Created in 2007 (Norway), Aker Material Handling A part of the Aker Group own 29 sister brands and 369 competing brands. Aker Material Handling A part of the Aker Group's notoriety arose from exemplary management which optimizes product quality and client satisfaction, which in turn generate financial performance, and therefore, stock performance. Being a Popular brand online is assessed based on the evolution of worldwide Web searches over the last five years.