All the World Enjoys High-End Products Made in Oxnard!

A message from the Chair of the Board, Stacy Miller

What do custom outdoor umbrellas, high-end drums, ice cream, top-line machine tools and gourmet macarons have in common? All of these internationally-sold items are made right here in Oxnard!  Oxnard is home to an amazing array of creative (and delicious) manufacturing companies, each with its own unique story and success.
 
Santa Barbara Designs has it MADE IN THE SHADE with its world-renowned production facility in Oxnard.   Santa Barbara Designs uses locally-sourced materials and vendors from our community to create elegant outdoor umbrellas.   Completely customizable, these gorgeous umbrellas can be found in some of the world’s finest private residences, yacht clubs, luxury hotels, exclusive restaurants and high-profile corporate facilities.  I’m hoping my husband will purchase one for our house, they are truly works of art! www.santabarbaradesigns.com.
 
When Gene Haas founded Haas Automation Inc. in 1983, his goal was to manufacture economical and reliable machine tools.  The company entered the machine tool industry with the first-ever, fully automatic, programmable collet indexer – a device used to position parts for machining with very high accuracy. The patented Haas 5C collet indexer was a huge success, and over the next four years, the company expanded its product line to include a wide selection of fully programmable rotary tables, rotary indexers, and machine tool accessories. All Haas products are manufactured at the company’s expansive facility in Oxnard– the largest, most modern machine tool manufacturing operation in the United States. These guys aren’t just tooling around!  www.haascnc.com.
 
Follow the beat of the drum to DW Drums, a world-renowned manufacturer of drums with nearly five decades of success located in Oxnard. According to professional musicians, touring the DW Drum factory in Oxnard is every drummer’s dream. DW Drums is considered to be the biggest manufacturer of drums on the planet. The light wood colored drum is considered the “Rolls Royce” of drum kits. The 45th Anniversary Exotic Stradivarius 6-Piece Shell Pack retails for about $8,000 and is made of the same wood (hand-selected Norwegian Spruce from the Fiemme Valley in Northern Italy) that Stradivarius violins are made from; only about 650 original Stradivari instruments remain in existence, and these sell for millions of dollars. Beat that!  www.dwdrums.com.
 
McConnell’s Ice Cream has been scooping up fans for decades with its made from scratch, no preservatives, pure-flavored ice cream.  McConnell’s Ice Cream manufacturing plant has been based in Oxnard since 2017 where the delicious, local, sustainable and organic 70-year tradition of ice cream is made for all of the McConnell stores. They had me at ice cream! www.mcconnells.com.
 
One of the sweetest manufacturers in Oxnard is Duverger Macarons. Each of its macarons is confectioned in Oxnard, using the best fruits, berries, nuts and almond flour.  Owner and Chef Claire Becker’s passion is creating two slightly crispy shells with a lush enticing filling. She says that Duverger macrons will melt in your mouth and slowly release the taste of its raw ingredients.   (Wiping drool now), I think I will need a taste test to confirm, thanks Claire.  www.duvergermacarons.com.
 
These businesses are just a handful of many businesses that create amazing products purchased world-wide and are located right here in Oxnard.  Congratulations to all of our MADE IN OXNARD businesses and manufacturing companies.  We appreciate your contributions of employment, business-to-business purchasing and support of non-profits for the benefit of our community.
 
MADE IN AMERICA & MADE IN OXNARD!