Lista International manufactures a range of cabinets, workbenches, workstations and related parts and accessories.

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Lista International Corp. was originally founded as a type of all-purpose manufacturer. The com­pany began operations in Switzerland in 1945 by fabricating a variety of metal products that ranged from garden furniture to motorbikes.

Alfred Lienhard opened his workshop in in Switzerland to manufacture simple steel tube products, garden furniture and lockers. In the 1950s, Lista focused on producing modular storage systems and office furn­iture. And in 1968, Lista Inter­national Corp. was established to bring these pro­ducts to the Americas, according to the company.

Under the ownership of Lista B&L Hold­ing and with more than 600 employees throughout the world, Lista International Corp. says it is considered a worldwide leader in the manufacturing of modular drawer sto­r­age systems. Its North and South American product lines are manufactured at Lista Inter­national’s headquarters in Holliston, Mass., and Ontario, Canada. The company boasts an ISO 9001-certified, 225,000-square-foot facility in Holliston.

“Lista’s continued growth allows us to deliver more than efficient storage and workspace products,” the company says. “Our customization and free design services go even further to make sure that every customer gets the best solution for their needs.”

Vast Product Line
Lista’s product line includes cabinets, storage, workbenches, workstations and related parts and accessories. The company caters to manufacturing clients in the assembly, laboratory, clean room, machining, fabricating, MRO, material handling, medical, dental, warehousing and distribution markets.

Lista’s products have also served government agencies, law enforcement, military, education, gaming, healthcare and museums, as well as smaller applications such as home offices, garages, hobby workshops and small business.

Under cabinets and storage, Lista offers drawer storage cabinets, Storage Wall® systems, mobile cabinets, CNC tool storage and specialty solutions like computer cabinets, file drawer cabinets, issue counters and control stations.

Lista’s workbench and workstation line includes technical electronic workstations, industrial workbenches, Arlink® workstations, above-work and surface accessory systems. This line also produces adjustable-height workstations, packing and shipping benches, value ben­ches, as well as specialty solutions like mo­bile workbenches, flow racks, material transfer and conveyers and workbenches for auto technicians.

For related parts and accessories, Lista manufactures locking and security systems, nexus accessories, drawer accessories, tops and work surfaces. Lista says it offers a number of different keying and locking features and options to meet the unique security and accessibility requirements of virtually any industry and application. These include a range of mechanical and electronic locks, keys and keypad locks.

Available with all drawer cabinets, cylinder locks feature a core that’s easily removed from the cylinder housing using a release tool and can be replaced in the field, Lista says. Hinged locking bars are used for mobile applications.

Getting Personal
Through Lista Personal Space, Lista Inter­­national offers a product line built for home offices and garages based on its professional products. “Lista Personal Space brings the unmatched durability, appeal and engineering of Lista International’s industry-leading products to [a customer’s] personal workspace, making it the perfect place to put [their] passion to work,” the company says. “Lista Personal Space is designed for the home craftsman or small business owner.

“Whether [a customer is] an auto enthusiast, keen hobbyist or devoted woodworker, or [they] operate a small business, [they] pour a lot of pride into [their] efforts,” the company explains. “They’re a reflection of who [the customers] are, and [their] labor to get it right every time.”

Lista says a workspace is personal, whether it is for a profession or for a passion. This means the space must work the way the end-user wants it to work. “[It should] work the way [customers] do,” the company adds. “It should help [them] be as comfortable and successful as possible.”

Lista says it has configured a suite of pro­ducts especially for use in the home or a small business. It adds that these stor­age and workspace applications are the same high-quality, investment-grade pro­ducts that Lista designs and manufac­tures for its commercial clients.

“We have chosen the products and con­figurations that our years of experience have show to be the most popular and useful for home customers, whether it be in a home garage, shop or hobby shop,” the company says. “And all are com­petitively priced to be affordable for any homeowner.”