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New construction tools training centre

Atlas Copco Construction Tools now offers a training centre for construction tools. The facility in Kalmar, Sweden, allows the company to concentrate internal training for hydraulic attachments, hand-held construction tools, maintenance, servicing and concrete and compression technology in a single location. The workshop houses up to six work stations, where products can be explained and servicing and maintenance tasks practised.
February 27, 2012 Read time: 1 min
161 Atlas Copco Construction Tools now offers a training centre for construction tools.

The facility in Kalmar, Sweden, allows the company to concentrate internal training for hydraulic attachments, hand-held construction tools, maintenance, servicing and concrete and compression technology in a single location.

The workshop houses up to six work stations, where products can be explained and servicing and maintenance tasks practised.

Atlas Copco employees from all over the world can try out construction tools for themselves in the centre.

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