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ATLAS GmbH, EXCAVATORS Atlasstr. 6, 27777 Ganderkesee, Germany, T: +49 4222 954-0ATLAS GmbH, CRANES Stedinger Str. 324, 27751 Delmenhorst, Germany, T: +49 4221 491 444ATLAS GmbH, CYLINDERS Theodor-Heuss-Str. 3, 49377 Vechta, Germany, T: +49 4441 954-0

ATLAS Bradford, Wharfedale Rd, Euroway Trading Estate, Bradford BD4 6SL, UK, T: +44-8444-99-00-09

Managing Directors: Fil Filipov, Brahim Stitou ü Registered at district court Oldenburg ü HRB 204412Tax no. 57/ 201/ 30620 ü VAT ident no. DE 270466980

HypoVereinsbank Zeven ü Code: 200 300 00 ü Account no. 613548387 ü IBAN: DE17200300000613548387ü BIC:[email protected] ü www.AtlasGmbH.com

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Contact information:ATLAS: Ute Gantenberg ATLAS Kompakt GmbH: Gerhard [email protected] [email protected]

ATLAS GMBH FORMS ATLAS KOMPAKT GMBH AS AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY FORTHE SALE OF MINI AND MIDI EXCAVATORS AS WELL AS AERIAL WORK PLATFORMS

Ganderkesee, October 31, 2017 – ATLAS GmbH formed an independent company under the name of ATLASKompakt GmbH. Object of this newly established company is the sale of mini and midi excavators, aerial workplatforms, and spare parts of all kinds, as well as the provision of services for companies, in particular for companiesof the ATLAS group.

ATLAS Kompakt GmbH (AKS) has its registered seat at Stedinger Strasse 324, in 27751 Delmenhorst. The owner ofthe company is Mrs. Véronique Filipov; Mr. Brahim Stitou and Mr. Gerhard Frerichs act as its managing directors.

Mini and midi excavators are a market segment, which ATLAS had not yet been involved in; however, dealers andcustomers frequently asked for them.

“This is a very big market”, Brahim Stitou explains. “In Germany, France and the United Kingdom alone, 45,000 ofsuch excavators are sold each year. And because the dealers appreciate the quality of products provided by ATLAS,we added these machines to our product portfolio. ATLAS Kompakt GmbH will primarily act as a cooperationpartner for another manufacturer. We will launch these excavators as goods for resale and guarantee anuninterrupted supply of spare parts and excellent service via our first-class service network. This in combinationwith most attractive prices and innovative machines makes us confident that we are well-positioned here.”

“Our decision in favor of the Delmenhorst location,” Brahim Stitou says, “is not only owed to the fact that theGanderkesee factory is utilized to capacity by the production of large excavators but also that we wanted to focusexactly on this segment. In addition, the customers of mini and midi excavators are different from those of heavymachinery. This gives us also the opportunity to take advantage of a spacious area in our Delmenhorst factory anduse it for the new company, since it perfectly matches its requirements and is currently vacant.”

For weeks, everybody at ATLAS Kompakt GmbH had been working hard in order to get ready for the start of thebusiness operations. On October 23 and 24, they hosted an Open House to introduce the new company to theworldwide ATLAS dealer network; high-ranking city officials and the local press were also invited to attend.

The response was very positive indeed and an extensive demonstration of the new product range took place onboth days. The visitors also had the opportunity to look “behind the scenes” of the factory. Culinary delights wereprovided as well. In addition, a “sandbox” had been built with heavy sand in the field next to the driveway to thefactory. At this test range, interested dealers and customers can drive the mini and midi excavators for a hands-onexperience and test the quality of the new small crawler machines for themselves.

In order to meet the demand and supply the dealers with the small excavators as soon as possible, it took quitesome investment and ATLAS Kompakt GmbH already has a sufficient number of machines ready for quick delivery.The warehouse at Delmenhorst is adequately stocked with spare parts as well so they will be able to provide for






ATLAS Kompakt GmbHStedinger Str. 324D-27751 DelmenhorstTel: +49 (0) 4221 491330Fax: +49 (0) 4221 [email protected]

these new machines the same perfect service that ATLAS is renowned for all over the world. The objective is to sellabout 500 excavators in the first business year.

About ATLAS:ATLAS has been manufacturing equipment since 1919. In their factory in Ganderkesee, where they also have theirheadquarters, as well as at further locations in Northern Germany, ATLAS develops and produces wheeled, crawlerand rail-road excavators, material handlers, truck-mounted loader cranes, and wheel loaders under the ATLAS®brand name as well as hydraulic cutting units and tunnel excavators of the SCHAEFF product range.

Image 1: Product range of new ATLAS mini and midi excavators on display in front of the Delmenhorst factory






Image 2: Mini excavator AC 08 – compact enough even for doors with standard dimensions






Images 3-6: Impressions from the Open House event at ATLAS Kompakt on October 23+24, 2017

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