KWH Group
Native name | Finnish: KWH-yhtymä Oy Swedish: KWH-koncernen Ab |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Headquarters | Vaasa, Finland |
Key people | Björn Höglund, Chairman Kjell Antus, President Stefan Sjöberg (Mirka) Joakim Laxåback (KWH Logistics) Mika Halvorsen (KWH Freeze) Marko Nylund (Prevex) |
| Products | Abrasives, logistics services, real estate holdings, plastic plumbing products |
| Revenue | 625 million euros (2024) |
| 63.1 million euro (2024) | |
Number of employees | 2,586 (2024) |
| Website | www |
KWH Group Ltd (in Finnish: KWH-yhtymä Oy, in Swedish: KWH-koncernen Ab) is a Finnish family-owned company based in Ostrobothnia. It manufactures and markets abrasives, and plastic products (water traps) and provides forwarding and logistics services, including cold storage of food. It is headquartered in Vaasa, Finland.
The company was formed in 1984 when Oy Keppo Ab, founded by Emil Höglund, bought the shares of Oy Wiik & Höglund Ab, founded by Höglund and Edvin Wiik in 1929. In 2024 KWH Group was the 122nd largest Finnish company in turnover and the 78th largest employer.