
From Warehousing Of
Wisconsin to WOW
In 1977, Harold Schiferl, Don Utschig and two other partners formed
Warehousing of Wisconsin and construction began on the first warehouse of 108,000 square feet in
Wisconsin Rapids, WI. This first warehouse, which also housed the corporate offices until 1993,
would eventually see six expansions and grow to the 472,500 square feet that stands there today.
Over the years, WOW has expanded not only this warehouse but built and leased facilities throughout
Wisconsin, Idaho and Illinois. Warehousing of Wisconsin, or WOW as it was often referred to as,
became a name synonymous with quality and trust by the paper industry. Building on that reputation,
WOW added refrigerated warehousing space in 1985 in Schofield, WI. To date, WOW Logistics has grown its refrigerated warehousing business
to encompass five locations and nearly half a million square feet that primarily services the
dairy industry.
Presently, with nearly 7 million square feet of ambient, refrigerated and freezer/cold storage
space in 23 distribution centers used for public, contract and lease warehousing, WOW services over
300 customers in 50 different industries in our multi-temperature facilities. As we move to the future,
WOW will continue to invest in technology, training and new locations to cater to our customers' ever
changing needs.
Let us share some historical dates in the evolution of WOW Logistics:
| 1977 |
Harold Schiferl, Don Utschig and two other partners form Warehousing
of Wisconsin |
| 1977 |
The first 108,000 sq ft warehouse is constructed in Wisconsin Rapids, WI |
| 1979 |
New warehouse in Schofield, WI is opened
and Wisconsin Rapids, WI warehouse is expanded |
| 1985 |
WOW adds first refrigerated storage space in Schofield, WI |
| 1992 |
Tom Oswald joins WOW as a partner |
| 1993 |
The Corporate Office is relocated from Wisconsin Rapids, WI to Appleton, WI |
| 1995 |
The first build-to-suit facility is constructed in Rothschild,
WI for Weyerhaeuser Corporation |
| 1997 |
WOW adds Transportation Services |
| 2000 |
Warehousing of Wisconsin officially changes name to WOW
Logistics |
| 2002 |
WOW's first out of state distribution center opens in Jerome,
ID |
| 2003 |
WOW opens a warehouse in Marshfield, WI with freezer capabilities
bringing total refrigerated and freezer/cold storage space to 13.4 million cubic feet |
| 2004 |
Operations of Logistics Plus Distribution are purchased by WOW, bringing
total warehouse footage to over 6.4 million square feet |
| 2005 |
Harold Schiferl Retires; Tom Oswald appointed President of
WOW Logistics (press release) |
| 2006 |
Matt Oswald named Executive Vice President (press release) |
| 2006 |
WOW opens a 350,000 sq ft distribution center in Aurora, IL |
| 2008 |
WOW completes addition to Jerome, ID facility bringing total size to 434,000 sq ft |
| 2009 |
Matt Oswald named President, Tom Oswald named CEO/CFO |
| 2009 |
WOW wins New North B2B "Best Places to Work" award |
| 2010 |
WOW converts 80,000 sq ft of dry space to multi-temperature cold storage in Chippewa Falls, WI |
| 2011 |
Howard Kamerer named President and CEO |
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