Recent News Articles
Company Spotlight: Lou-Rich
Lou-Rich is a sister company to Panels Plus and one of four 100% employee-owned manufacturing companies under the holding company, Innovance. In business since 1972, Lou-Rich is celebrating their 50th [...]
Employee Spotlight: Tim Kaasa
Tim Kaasa has been a member of the Panels Plus team for almost 17 years. He originally started out as a Supervisor at Panels Plus in the fall of 2005 [...]
Panels Plus MNSHARP Recertification
Panels Plus recently finished the two-day MNSHARP recertification at the North Plant in Albert Lea, where all the Panels Plus equipment is manufactured. MNSHARP is a Minnesota Occupational Safety and [...]
Company Updates
Company Update: May 2022
A few words from our Product Manager Greetings from Panels Plus! We have been busy implementing improvements to our Single Beam Sheathing Station with stitchers and Dual Beam Sheathing Station [...]
Company Update: February 2022
Greetings from Panels Plus! It appears that 2022 will be another great year for builders. We are very busy here at Panels Plus. New orders are more than 50% higher [...]
Company Update: November 2021
A few words from our General Manager Greetings from Panels Plus! I can’t believe it’s already the 4th quarter. The year has gone by quickly as business has been strong [...]
Company Spotlight
Company Spotlight: Lou-Rich
Lou-Rich is a sister company to Panels Plus and one of four 100% employee-owned manufacturing companies under the holding company, Innovance. In business since 1972, Lou-Rich is celebrating their 50th [...]
Panels Plus MNSHARP Recertification
Panels Plus recently finished the two-day MNSHARP recertification at the North Plant in Albert Lea, where all the Panels Plus equipment is manufactured. MNSHARP is a Minnesota Occupational Safety and [...]
The Top 12 Prefab Home Trends in 2022
Prefab construction is on the rise in the US and in many other parts of the world. In fact, here is an interesting article published recently by the group BuildGreen [...]
Equipment Spotlight
Equipment Spotlight: Light Gauge Steel Framing Station
The Light Gauge Steel Framing Station is made up of a steel framing table and two screw tool carriages. To ensure consistently accurate results every time, the steel framing table [...]
Equipment Spotlight: Production Lines
Our production lines are designed to efficiently manufacture wall panels and floor cassettes from start to finish. A production line features an arrangement of products and accessories for continuous [...]
Equipment Spotlight: Light Gauge Steel Sheathing Station
The Light Gauge Steel Sheathing Station is designed to screw sheathing to steel wall panels. The table will sheath 6’6’’ to 12’’ walls up to 16’ long and handles wall [...]
Employee Spotlight
Employee Spotlight: Tim Kaasa
Tim Kaasa has been a member of the Panels Plus team for almost 17 years. He originally started out as a Supervisor at Panels Plus in the fall of 2005 [...]
Employee Spotlight: Dustin Viktora
Dustin Viktora began his career with Panels Plus in July of 2017 in a part time role manufacturing parts and assisting in assembly and welding. Today he proudly holds the [...]
Employee Spotlight: Mark Jasperson
Mark Jasperson is new to the ALMCO/Panels Plus team and started his role as Manufacturing Manager in August 2021. In this position, Mark works closely with multiple business units within [...]
Tradeshows
In Case You Missed It…
If you didn't get the chance to visit our team at the Building Component Manufacturers Conference (BCMC) this year, you missed the opportunity to see a variety of new products [...]
Panels Plus is Attending BCMC This Year!
The Panels Plus team is thrilled to be attending the Building Component Manufacturers Conference (BCMC) after it’s cancellation last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference runs from October [...]