Transaction Assists Gardner Denver in Pursuing Aftermarket Revenues

QUINCY, IL–(EMWNews – August 6, 2008) – Gardner Denver, Inc. (NYSE: GDI) announced today

that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Best Aire, Inc.

(“Best Aire”), a U.S. distributor of compressed air and gas products,

serving the Ohio market through its headquarters in Millbury, Ohio, with

additional distribution operations in Kalamazoo, Michigan and Indianapolis,

Indiana.

“Gardner Denver intends to increase its focus on aftermarket sales and

service, including adding distribution channels, if necessary, to enhance

our ability to better serve our end users worldwide,” said Barry L.

Pennypacker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gardner Denver. “I

am very pleased to add Best Aire to Gardner Denver’s compressor operations

in North America. This business provides a good base business in Ohio,

Indiana, and Michigan that will allow for expansion of product lines and

aftermarket parts and service to a critical customer base in the Midwestern

U.S.”

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

All of the statements in this release, other than historical facts, are

forward-looking statements made in reliance upon the safe harbor of the

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. As a general matter,

forward-looking statements are those focused upon anticipated events or

trends, expectations, and beliefs relating to matters that are not

historical in nature. Such forward-looking statements are subject to

uncertainties and factors relating to the Company’s operations and business

environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are

beyond the control of the Company. Risks that could cause actual results to

differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such

forward-looking statements are set forth under “Risk Factors” in the

Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. The

Company does not undertake, and hereby disclaims, any duty to update these

forward-looking statements, although its situation and circumstances may

change in the future.

Gardner Denver, Inc., with 2007 revenues of $1.9 billion, is a leading

worldwide manufacturer of reciprocating, rotary and vane compressors,

liquid ring pumps and blowers for various industrial and transportation

applications, pumps used in the petroleum and industrial market segments,

and other fluid transfer equipment serving chemical, petroleum, and food

industries. Gardner Denver’s news releases are available by visiting the

Investor Relations page on the Company’s website (www.gardnerdenver.com).