Upcoming official opening of Oz Lifting’s new facility

Oz Lifting Products LLC will host a grand opening of its new facility in Winona, Minnesota, USA  on Tuesday 7 October , including an official ribbon-cutting, led by the Winona Area Chamber of Commerce and its Ambassadors.

Oz Lifting, a manufacturer of davit cranes and industrial lifting equipment, was inaugurated in December, 2004 with two staff; today, it has 30 full-time employees and a global distributor network. The new facility sits on a five-acre lot and is primed to facilitate further expansions; it is the fourth time the company has relocated.

The Innovation Drive facility will be officially opened at 3pm by Christie Ransom, chamber president and CEO, who will present Steve Napieralski, president at Oz Lifting, with a commemorative plaque. Napieralski will be joined by his wife, Jane, and other family members; plus, representatives of the company’s leadership team. Also, in attendance at the 40,000sqft site will be Minnesota Senator Jeremy Miller, who owns local firm Miller Scrap & Disposal; representatives of local universities and colleges; selected trade press; and local dignitaries.

Steve Napieralski, a graduate of Winona State University, said, “Our move to the new Innovation Drive facility has been a real step forward – and to formally open it among such esteemed company is a landmark moment in our history. The building is four times larger than our previous space, which has given us room to grow and work more efficiently. Winona is a small community and it’s exciting that we will continue to be able to call it home.”

ILH will be among the attendees at the official openning and will report from the event.