OZ Lifting

Winona, Minnesota-based Oz Lifting Products LLC provided equipment for a rig that lowered a $250k Lucid Air Sapphire electric car at Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The vehicle was centre of a holiday-season display in the jewellery section of the store, which is below street level. Getting it there took an overnight operation that involved four […]

Winona, Minnesota-based OZ Lifting Products LLC has launched a wheel base that can be used with its full range of davit cranes up to 1200lb capacity. The USA-made wheel base is adjustable and has four different length positions: it measures from 56.57in to 77.57in long; 32.44in wide; and 36.87in high. It weighs 140lb when fully […]

We’ve got to get better at promoting our industry’s unique selling points, says Steve Napieralski, president at Oz Lifting. We share much in common with other industries, but we should focus more on what sets us apart. Lifting is different – better, even -than many sectors despite the fact that it continues to stay under […]

A team’s ability to have respectful, meaningful conversations is a cornerstone of healthy company culture, says Steve Napieralski, president at Oz Lifting. If you read this magazine’s recent ProMat review, you’d have seen an interview with Parker Hale, inside sales specialist at my company, in which he reflected on his first trade fair appearance. “Wow,” […]

Honesty remains the best policy, even though people seem more prepared than ever to give the truth scope, observes Steve Napieralski, president at Oz Lifting. Someone was talking to me the other day about sandbagging, a policy of lowering expectations to go above and beyond them when the results are delivered. I’ve also heard countless […]

New products lift us up and we must show a constant bias towards innovation, says Steve Napieralski, president at Oz Lifting.   You’ll hear it said a lot at my company, “I’m just thinking aloud here…”. And I like to see it. Innovation is a cornerstone of growth, but a business can’t continue to innovate […]

Oz Lifting has expanded its industrial lever hoist range with 6 and 9USt capacity versions. Previously, the Winona, Minnesota, USA-based manufacturer offered 0.25 to 3USt capacity models, but the relaunched range will include 0.25, 0.75, 1.5, 3- 6, and 9USt capacity versions. This closely matches the company’s premium (overload protected) and dynamometer-equipped (Dyno-Hoist) lever hoist […]

A davit crane is making light work of lifting a dinghy for a boating enthusiast. Troy Zerveskes recently refurbished a 30ft Luhrs Express Fishing Boat, which is now docked in Newington, New Hampshire, USA. As part of the overhaul, he invested in a steel davit crane from Winona, Minnesota-based OZ Lifting Products. “I wanted to […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, as an emphatic return to in-person networking proves, says Steve Napieralski, president at Oz Lifting.   Are you ready for Christmas? You should be. Jane and I have already got our stockings hanging above the cabin fireplace. And we’re not the only ones. The world’s logistics nightmare […]

OZ Lifting has launched two spark resistant products – a chain hoist and push beam trolley –  – both available from 0.5USt to 10USt capacity. The Minnesota, USA-based manufacturer has targeted the products at applications where there are gas or dust particles that could create a spark. Typical markets include oil and gas, wastewater, paper, […]