Winco Information Archives

It’s a Sign!

Posted on May 2, 2023May 3, 2023 by Josie — 2 Comments

At WINCO, we enjoy looking for ways to not only promote ourselves, but our community. When you come to visit us, take Highway 99 so you can see our newest addition, an LED sign.

Project: Watchfire LED Sign
Purpose: Brand awareness, as well as, promoting company highlights and community events.
Challenges: Winter, system interruption

Ground Breaking

Even though we started the project in the heart of a Minnesota winter, we were able to get the support beam in place and secured with concrete. A local electric company was able to get wiring ready as well.

Installation

It was an exciting day when the sign was delivered! Installation was very quick and the sign was ready for content right away. The next day, though, we found out we had the same IP address as another company and were displaying information about Maine. It was a one in a million chance, but the software company worked hard to get everything working correctly. A few hours later, we were up and running.

Content

It has been fun creating content to display. The sign is a way for us to post products, company information, and promote local events and fundraisers. Adding a bit of whimsy, we display what National day it is. Pictured was our National Pet Day display. We were able to display pictures of all of our furry family members.

We have another project in the works. Stay tuned!
– BIG DOG

2023 Events

Posted on March 27, 2023March 31, 2023 by Josie — Leave a comment

This year has already been busy!

Expos

February

We traveled to Florida to attend the Spray Foam Convention & Expo and Spray Foam World Wide (SFWW). Both events were in Daytona Beach and we enjoyed the warm weather.

SFWW gave away a spray foam rig equipped with our DE30!

Congrats to the rig winner, Gino!

A week later, we stayed in Florida and attended PowerGen. While our co-workers were experiencing a Minnesota blizzard, we stayed warm and showed of our RP units, RP15, RP130 and our largest available, RP400.

March

We attended ConExpo in Las Vegas where we showed off our RP units and portable generators that are built for the industrial industry.

Parades

St. Patrick’s Day

We started our parade appearance at the Le Center’s 41st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. We handed out can coolers and a lot of candy! The Big Dog was happy to get outside and see everyone! It wouldn’t be fun without snow!

Future Parades:

We have a few more this year!

June 17th	Cherry Creek Days – Cleveland, MN
September 16th	Dozinky Days – New Prague, MN
November 30th	Torchlight Parade – Montgomery, MN

Follow our social media pages to stay current on all events happening at WINCO!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wincogen
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/winco-generators/

See you soon!

Paving the Way – Phase 2

Posted on June 24, 2022July 7, 2022 by Josie — 8 Comments

Phase 1 brought us new sidewalks, phase 2 brings us a new parking lot!

A new parking lot is just one of the great improvements we have been making to help our employees, customers, and vendors. It was entertaining to watch the machines every step to make our parking lot go from a hot mess to a smooth and organized space.

Step 1: The soil stabilizer

This heavy piece of machinery ground up the existing parking lot, mixed in a binding agent, and created a better base for vehicle traffic.

Step 2: Base Layer

This is a critical step to ensure the foundation for the parking lot is compacted correctly and has proper pitch for drainage.

Step 3: Asphalt

It was a pretty warm day, but these guys did a great job to ensure the paving machine created an even pour. We had two layers installed. After each layer, they used heavy rollers to compact the surface.

Step 4: Marking

If you have visited us before, you may have noticed that we aren’t the best at parking in a straight line. This not only looks great, it also added designated accessible spaces. No promises that the stripes will be helpful in the winter!

Stay tuned to see what other improvements we are doing!

Paving the Way – Phase 1

Posted on May 31, 2022June 6, 2022 by Josie — Leave a comment

As we continue to create generators that make your life easier, we also invest in our company to make it easier for our employees. We have started working on our parking lot. If you’ve visited us before, you probably thought, “They really need parking stripes!” You see, the parking lot has become half gravel and half pavement. It is very uncomfortable on my paws when I have to walk across it to get to the grass.

Phase 1: Sidewalks

We added sidewalks and an outdoor break area around the building.

Stay tuned for Phase 2!

We Have Added Dealer Information

Posted on April 18, 2022May 10, 2022 by Josie — Leave a comment

We have added a new dealer information on our website for our dealers to download forms and find our basic policies. This is a great place to go if you have any questions after our business hours.

Dealer Information

When on our website, locate the Service and Support tab and find Dealer Information.

Service Center Opportunities

We want your business to be a success!

Including “Service Center” to your credentials can help open up more business opportunities. We depend on our service teams to deliver great customer service, provide confident technical skills, and be our eyes and ears in the field to communicate if we need to address anything in our designs. It is great people like you that get us to where we are and where we are going.

We offer Service School sessions throughout the year – be sure to keep an eye out for the announcements!

Download and fill out the Service Center applications to start the process!

Warranty Information

WINCO works hard to provide the best generators available on the market. Sometimes, sometimes, a part just doesn’t want to work as it is supposed to. We want our customers to know that we back up our products. Every generator has a great warranty. Our standby and prime generators are shipped with Start-Up Sheets. These forms are necessary to start the factory warranty. We know that things happen and paperwork gets lost, we’ve made it easy to find a new one. If you are looking for a warranty procedures or a claim form, you will find these here too.

If you have warranty questions, please call us at 507-357-6831 and select to for our Warranty Department.

Return Policy

We understand that returning a product may be necessary. For a smooth transaction, be sure to check out our return policies. If you have any questions, your account manager will be happy to assist you.

We hope you find this helpful!