If you would like to know more about Atlet and our products, or if you have any questions about material handling, please contact us.
HQ
Metallvägen 9
435 82 Mölnlycke
Sweden
Phone: +46 31 98 40 00
Fax: +46 31 98 41 68
E-mail: info@atlet.se
Sweden - Sales
Metallvägen 6
435 82 Mölnlycke
Sweden
Phone: +46 31 98 40 00
Fax: +46 31 98 41 79
E-mail: sverige@atlet.se
Belgium
Industriepark-West 75
9100 Sint-Niklaas
Phone: +32 3 780 17 03
Fax: +32 3 780 17 04
E-mail: info@atlet.be
Denmark
Greve Main 19
2670 Greve Strand
Phone: +45 72 210 210
Fax: +45 72 210 211
E-mail: info@atlet.dk
France
3 Avenue des Gros Chevaux
Saint-Ouen l'Aumône - BP 27081
95053 Cergy Pontoise cedex
Tél. +33 1 34 40 32 00
Fax: +33 1 34 48 97 62
E-mail: info@atlet.fr
Germany
Lessingstrasse 14
46149 Oberhausen
Phone: +49 208 6567 0
Fax: +49 208 6567 245
E-mail: info@atlet.de
Netherlands
IJzersteden 28
7547 TB Enschede
Phone: +31 53 484 84 84
Fax: +31 53 484 84 04
E-mail: info@atlet.nl
Norway
Heiasvingen 83
1900 Fetsund
Phone: +47 2337 2630
Fax: +47 2337 2631
E-mail: info@atlet.no
UK
Jane Morbey Road
Thame, Oxon OX9 3RR
Phone: +44 184 421 5501
Fax: +44 184 421 6492
E-mail: sales@atlet.co.uk
Metallvägen 9
435 82 Mölnlycke
Phone: +46 31 98 40 00
Fax: +46 31 98 41 68
E-mail: international@atlet.com
Every Atlet truck is developed and produced for a specific reason: to improve our customers’ profitability. Many of our trucks are tailor-made for the unique challenges that await them in material handling operations at companies, warehouses and industries worldwide. And since we develop, construct and assemble our trucks in Mölnlycke, the trucks can be manufactured according to each customer’s specific demands.
We develop and produce Atlet's trucks in the Products division. The division is located in Mölnlycke, Sweden, next to Atlet's head office, and has about 200 employees. Our staff produce around 5,000 high quality trucks annually. Manufacturing mainly includes welding, surface treatment and truck assembly. Every fifth truck is produced to specific customer specifications, creating a need for flexibility.
Having all the functions in the same building provides excellent flexibility. Engineers, purchasers, manufacturing engineers and production staff can easily meet to solve problems and share ideas. We have adopted Lean thinking since 2006, implemented as Atlet Operations System (AOS) throughout the division.
All Atlet trucks are made to order. And since a truck is a long-term investment that’s used daily for up to 15 years, it’s important that every truck is prepared to satisfy future needs. When the customer and Atlet’s sales representative have defined what the truck needs to accomplish, an order is placed. Subsequently, the truck is produced according to the specifications of that order.
To be able to develop and produce customised trucks, Atlet has a highly specialised assembly department including both fixed stations (for large trucks) and line production where the trucks are transferred between various stations. The mast, which is the backbone of the truck, is built manually or by using welding robots, and then surface treated and painted at our own facility. The lead time from order to delivery is usually 3 to 15 weeks, depending on truck model and order situation.
Atlet trucks are based on seven basic chassis with less than 3,500 components that are exhaustively tested for superior reliability. Based on these chassis and many modular variations, such as mast alternatives, we can provide thousands of customised trucks, each featuring the highest possible technical and ergonomic standards. This modular system is the backbone of our efficient product development and every Atlet truck’s care-free lifecycle.
When the truck has been delivered to the customer, Atlet’s after-sales organisation takes over. Atlet supports the customer throughout the truck’s entire lifecycle, providing service, parts and updates in order to ensure cost-effective, secure internal material handling – from beginning to end.
On this site you can also learn more about our R&D process and our trucks. If you want to know what we can do for your business, you might want to explore the Atlet Total offer.
Atlet Products, Metallvägen 9, 43582 Mölnlycke, telephone + 46 31 984000
COO Products, Martin Björkroth
Product Development Manager, Dan Ulmestrand
Purchase & Logistics Manager, Roger Sölvenäs
Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Anders Ytterberg
Production Manager, Fredrik Vestlund
Controllers, Sören Fransson and Jan Lindblad
Lean & Quality Coordinator, vacant
Every material handling operation is unique and demands customised solutions for optimal efficiency and profitability. Atlet’s R&D process is based on this fact. Working closely with our customers, we are able to develop trucks that satisfy each customer’s unique demands.
