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Kesla announced in June 2025 that it had decided to discontinue its wood chipper product group as part of the company's strategic review. At the same time, the company initiated a sales process for the product rights related to wood chipper products. On 17 December 2025, Kesla signed an agreement to sell all product rights related to wood chipper products to the Lithuanian mechanical engineering company UAB Ukmergès Staklès.

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Kesla Oyj, a leading Finnish manufacturer of forest technology and material handling solutions, is proud to announce the appointment of Lifting Edge (Pty) Ltd as its new authorised dealer in Southern Africa. This strategic partnership marks a significant expansion of Kesla’s global dealer network and reinforces its commitment to serving customers in the region with high-quality, innovative equipment.

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KESLA truck cranes will be on full display at the Power Truck Show in Härmä on August 8–9, 2025.

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KESLA Defence has received an important order from the defence forces of an undisclosed NATO country. This order is significant for Kerberos Multipurpose concept, as it will be rigorously tested for its capabilities, particularly in countermobility operations. Finnish Defence Forces are already users of the Kerberos concept.

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Forestry technology company Kesla Plc is renewing its operating model and management team as part of the systematic implementation of its growth strategy. The changes will take effect on March 17, 2025. These changes will not impact the structure of Kesla’s financial reporting.

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The newest member of Kesla's forestry trailer range, the KESLA 165 trailer with a net payload capacity of 16 tons, has been granted EU167/2013 type approval as of January 31, 2025 (type approval number e17167/201300005*01). This type approval is a requirement in EU countries for the trailer to be registered for road use. With the type approval, the trailer's maximum speed for road traffic is 30 km/h.

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Nationwide collective agreement negotiations are underway in Finland between employer associations and employee unions. The Industrial Union will organize a strike on February 3rd-8th, 2025. Through the strike, the unions aim to accelerate national collective agreement negotiations, as no consensus has been reached on the content of a new collective agreement. Kesla Oyj has been selected by unions as one of the companies in Finland to be affected by the strike.

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Nationwide collective agreement negotiations are underway in Finland between employer associations and employee unions. The Industrial Union and the Trade Union Pro will organize a strike on Tuesday, December 3. Through the strike, the unions aim to accelerate national collective agreement negotiations, as no consensus has been reached on the content of a new collective agreement. Kesla Oyj has been selected by unions as one of the companies in Finland to be affected by the strike.

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