Announcements
Building an ImPRESSive Tomorrow
A team of Alexandria Industries’ employees recently visited Presezzi Extrusion Group in Italy to see our new press. Alexandria’s team members, starting with the fourth individual, left to right: Tom Welle PMP, strategic initiatives manager; Don Dickey, maintenance manager; Mitch Rasmusen, extrusion manager; Adam Cramlet, senior manufacturing engineer; Tom Schabel, CEO; Rydell Robinson, operations manager;…
Read MoreBuilding an imPRESSive Tomorrow
Earlier this year, we announced the purchase of a new aluminum extrusion press and our latest building expansion. We will use the new space to accommodate the new press and restructure our administrative offices at our 401 facility in Alexandria. Here are a few items outlining our progress to date: Successfully designed and built new…
Read MoreWe Bought a New Aluminum Extrusion Press!
We will use the new press to make aluminum components that go into products our customers make that people see and use every day. From Presezzi Extrusion Group (Italy), the press will allow us to increase our aluminum extrusion capabilities, extrude more complex product features, and hold tighter tolerances, while utilizing a variety of alloys.…
Read MoreWelcome Jon Olson
Alexandria Industries announced that Jonathan D. Olson joined the company as its chief financial officer (CFO); former CFO Marc Illies has retired. Olson will serve the company and its employees by investing in helping them achieve their business, financial, and professional growth goals. We are happy to have Jon on our team. View his profile…
Read MoreAlexandria Industries Acquires Alexandria Plastics, Inc.
The customers of Alexandria Industries have had access to custom plastic injection and foam molded components since 2006, when we formed a strategic alliance with Alexandria Plastics (Wheaton, Minn.). In late 2018, we acquired the company, assuring our customers that they can continue to expect consistent, high quality plastic injection and foam components for years…
Read MoreAlexandria Industries Fishing For the Cure Ice Fishing Challenge
SAVE THE DATE! Our 13th annual Fishing For the Cure Ice Fishing Challenge will be held on Feb. 16, 2019, 12 noon – 3 p.m. on Smith Lake, in Alexandria, Minn. It’s never too early to start thinking about ice fishing. Especially when there is such a great reason behind this event—fighting cancer. The committee is…
Read MoreFishing For the Cure – Ice Fishing Challenge
12th Annual Tournament Raises $57,500! It began with two friends (and coworkers) sitting on five-gallon buckets ice fishing in the dead of winter. Cancer affected them both. They lost parents and siblings. They lost friends and colleagues. Disheartened with losing so many people they loved to cancer, they wanted to find something they could do…
Read MoreHoliday Hours
Alexandria Industries will be closed on the following dates over the winter holidays. Thanksgiving – Nov. 23-24, 2017 Christmas - Dec. 25, 2017 New Year's Day - Jan. 1, 2018 Many blessings to everyone!
Read MoreA Great Partnership
Achieve Wellness, a long-term partner of our employee wellness program, recently honored Alexandria Industries with its first Partnership Award. Our relationship began more than 10 years ago when we worked with Achieve Wellness to create an employee wellness program. In 2016, we expanded our work together with the opening of our new Alexandria Industries Health…
Read MoreOutstanding Young Professionals
The Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and the Echo Press newspaper announced their top 20 outstanding professionals younger than age 40 in the Alexandria Lakes Area. The organizations judge nominees based on their professional achievements, community involvement and overall depth of personal qualities. Alexandria Industries is proud to announce that Ben Bomstad, Chris Ebnet…
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