Atlet’s research and product development is a continuous process carried out in close collaboration with our customers, sales staff and suppliers. Everything, however, begins in the customer’s material handling operation. The continuously gathered input we get from our customers form the basis of our pilot studies, which specify the demands of the new products. In addition, the input also sparks off an intense questioning session. How do we produce this forklift truck in the smartest way? What modules should we use? And what detailed specifications will meet requirements? Then, before we define the final concept, we build full-scale prototypes. After that follow numerous prototype tests at our customer’s facilities before we finally initiate serial production.
On this site you can also learn more about our production process and our forklift trucks. If you want to know what we can do for your business, you might want to explore the Atlet Total offer.
You get more from a healthy operator. He or she performs better and reduces your total costs of operation. That’s the simple truth about forklift truck ergonomics and the reason why we design each Atlet forklift with the operator in mind. And considering the fact that the forklift represents only 10% of the total cost while the operator represents 90%, it makes perfect sense to invest in good ergonomics.
Our customers rely on our products every day all year round. Reliable quality, communication and deliveries are therefore key success factors for Atlet. Consequently, our suppliers play important roles in building Atlet’s product offer for the market.
Are you a supplier? Do you want to know about the terms and conditions Atlet wishes to work with its partners? Please download the Atlet Master Purchase Agreement, which is the basic framework of the business relation, and/or the Atlet Supplier Manual, which describes and defines the concepts, documents and procedures that Atlet’s suppliers must be able to manage when doing business with Atlet.
We buy approximately 3,500 articles from 200 suppliers in 15 countries, with the most important suppliers located in Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Italy, UK and Slovakia. We get frequent deliveries from about 100 of our suppliers. We buy products worth around SEK 300 million every year.
To us, business is personal. Everyone at Atlet is personally committed to the success of your material handling. From the Atlet sales team, analysing and diagnosing your logistics situation, to Atlet Service engineers, making sure your truck fleet is fit for action at all times.
Our personal commitment probably has something to do with our history as a family business, started by Knut Jacobsson in his own apartment over 50 years ago. The fact that we are very choosy about who comes to work at Atlet is probably also part of the explanation. Another factor must be Atlet’s business concept.
Atlet is one of Europe’s leading truck manufacturers and material handling experts. We are committed to improving the profitability of your material handling. This is done by providing warehouse and counterbalance trucks of exceptional technical and ergonomic qualities, as well as after-sales support and related consultancy services, based on your unique situation.
Atlet trucks are produced at our headquarters and production plant outside Gothenburg, Sweden.
Atlet’s history began in 1958, when Knut Jacobsson started innovating and making trucks at home in central Gothenburg, Sweden. Half a century later, the small truck manufacturer has grown into an internationally respected material handling expert, and represented in 45 countries.
The focus on ergonomics and innovation was clear from the very beginning. These are still among the key characteristics of the Atlet brand. Initially, the company was called Elitmaskiner (Elite machines), and only manufactured indoor hand-pallet trucks.
During these early years, pedestrian stackers and reach trucks dominated the market. Knut Jacobsson invented the stand-stacker. It offered lift capacities comparable with the reach truck, but could be used in more narrow aisles, thanks to its patented side stabilisers. In 1966 the company changed its name to Atlet.
Knut Jacobsson was quick to recognise the opportunities available on other markets. He began exporting to Norway in 1962 and Holland two years later. This growing overseas business led to Atlet establishing its first subsidiary in the UK in 1969, which was joined by a German equivalent in 1976. Today, Atlet has additional subsidiaries in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway and Denmark.
During the 1970s Atlet extended its offer to include professional training for truck drivers. We also continued our commitment towards technological and ergonomic innovation. Over the years, we have developed software for material handling simulations, automatic trucks and a mobile terminal system.
Between 1988 and 1994 Atlet collaborated with doctors and occupational therapists on a research project, which resulted in Tergo®, a reach truck with innovative ergonomic solutions such as the mini steering wheel and the free-floating armrest. Since then ergonomics has been a continued focus for Atlet.
In 2007, Atlet AB was bought by Nissan Forklift, a subsidiary of Nissan Motor Company. In 2012 UniCarriers bought Nissan Forklift, thus also Atlet.Today Atlet is a part of the UniCarriers group.
On this site you can also learn more about working at Atlet and about Atlet corporate governance. Or perhaps you’re looking for logos, images and other press material?
If you want to know what we can do for your business, you might want to explore the Atlet Total offer.
