Winsted Area Industries
Job opportunities are plentiful in Winsted , with several industries in town poised for growth .
See below for information about Winsted ’ s current industrial businesses :
AZZ GALVANIZING , located at 800 6th Street South , joined the Winsted community in April 2008 . The 80,000-square-foot facility employs 90 people , providing corrosion protection services for steel fabricators and farmers throughout the upper Midwest , including Millerbernd Manufacturing , M & N Structures , AWI , ProForm , Drill Pipe , Inc ., and SJF locally .
AZZ Galvanizing Winsted , part of AZZ Inc ., headquartered in Fort Worth , TX , is the largest galvanizer in North America , with 41 locations ( 38 in the US and three in Canada ). The state-of-the-art facility in Winsted features a 53-foot-long by 7-foot-wide by 10-foot-deep kettle that is among the largest in the Midwest . AZZ Galvanizing can galvanize large transmission poles or other steel products used in recreation , agriculture , the industrial , wind , and solar installations , as well as bridge and highway projects .
For more information , call 320-485-5001 , fax 320-485-5002 , email danawiegert @ azz . com , or visit the company ’ s website at www . azz . com .
AWI MANUFACTURING has been a fixture in the community of Winsted since 1970 . AWI is proud to live and work in the place many call home .
AWI is a family-owned business specializing in products for the food and dairy industry as well as a state of the art Job Shop and fabricator for other companies across the US .
AWI ’ s stainless products for the food and dairy industry have been used in manufacturing facilities across the entire country . AWI manufactures floor drains , tanks , enclosures , hangers and much more . The company is a partner with some of the largest names and brands in the industry , and they have learned to count on AWI .
AWI continues to grow through new product development , a great reputation , and their drive to keep improving products and product offerings .
To learn more about AWI , visit www . awimfg . com or call 320- 485-2471 .
DIMAX CORP . is located at 1107 Industrial Lane . DiMax provides OEM manufacturers with quality die-cut parts ( such as gaskets , seals , pads ), CNC routed parts , urethane foam molded parts ( such as medical pads , exercise pads , seats , backrests ), and assemblies .
For more information , call 320-485-3232 , e-mail info @ dimaxcorp . com , or visit www . dimaxcorp . com .
DRILL PIPE , INC ., located at 550 S . Third St ., Suite 200 manufactures down-hole drilling tools for water well drilling , construction , geotechnical , geothermal , oil / gas , and mining industries . Products are sold worldwide . The company moved to Winsted in February 2012 , and has since expanded it ’ s facilities to Alice , TX .
For more information , call ( 763 ) 592-8670 , e-mail info @ drillpipeinc . com , or go to www . drillpipeinc . com .
FIVE STAR OFFICE INSTALLATIONS , located at 3077 230th St ., is a commercial office furniture installation company serving businesses throughout Minnesota . In addition to installing desks , cubicles , and other office equipment , Five Star Office Installations offers inventory management and warehouse storage facilities .
For more information , contact owner Shon Gabbert at 612- 860-1927 or shon @ fivestaroi . com , or visit www . fivestaroi . com .
HH FABRICATION & REPAIR , LLC ., located at 19150 County Road 20 , specializes in manufacturing a wide variety of skid steer attachments . The company started out small , with a few attachments , and continued to build its product line over the last 30 years . HH Fabrication now manufactures more than 30 attachments for skid steers , tractor loaders , and telehandlers . Our design and engineering , along with welding , plasma cutting and painting are all done on-site with state-of-the-art equipment . We take pride in placing our “ Made in the USA ” stickers on our attachments .
To learn more about HH Fabrication & Repair , LLC visit www . hhfab . com , e-mail hhfab @ tds . net , or call 877-823-3392 .
KUBASCH EXCAVATING was established in 1937 by Herb Kubasch , who started out hauling coal for Pure Milk and then canning milk . A loader / bucket manufactured by Schwartz Mfg . and installed on a farm tractor grew into a full-time excavating and gravel-hauling business during Herb ’ s ownership .
It continued with his son , Gordon Kubasch , from 1966 to 1995 . Sons Aaron and Kendell Kubasch are third-generation owners of Kubasch Excavating .
In 1976 , Kendell designed and built the first mound system in Wright County . Aaron and Kendell developed and grew the septic installation , inspection , and design part of the business while continuing the excavating and hauling .
For more information , contact Kubasch Excavating at 210 N . 6th St ., or call 320-485-2640 .
K-WAY EXPRESS / K-WAY LOGISTICS , formerly Winsted Farm Equipment , began in 1949 as a J I Case Farm Equipment dealership . The trucking business was added in 1955 to haul farm equipment . In the early 1970s , they expanded to make local and long-haul trucking the main business for this company .
This family-owned business employs 55 full-time and 20 part-time employees . Currently , K-Way Express has 52 company-owned trucks and 175-plus trailers , including vans , reefers , flats , step decks , and other specialized trailers .
K-Way Express does truckload and less-than-truckload ( LTL ) freight in the local , regional , and 48-state area .
K-Way Logistics was added in 2004 , and provides brokerage services . In 2006 , K-Way added warehousing to its line of services . There are two warehouses for cooled , heated , and dry warehousing for more than 75,000 square feet of warehouse space .
In 2012 , K-Way moved to a new , larger location at 1300 Sixth Street South , just south of Winsted on McLeod County Road 1 .
For more information , call 320-485-2325 , email jim @ kwaytruckingcom , or visit www . kwaytrucking . com .
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