About the Lou-Rich North Plant The Lou-Rich North Plant resides approximately 4 miles from our main plant on the North side of Albert Lea. The plant is around 50,000 square feet and specializes in large-scale manufactured products such as large weldments, and high-level assembly cells. Virtually tour the Lou-Rich North Plant in our newest facility
In honor of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week this September 10-14th, employee-owners from Lou-Rich & Innovance created care packages for all the hardworking, dedicated truck drivers that move our freight. Our team had a blast handing out the gift bags throughout the week. Each truck driver was given a thank you letter, flashlight, leather gloves,
We are thrilled to announce that Lou-Rich, along with Minnesota State University – Mankato (MSU) has been recently awarded over $330,000 through the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) Grant. The program’s purpose is “to act as a catalyst between business and education in developing cooperative training projects that provide training for new jobs or retrain
We are in the process of adding a new Mazak Palletech System to our CNC department at our Front Street facility. The Mazak Palletech System will replace two early to mid-90s vertical mills and will streamline the setup process for our high-mix, low-volume shop. With this new system, switching to a different product will take
The holiday season is upon us. While it’s easy to get swept up with the hustle and bustle of the holidays and year-end tasks, it’s also important to remember to slow down, spend time with family, and give back when and where you can. Here are a few ways our team gives back during the
For the 20th year in a row, Lou-Rich Hayward was awarded the Spirit of Excellence Award for Service and Quality from Hormel Foods. The Spirit of Excellence is a prestigious supplier award presented annually to a select group of business partners who have contributed to the success of the Hormel Foods Corporation. The award was
This year is a milestone anniversary for Lou-Rich, as we’re celebrating 50 years in business. We also have other achievements to celebrate, like being recognized as the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s 2022 Large Manufacturer of the Year, and being listed as #20 on The Fabricator's 2022 FAB 40. Although our actual anniversary was in March,
We're proud to be recognized by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal in their 2022 Minnesota Manufacturing Awards as one of their Manufacturers of the Year. This is a great accomplishment for our team. Congratulations to all our employee-owners on this exciting and well-deserved award! You can read more about this award in the press release
This year, Lou-Rich will celebrate its 50th year in business. That is an accomplishment less than 3% of all manufacturing companies started last century can claim. The small two-man tool and die operation opened its doors for the first time on March 6, 1972, and 50 years later has grown into a robust and
We are pleased to announce that the Lou-Rich Front Street facility completed another OSHA MNSHARP Recertification Audit and will be recommended to the Commissioner of the MN Department of Labor & Industry for a three-year renewal in the program. “The Minnesota Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (MNSHARP) recognizes companies whose managers and employees work
