A vibrant industrial base is one of Winsted’s many assets. Industries add growth and employment opportunities that help make Winsted a preferred place to live and work.

AZZ Galvanizing Services, located at 800 6th Street South, joined the Winsted community in April 2008. The 65,000-square-foot facility employs 50 people, providing corrosion protection services for steel fabricators and farmers throughout Minnesota, and to Millerbernd Manufacturing locally.

AZZ Galvanizing Services, part of AZZ Incorporated, headquartered in Fort Worth, TX, is the largest galvanizer in America, with 22 locations nationwide. The state-of-the-art facility in Winsted features a 53-foot-long by seven-foot-wide by 10-foot deep kettle that is among the largest in the midwest. AZZ Galvanizing has the ability to galvanize large transmission poles or other steel products used in agriculture, industrial, or bridge and highway projects.

For more information, call (320) 485-5001, fax (320) 485-5002, or visit the company’s web site at www.azzgalvanizing.com.

Advantage Mailing, located at 585 Industrial Blvd, specializes in direct marketing, direct mail production, fulfillment, and printing. Advantage is an expert in one-on-one marketing services, and utilizes variable digital color printing and the Internet to qualify leads and provide real time ROI to clients’ direct marketing campaigns. For more information, call (320) 485-4000 or visit www.advantagemailing.com.

apex advantage, located at 590 Industrial Boulevard, specializes in fulfillment and distribution. For more information, call (320) 485-4300, fax: (320) 485-4305. The web site is www.apexadvantageinc.com or e-mail at info@apexadvan.com.

AWI Manufacturing specializes in stainless steel fabrication for the food and dairy industry, and has expanded its services to include laser cutting. Established in 1970, AWI has provided quality products for companies throughout the United States. The company employs approximately 45 people. For more information, call (320) 485-2471, or visit www.awimfg.com.

DiMax Corp., located at 1107 Industrial Lane, is a manufacturer of non-metallic die-cut parts such as gaskets, seals, pads, cushions, and structural supports. For more information, call (320) 485-3232 fax: (320) 485-3233, and e-mail: jim@dimaxcorp.com. The web site is www.dimaxcorp.com.

EDCO Manufacturing, located at 311 McLeod Avenue West, is a commercial sewing, heat sealing, and die cutting contractor that has been in business since 1960.

Some of Edco’s products include tarps, covers, bags, tractor seats, cushions, tumbling and wall mats, vinyl and upholstered seating, curtain dividers, awnings, canopies, wheelchair upholstery, banner materials, and canvas products.

For more information, call (320) 485-2322 or e-mail joedcomfg@aol.com.

Five Star Direct, located at 351 Lewis Avenue West, is a direct mail production business that moved to Winsted from Delano, bringing 60 jobs. The company has continued to grow, and now employs nearly 150 people. The owners are Joe Remer and Dick Borrell. For more information, call (320) 485-7827, fax: (320) 485-5030, e-mail: donh@fivestardirectmail.com, or see its web site at www.fivestardirectmail.com.

GroNatural, located at 550 South 3rd Street, is a manufacturer of all-natural products for hydroseeding, erosion control and soil. The company recently moved its facility from Litchfield to Winsted, and is now located at 550 South 3rd Street, in the building once owned by Sterner Lighting.

Previously known as Limpert Environmental, GroNatural was formed through a vision of adding value to the erosion control, landscape, and soil amendment markets by providing an all-natural product. The company has invested years of research and trials in formulating all natural products that provide a non-chemical solution to plant and vegetation needs. With the help of AURI, GroNatural developed the first all-natural composite mulch. GroNatural also offers all-natural composite mulch with rolled erosion control products.

To contact GroNatural, call (320) 485-2800 or fax (320) 485-2815.

K-Way Express/K-Way Logistics: K-way Express, formerly Winsted Farm Equipment, began in 1949. The company employs 45 to 50 full- and part-time employees.

