Steven Rossi, the CEO of Worksport Ltd. (Nasdaq: WKSP; WKSPW)
(the “Company” or “Worksport”), made the following remarks
regarding the Company’s commencement of production of hard-folding
tonneau covers at the Company’s 220,000 square foot in West Seneca,
NY which started production last Tuesday August 1.
“I would like to thank our investors,
shareholders and employees for helping us reach this very special
milestone: the opening of our U.S.-based manufacturing
facility in West Seneca, New York, which is now also the
Company's head office.”
“The start of production of
our pioneering, state-of-the-art truck bed
covers has begun, heralding an era of heightened
productivity and the completion of a long, hard but ultimately
successful journey. We believed in our idea, a tonneau cover like
no other, and knew we had created something we could protect with
patents, which is exactly what we did. That led to a prospect that
we believe will propel us even further forward as an American
manufacturer, combining a solar-integrated light truck bed cover,
branded as SOLIS, and its companion, the newly redesigned, higher
quality, more powerful COR portable energy system, which is still
in its R&D phase.”
“When the COR system completes testing and is
market-ready, we expect to assemble SOLIS covers in our West
Seneca, NY factory, representing a transformative leap
in Worksport's operational and strategic direction,
underlining the Company's dedication to innovation, exponential
growth potential, revenue generation, and continuous
value creation for our shareholders.”
“At the beginning of 2023, we set out a clear
and straightforward goal: complete our NY factory to start
production as soon as possible to meet current demand. And I
am so proud to say we believe we have now achieved that milestone,
an outstanding achievement for our Company, team, and investors.
Now that hard-folding tonneau cover production has started, the
next goal is to aim for profits, sustainable growth and bring
our solar cover to market.”
“When we look back, we raised funding to
accomplish these transformational events, sourced and acquired our
wholly owned 220,000 sq. ft manufacturing facility in West Seneca,
NY, purchased for US$8.125 million, and then made the crucial and
strategic choice to wait for production until we acquired
and completed the installation of our US$4
million custom European manufacturing line, a key piece
for future revenue growth and quality standards important for OEM
partnerships. It had to be set up and tested, with employees
recruited in two successful job fairs and trained on the
manufacturing line. Manufacturing processes then needed to be
perfected before we reached the milestone of starting production,
sourcing components both within and outside the U.S.”
“A final piece was the strategic relocation
of our corporate headquarters from Ontario,
Canada to the U.S., a game-changing step in our growth
trajectory and a strategic shift allowing
the Company’s HQ to be onsite at our NY
factory, significantly facilitating enhanced process
flow, and fostering a solid working community and culture of
high productivity.”
“For me personally, as Worksport’s CEO, I've
been personally frustrated at many turns in the story because it is
so apparent that the market demand is there. Clients want to
order significant quantities of our products -- and
even have sent orders pre-production. We've been in
discussions with some very recognizable major automotive
OEMs, and a national U.S. customer and reseller of
automotive aftermarket accessories has approved our
hard-folding light truck cover samples. And yet, without our
manufacturing and assembly team and resources, we could not fulfill
this interest in Worksport's products.”
“Now, however, our team is
ready, reinforcing our commitment to American-made quality and
innovation. We are eager to move those products out the door and
into the hands of partners and consumers to start filling several
recently-received purchase orders. We can proudly say to customers,
investors, shareholders and employees that this moment has arrived.
We believe our dream is coming true, including developments with
the SOLIS solar truck cover and the COR portable energy system.
Marketplace, meet Worksport. We wish to be your manufacturer of
choice for innovative alternate energy systems, hard- and
soft-folding tonneau covers for light trucks, and in the near
future the SOLIS solar cover and COR portable energy system.”
For further information, please visit Worksport’s official
website for investors at investors.worksport.com.
About Worksport Ltd.
Worksport Ltd. (Nasdaq: WKSP; WKSPW),
through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and owns
the IP on a variety of tonneau covers, solar integrations, and NP
(Non-Parasitic), Hydrogen-based true green energy solutions for the
sustainable, clean energy, and automotive
industries. Worksport Ltd. seeks to capitalize on the
growing shift of consumer mindsets towards clean energy
integrations with its proprietary solar solutions, mobile energy
storage systems (ESS), and NP (Non-Parasitic), Hydrogen-based
technology. For more information, please
visit investors.worksport.com
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investors.worksport.com. Worksport Ltd. strives to
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For additional information, please contact:
Steven Obadiah
Investor Relations
Worksport Ltd.
T: 1 (888) 554 8789
E: investors@worksport.com
W: www.worksport.com
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