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Tri-County news • Chilton Progress • Thursday, March 29, 2018
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Halbach Plumbing & Piping grows quickly in 3 years By Mark Sherry Chad and Kelsey Halbach started Halbach Plumbing & Piping Service in April 2015, and the Chilton-based business has grown tremendously in just three years. The business is a little unusual in the plumbing world as Chad and his employees have handled everything from the plugged-up sink in Chilton to large commercial plumbing jobs throughout Wisconsin and commerical pipe fitting jobs in Minnesota, Michigan, and throughout all of Wisconsin—from Milwaukee to Hayward. He said he would be just fine if their business were still operating that way 10 years from now. Asked to explain how Halbach Plumbing & Piping has grown from a start-up business to having three full-time employees, one part-timer, and a fleet of four vans in just a few years, Chad said, “I can sell you anything but words don’t mean anything. You can’t build your reputation on words, but you can build a reputation on things you’ve done. I try to tell my guys that you have to be able to walk away from a job and put your name on it and be proud of it.” Chad began working for a local plumbing company at the age of just 13 as his father Gary—Chilton’s fire chief—was talking with a fellow firefighter who needed an extra pair of hands at his Turn to halbach/page 5
Kelsey and Chad Berchem stand next to the newest addition to their fleet of four vans.
Mark Sherry photo
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