Atlet was a Swedish company that manufactured indoor and outdoor
trucks. The company also provided services related to trucks and material handling, such as
logistics analysis, training and service. The head office, manufacturing and training premises were located in
Mölnlycke
Mölnlycke is a small town nearby Greater Gothenburg, a locality and the seat of Härryda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 17,499 inhabitants in 2019. The urban area stretches over two municipalities. Mölndal Municipality is ...
, just outside Göteborg,
Sweden
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.
Nissan Forklift Co. Ltd. bought Atlet in 2007 and merged with Mitsubishi and changed the name to Unicarriers. Mitsubishi later bought out Unicarriers and changed the name to Mitsubishi.
History
Knut Jacobsson started Elitmaskiner in
Göteborg in 1958.
[Bergqvist, Peter. "Bra affärer för Atlet", Verkstäderna. 28 November 2012, p. 22.] At the time the company only made trucks for indoor use. Elitmaskiner changed its name to Atlet in 1966.
The company started by making hand pallet trucks.
Around 1960, powered stackers and telereach trucks dominated the market. Knut Jacobsson then invented the pedestrian stacker that had a lifting capacity comparable with the telereach trucks, but could be used in narrower aisles, thanks to its patented side stabilizers.
Atlet started providing training for truck operators in the 70s. Technical developments continued with computerized simulations of warehouse management solutions, automatic trucks and mobile terminal systems, and between 1988 and 1994 Atlet took part in a development project in collaboration with doctors and occupational therapists. This resulted in
Tergo
Tergo is the name for a series of forklift trucks from the Sweden, Swedish manufacturer Atlet AB. In the 80’s Atlet AB was pioneeringAtlet, Henrik Moberger, Tärnan Reportage AB 2008. {{ISBN, 978-91-633-1924-2 in ergonomics and operator-centric d ...
, a telereach truck with ergonomic solutions such as the mini steering wheel and floating armrest.
Jacobsson left the CEO position in 1995, letting his daughter, Marianne Nilson, take over.
[Börjesson, Karin. "Atlets nya VD har tagit över", Göteborgs-Posten. 28 April 1995.] It was then Sweden's biggest family-owned engineering company and one of the leading European truck manufacturers.
Nissan Forklift
, trading as Nissan Motor Corporation and often shortened to Nissan, is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The company sells its vehicles under the Nissan, Infiniti, and Datsun br ...
, a subsidiary of the
Nissan Motor Company, bought Atlet AB in 2007.
["Nissan tar över Atlet", Göteborgs-Posten. 5 September 2007.]
Nissan Motor Company spun-off its Industrial Machinery Division and establish a new company, “Nissan Forklift Co., Ltd.”, effective from October 1, 2010.
[Atlet, Henrik Moberger, Tärnan Reportage AB 2008. ]
See also
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A Ergo
The A Ergo is a stand-in stacker forklift truck pioneered by the Swedish
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Sources
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External links
Atlet AB
Manufacturing companies of Sweden
Nissan
Companies based in Västra Götaland County