jacobsson headquarters m lnlycke sweden area served 47 countries operating income sek 1.8 billion number of employees around 1000 website atlet.com atlet is a company that manufactures and markets indoor and outdoor trucks . the company also provides services related to trucks and material handling such as logistics analysis training and service . the head office manufacturing and training premises are located in m lnlycke just outside g teborg sweden . atlet is a part of nissan forklift co. ltd. with subsidiaries in belgium denmark france luxembourg norway sweden the netherlands the uk and germany . there are retailers in a further 36 countries . contents 1 history 1 2 see also 3 sources 4 external links history 1 edit knut jacobsson started elitmaskiner in g teborg in 1958 . 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 a telereach truck with ergonomic solutions such as the mini steering wheel and floating armrest . nissan forklift a subsidiary of the nissan motor company bought atlet ab in 2007 . nissan motor company spin off its industrial machinery division and establish a new company nissan forklift co. ltd. effective from october 1 2010 . see also edit a ergo sources edit atlet henrik moberger t rnan reportage ab 2008 . isbn 978 91 633 1924 2 external links edit atlet ab retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title atlet ab & oldid 647135396 categories manufacturing companies of swedennissan navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages danskdeutschfran aisitalianonorsk bokm l svenska edit links this page was last modified on 14 february 2015 at 18 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view