Tampereen Konepalvelu Oy, which was founded in 1977 to deal in used machine tools, is Finland's oldest continuously operating company in this sector. Over the years Tampereen Konepalvelu Oy also started to sell new machine tools, the first brands being Stanko, Sarlah, Tezsan and Aliko. In 1994 the company concluded an agreement with Strojimport and become the sole agent for Czech and Slovakian machine tools in Finland and Estonia. Tampereen Konepalvelu Oy is currently Finland's largest importer of the Czech and Slovakian machine tools. The selection has also grown to include Spanish Nicolás Correa bed type milling machines, Turkish Ermak shears and press brakes, Portuguese Adira shears and press brakes, Italian MACC saws, also MG- and Tauring bending machines. Last updated on 13-12-2007.