Since 1955, both local and long haul trucking have been the main business for this company. K-Way Logistics was added in 2005, and provides brokerage services. In 2006, K-Way added warehousing to its line of services. For more information, call (320) 485-2325 or visit www.kwaytrucking.com

Littfin Lumber started in 1962, and is still locally owned. It manufactures wood roof and floor trusses as well as finger-jointed treated columns for agricultural and commercial pole barn structures. In addition, Littfin Lumber designs and supplies engineered wood products by I-Level for floor and roof systems throughout the upper midwest. As it grew, Littfin kept its corporate headquarters in Winsted. However, manufacturing now takes place just to the north, near Howard Lake.

Employing 350 people, Littfin Lumber is one of the largest employers in Winsted. Typically, Littfin’s product is delivered using its own fleet of trucks, which total about one million miles each year.

Initially starting as a lumber yard, Littfin Lumber decided to specialize in one area and do it well. Coming from that background and understanding the ever-changing needs of its customers, Littfin Lumber was, and is, instrumental in developing equipment, programs, and processes that have become standards for the industry. The result of that effort is a less costly, better made product, delivered on time to its customers.

Being one of the largest truss manufacturers in the country operating out of a single plant, people nationally and internationally recognize that effort and regularly ask for some opinions that may help in their particular situations. For more information, call (320) 485-3861 or visit www.littfintruss.com.

Millerbernd Systems, formerly Millerbernd Design and Fabrication, is comprised of four divisions; process, automation, laser and lighting. A family owned and operated business for over 76 years, Millerbernd Systems currently employs approximately 60 people.

Millerbernd Process and Automation offers comprehensive solutions and assistance through all phases of development, from single stainless steel components to complete process control or bulk material handling systems, always delivering the highest level of quality and craftsmanship. They are committed to working with their clients in designing specific performance based systems that improve productivity and reduce manufacturing costs. They pride themselves in resolving complex integration, production and installation challenges.

Millerbernd Laser’s unique combination of experience, including fabrication, laser cutting, and robotic equipment, gives them production versatility. This flexibility allows them to provide unmatched quality machining, custom fabrication, precision laser cutting, and on-time delivery. By using advanced production and quality-control processes and technologies over a wide range of applications, they are able to deliver tight-tolerance laser cutting and complex fabrication. Recent ISO 9001-2008 certification assures customer satisfaction.

Millerbernd Lighting has been providing custom fabrication solutions for over seven decades. Today they use cutting-edge engineering and manufacturing technologies to create intricate, yet cost-effective conventional and SSL lighting fixtures. Past solutions have included, but are not limited to, clean rooms, cold storage, containment areas, marine applications, outdoor signage, street lighting, tunnels and underpasses.

For more information, call (320) 485-2685, e-mail: info@millerbernd.com or visit www.millerbernd.com.

Millerbernd Manufacturing: One of Winsted’s distinguishing features is Millerbernd Manufacturing’s 208-foot-high mast lighted pole on which flies a 30’ x 50’ American flag during national holidays and special occasions.

Millerbernd builds tapered steel poles for lighting applications, and custom steel rings and cylinders used for large scale electric motor and generator housings. Some of the many lighting pole products manufactured are street lighting poles, sports floodlighting poles, traffic signal poles, high mast lighting poles, and decorative lighting poles. Millerbernd products are sold throughout the continental United States and in Puerto Rico and Alaska.

For more information, call (320) 485-2111, fax number is (320) 485-4420, and e-mail is dclark@millerberndmfg.com. Its web site is www.millerberndmfg.com.

O’Matt Floorcovering, is a floor covering contractor located at 311 McLeod Avenue West. Since 1990, the company has been providing and installing floor covering in the area. The company’s showroom offers a variety of floor covering items. O’Matt Floorcovering is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment. For more information, call (320) 485-4636 or (612) 749-1900 or e-mail: omattfloors@aol.com.

Ram Buildings, Inc. has been located at 592 Industrial Drive, in Winsted’s industrial park, for the past 10 years. Ram Buildings, Inc. is an award-winning builder, specializing in post frame and steel frame equestrian, commercial, agricultural, and storage buildings.

