EXHIBIT 99.1

                          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                           18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                           AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the quarterly report of Gardner Denver, Inc (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2002, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Ross J. Centanni, Chairman, President & Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, certify, to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of
              Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
              of 1934; and

         (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents,
              in all material respects, the financial condition and
              results of operations of the Company.



                                            By: /s/ Ross J. Centanni
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                                            Ross J. Centanni
                                            Title: Chairman, President & CEO
                                            Gardner Denver, Inc.
November 13, 2002