AB PJ Håkansson's Mechanical Workshop was founded in 1898 by Per Johan Håkansson, which makes the company today Sweden's oldest manufacturer of wheelbarrows. Originally, the company was a smithy that manufactured and repaired local farmers' tools and shod horseshoes. The company has been manufacturing wheelbarrows since the beginning of the 20th century, under the name Trönningekärran used today. In the 1930s, the production of magazine carts was started. In 1933, PJ Håkansson's forging workshop was started and in 1951, the company was transformed by the then CEO, Per Johan Håkansson's son, Valdemar Håkansson, into Aktiebolaget PJ Håkansson's Mechanical Workshop. In the late 1960s, production began on the popular snow shovel, which is available in two models, Lillflingan and Snöflingan. The company is today owned by the founder's grandson Bengt Göran Håkansson and his children, Lina Håkansson and Per Johan Håkansson. Two extensions of the workshop premises have been carried out in recent years, 1998 and 2001. In 2002, a new press with associated feeding and picking equipment was acquired and in 2006 a new warehouse building was ready for use. In 2009, a new model of plastic snow sled was presented. In 2010, a new pipe bending machine with magazine and automatic feeding equipment was purchased. The range also consists of magazine carts, mortar carts, brick carts, luggage carts, stacking carts, gas tube carts and transport trolleys.