Are you in sales or engineering? Are you an administrator or a service technician? Atlet employees have many different professions and specialties as well as personalities.
What Atlet employees all have in common is our strong team spirit and our customer focus. Everyone has a personal commitment to meeting each customer’s needs in the best way possible. Does this sound like a description of you? If so, please take a look at our vacancies and register your application.
There are many different career opportunities at Atlet. Information on how to apply for jobs within the company can be found on your country-specific site: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden or UK .
Information on how to apply for thesis work, internship and summer work can be found on your country-specific site: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden or UK .
Søren Gulbrant, welder, Atlet Denmark Service Division tells you his story about working at Atlet
Cornelia Herbst, Atlet Germany tells you her story about working at Atlet
Ellen Kaufmann, HR Manager, Atlet Netherlands tells you her story about working at Atlet
If you are interested in working at Atlet, you might also want to read more about the company and its history or corporate governance. To learn more about how we work and what we do for our customers, please explore the Atlet Total offer.
Here you can find out about the basic principles and institutions that govern Atlet every day. The mission we work to fulfil for our customers, as well as the vision that guides Atlet’s offer, processes and human resources. Also, how we are organised, and how we work to secure quality and environmental concerns.
Our mission is to improve the profitability of the customer’s internal material handling, by offering user-oriented and ergonomic products including after-sales, support and related services.
Our vision can be summarised with the phrase "Atlet values are lifting". This is an integral part of Atlet’s leadership, organisation, products and services and our everyday method of working. The vision guides our work within three main areas: customer offers, processes and staff.
Atlet should focus on the needs of the customer when making important decisions. Products and services should meet internal and external customer specifications and expectations. We must always keep our promises, and the customer must always consider Atlet to be ahead of its competitors.
Atlet’s method of working must be process-orientated and focused on customer benefit, efficiency, profitability and zero errors. By steadily improving processes, customer benefits and operating results will be improved.
Regarding human resources, it is Atlet management’s responsibility to recruit the necessary new staff, and to work to utilise and develop the skills of all employees. Meanwhile, each employee should work to develop team spirit, commitment, ethics and discipline.
Our quality policy is all about excellence. Every company that chooses Atlet must become a satisfied and confident customer. We must always strive to be a leader and an example in our sector. Atlet’s process of developing, purchasing and manufacturing warehouse forklift trucks is quality certified according to ISO 9001:2008.
If you want to know more, please download the complete Atlet quality policy. You can also download a copy of our ISO 9001:2008 certificate of registration.
Our environmental policy is about minimising risks to environment and health, as well as working for a sustainable society. Based on our knowledge on the forklift truck's environmental impact and Atlet’s objectives, we must work toward continuous improvement and meet or exceed relevant environmental legislation, directives and regulations. Our process of developing, purchasing and manufacturing warehouse forklifts is environmentally certified according to ISO 14001:2004.
If you want to know more, please download the complete Atlet environmental policy. You can also download a copy of our ISO 14001:2004 certificate of registration.
The Atlet group includes nine subsidiaries and an international division. The subsidiaries are Atlet Belgium, Atlet Denmark, Atlet England, Atlet France, Atlet Germany, Atlet Holland, Atlet Norway and Atlet Sweden. Atlet’s headquarters, R&D and production facilities are located in Sweden.
Atlet’s international division is a separate organisation for its (37) distributor markets. The distributors in our network operate according to Profitable Partnership, a set of business support concepts and programs, developed specifically for distribution partners.
Company
Part of Nissan Forklift Co. Ltd.
Headquarters, production, R&D
Mölnlycke, outside Gothenburg, Sweden.
Number of employees
around 1,000.
Turnover
around EUR 190 million.
International presence
45 markets
8 subsidiaries
Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and United Kingdom
International division
Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Moldavia, New Zealand, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE and Ukraine
Chairman of the Board: Keiji Ikeda
Board members: Lars Lundin, Martin Sunemar, Takanobu Tokugawa
Other board members: Ted Gustafsson, Deputy Member of the Board
On this site you can also learn more about the career opportunities within Atlet and about the Atlet company and its history. Or perhaps you’re looking for logos, images and other press material?
If you want to know what we can do for your business, you might want to explore the Atlet Total offer.
Here you can download our latest press release and our press kit, containing logotypes and a selection of key images. To access all Atlet’s images and previous press releases, visit the Atlet Market Store. If you need help logging in and finding the right material, please talk to us and we will help you.
Download the new Balance EH Series pressrelease
Download Atlet's visual identity
If you are looking for information and news about Atlet, you might also want to explore Atlet News & Stories.
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