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Halbach plumbing shop. Chad worked there until he was 19 and also entered the five-year Journeyman Plumber program at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton. He took and passed his journeyman’s test, then continued on another two years to become a licensed master plumber. He also took classes and went on to pass the state certified testing to become a state licensed cross connection control tester and inspector. Now he can test and register back flow devices and do the staterequired inspections.
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Brillion Elementary School. The business does a lot of work for restaurants and taverns, and has done a lot of jobs at Appleton International Airport. The list of services provided by Halbach Plumbing & Piping is for residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural purposes and includes small repair jobs, new construction, septic systems, plumbing work for bath and kitchen remodels, tankless water heaters, water heaters, boilers, commercial/retail stores, gas piping, steam piping, compressed air piping, refrigeration and air conditioning piping, heat pumps, and in-floor heating systems. Chad recalled even doing the plumbing work for a full-immersion baptismal font for a church. He said one of the slogans used by the company is, “If water runs through it, we can do it.�
Going out on his own Chad said he always entertained thoughts about owning his own plumbing business, even as he was working for a large Fox Cities company. Several events in 2015 led him to believe the time was right to set out on his own, despite the fact that nine other plumbing/piping companies wanted his service and employment. While Halbach Plumbing & Piping basically started like all new businesses with zero customers, Chad said several contractors in the region immediately brought their work to him because of the reputation he had built while working for that other company. The pipe fitting aspect of Halbach Plumbing & Piping is one of the big factors which leads the business to some big-time job sites. It is currently doing its largest piping job to date—a new station for the Madison Police Department— and has done plumbing work for businesses such as Wal-Mart, Target, Pick ‘n Save, funeral homes, and small businesses. Chad said their largest plumbing job to date may have been an addition to
been on the Chilton Fire Department for seven years and Kelsey for six years. Chad said he hopes to grow the business to the point where his crews are handling the out-of-town projects and he can focus on the more local jobs. “Every customer matters,� he said. “No project is too small, no project is too big
Two more vans added Halbach Plumbing & Piping added two new work vans this year as the business continues to grow. He said all his employees have various levels of formal training in plumbing and piping, and all of them take continuing education classes. He said he is always looking for additional employees and would like to get to the level of having four foremen and four pre-apprentices. He said the work is there right now if he could find the people to do it. Chad’s wife Kelsey has started to learn how to do the bookkeeping for the company and has also accompanied Chad to jobs when he needs an extra set of hands, all while still taking classes as she pursues her dream of becoming a full-time firefighter in the Fox Cities. Chad has
for us. Our number-one goal is a happy customer. We strive on keeping up with the new technology and safety—that’s very important to us. We follow all state and local codes.� For more information on Halbach Plumbing & Piping, call (920) 213-8713 or e-mail halbach.chad@gmail.com.
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