Kesla Wood Chipper Range to be Discontinued

Kesla Discontinues Its Wood Chipper Product Range As Part Of The Company’s Strategic Review

Kesla Oyj has decided to discontinue its Kesla Wood Chipper product group as part of the company’s strategic review. In August 2024, Kesla informed its distribution network of a temporary suspension of chipper production and announced the initiation of a strategic assessment of the product group.

80,000 Hours

That’s a remarkable amount of work hours for a single machine, the Norcar 600 owned by Erkki Rinne is taken well care of, it even has the original Diesel engine.
Kieran Anders Forestry

Kieran Anders is a forestry contractor working in the lake district. His work involves hand cutting and extracting timber using a skidder and tractor-trailer forwarder.
Promoting safety in the workplace

It is not possible to eliminate chain shot, but there are simple steps that can be taken to reduce the risk.
Glasfryn Fencing and Sawmill

Arwel takes great pride in the fact that the mill has no waste whatsoever, “the peelings are used for children’s playgrounds, gardens and for farm animals in barns in the winter and the sawdust has multiple uses in gardens and farms as well.
Keeping Timber Hauliers Safe

Timber hauliers need to encourage young blood in, and also look after the hauliers we have, we need make the sector a safe and positive place to work.

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As a result of this assessment, the company has resolved to permanently cease chipper manufacturing and to begin the process of selling product rights and associated patents.

The discontinuation covers the entire Kesla chipper product family – including models C645, C860, C1045 and C1060 and their various configurations – as well as the proCHIPPER control system. The product line includes a number of valid international patents, covering for example chipper rotors and blowers. Over the past 20 years, Kesla has delivered more than 400 chippers to 15 different countries.

Several international chipper manufacturers are important potential OEM partners for Kesla. With this decision, new opportunities for collaboration are opening, as Kesla is no longer seen as a competitor in this product segment. This enables Kesla to focus more strongly on developing new OEM relationships and offering its comprehensive range of cranes suitable for wood chipping applications to a wider customer base.

Spare parts sales, technical support and maintenance services for existing Kesla chippers in the market will continue as normal, in accordance with customer commitments and warranty terms.