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EquipmentWorld.com | February 2018 13 Atlas Copco sells concrete division to Husqvarna, makes name change A tlas Copco has made some changes as it heads into the new year – by selling its concrete and compaction business to Husqvarna and renaming its North American construction equipment division. Atlas Copco Construction Equip- ment North America is now called Power Technique North America. The Swedish-based company says Power Technique will remain in its Rock Hill, South Carolina, offices and will continue to comprise the Atlas Copco, Chicago Pneumatic and American Pneumatic brands. Power Technique will include portable compressors, generators, light tow- ers and pumps. The name change for the compa- ny's construction equipment division follows a major reorganization of the Atlas Copco brand that began early last year. In January 2017, the company agreed to divest its Road Construction Equipment division, including Dynapac equipment, to French company Fayat Group. The planned divestment to Husqvarna, a Swedish manufac- turer of outdoor power products for consumers, includes plate compac- tors, tandem rollers and concrete vibrators. –By Joy Powell and Wayne Grayson