Ram General Contracting, Inc., also located at 592 Industrial Drive, offers a one-stop source for complete building projects from start to finish, including Construction Management services. Ram General Contracting, Inc. also has an excavating division, providing services including earth-moving for small driveways and building pads, digging for footings, and finish grading.

Ram Building Supply is a retail lumberyard for contractors and do-it-yourself customers. Located behind Ram Buildings, Inc. in the Winsted industrial park, Ram Building Supply is open for business Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Ram Landscape Services, Inc., located at 492 Industrial Drive in Winsted, specializes in landscape design and installation for residential, commercial and industrial properties including outdoor design build services, retaining walls and patios, decorative stone and tile, erosion control, hydro-seeding, and irrigation systems.

For more information, call (320) 485-2844, or toll-free (800) 710-4726. The fax number is (320) 485-3625, and e-mail is sales@rambuildings.com. The web site is www.rambuildings.com.

SJF Material Handling, Inc. Servicing clients nationwide since 1979, SJF Material Handling Inc. has grown to be one of the nation’s largest stocking distributor of new, used and refurbished material handling equipment. SJF is a nationwide provider of everything material handling including new and used pallet racks, cantilever racks, gravity and roller conveyors, drive-in and drive-thru racks, span track, mezzanines, pick modules, carton flow rack, power and gravity conveyor, sortation systems, horizontal carousels, vertical carousels, refurbished used forklifts and more. In addition to its retail and wholesale division, SJF’s online store provides internet shoppers safe and secure online ordering on a wide array of material handling items and features live chat support and quantity discounts on most items. For more information, go to www.sjf.com, call (320) 485-2824, e-mail support@sjf.com, or just stop by. SJF is located at 211 Baker Avenue in Winsted.

Solid Surface Incounters, is located in Winsted’s Industrial Park. It is co-owned by Richard Scott of Plato and Lisa Hennessey of Winsted. The company manufactures a wide variety of products including countertops, islands, vanities, tub surrounds, table tops, wet bars, flooring, mantels, and hearths. It works with a variety of solid surfaces, but mainly with Corian, which is a product manufactured by DuPont. Solid Surface employs a few part-time workers for installation, but Hennessey and Scott do all of the manufacturing work themselves.

Tetra Pak CPS (formerly CPS SCHERPING) employs 150 people in the stainless steel fabrication industry.

Since 1968, the company has been a stainless steel equipment manufacturer for the food and dairy industry; a provider of custom manufacturing, patented cheese-making equipment, process piping, process control systems, engineering, design, installation, start-up, plant renovation and turn-key projects for cheese and dairy plants. Like the other fabrication companies in Winsted, the company’s customers come from all over the nation, bringing business into the city.

For more information, call (320) 485-4401. The fax number is (320) 485-2666. Visit the company’s web site at www.tetrapak.com/cheese.

Vitran Express, formerly Quast Transfer, is located at 1300 County Road 1, and employs 11 people in Winsted. The total employment for the company is 3,000 people. Vitran is a Canadian-owned LLC based in Toronto, Canada, with US headquarters in Indianapolis.

Vitran provides LTL (Less Than a Truckload) service to and from 31 states, plus all of Canada. Quast Transfer was incorporated in 1953 in Winsted as a LTL freight carrier, transporting freight from the Winsted area to the Twin Cities.

The company experienced tremendous growth following deregulation of the trucking industry in the 1980s. Associates in Winsted provide customer service for the entire company, while drivers who live here provide pick up and delivery service for towns within a 60-mile radius of Winsted.

Reach Vitran Express by phone at (800) 967-3331, (320) 485-2101, fax (763) 913-3341 or e-mail customerrequest@vitranexpress.com. Visit the company’s web site at www.vitranexpress.com.

Waste Management, located at 10030 Industrial Drive, is a leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services. Based in Houston, the company maintains 413 collection operations, and serves nearly 21 million residential, industrial, municipal, and commercial customers. For more information, call (320) 485-2372, or visit the company’s web site, www.wm.com.