'Now the market is expanding,' he reports. Kristiansson says Atlet sales have followed market trends. Even though Atlet is exiting the US market, there are still a number of Atlet trucks in the marketplace to be serviced for those customers.' Managers of Atlet Inc and NFCNA are 'in discussions with Atlet customers, the end-users of the trucks and some of those businesses currently providing service' for Atlet equipment, says John Hoyle, vice president of corporate administration for NFCNA. Ten staff reported to the Anaheim office, including three field service technicians. Marengo absorbed the Schaumburg functions in May. Atlet has service contracts with certain customers.Ītlet stopped offering Atlet-branded equipment to the North American market on 1 September.Ītlet Inc has operated through headquarters and administrative offices in California and a central distribution and parts facility in Schaumburg, Illinois. 'Atlet has arranged with our sister company, Nissan Forklift Corp North America (NFCNA), to provide service, parts and other technical support' through the NFCNA headquarters facility in Marengo, Illinois and certain dealerships including some Nissan Forklift locations, Kristiansson says. Atlet had endeavoured to create a network of independent dealers, consultants and agents of support of its materials handling product line for the North American market. 'We have allocated more than six months' to terminate Atlet Inc operations, he notes. 'This closure will happen in stages' between 31 August and 31 December.īengt Kristiansson, president of the subsidiary Atlet Inc in Anaheim, California, is responsible for wrapping up the business. 'After almost 25 years of sales and support activity in the North American warehouse truck market, the Atlet group has made a strategic decision to close its operations for this region,' executives say in a statement. Atlet AB's effort to sell European-style specialised materials handling equipment and methods in North America is turning a corner.

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