
- Jobs: 220
- Status: completed
- Products: compressed air treatment equipment, gas treatment equipment, vacuum treatment equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Atlas Copco](https://endata.com/companies/505.md) (acquirer)
- [Walker Filtration](https://endata.com/companies/2908.md) (target)

## Sources

- [atlascopcogroup.com](https://www.atlascopcogroup.com/en/media/press-releases/2018/20180301-acquisition-walker), 2018-03-01: "Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has acquired Walker Filtration Ltd."
- [filtsep.com](https://www.filtsep.com/content/news/atlas-copco-buys-walker-filtration), 2018-03-01: "Atlas Copco has acquired Walker Filtration Ltd, the UK manufacturer of equipment for the treatment of compressed air, gas and vacuum."

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