Corrosion in Water Treatment Facilities can cause serious damage to steel and concrete.

With the right paint maintenance and lining systems you can achieve a long-term stable operation and extended service life of your Water Treatment Facility.

The family business

Specially trained technicians at Howard Grote & Sons (HGS) have been providing industrial painting services to the Water Treatment Industry all of Wisconsin since the 1980’s.

Water Treatment Facilities will benefit from our experience and knowledge of providing comprehensive maintenance painting as well as durable liner system barriers between valuable infrastructure and the harsh environments surrounding them.

The Journal of Protective Coatings & Linings ranked Howard Grote & Sons, Inc. #3 Top Player in 2015 Infrastructure Coating. (Most painting bids awarded) Verified Painting, Structure: Sewer, Manholes/Wetwells, Waste Treatment Plants.

No two Water Treatment Plants are the same

For a detailed and specified paint maintenance plan we provide free estimates, including suggestions for the best mix of required services.
HGS provides a vast array of surface preparation and coatings systems to fit the needs for specific projects, while maintaining a narrow focus on quality assurance.

How we work:

Budgeting services

• Free estimates for painting maintenance needs
• Specifying the right material for your budget
• Work with manufacturers to provide best possible materials for cost
• Direct contracting for cost efficiency
• Warranties on materials and labor
• Howard Grote & Sons, Inc. is fully insured

Safety

• Howard Grote & Sons, Inc. complies with plant safety rules
• Our paint services are carried out by OSHA 30-trained workforce
• Dust control during surface preparation
• Use of no or low-VOC products when possible
• Proper disposal of all waste material for environmental protection

Quality assurance

• Follows manufacturers’ specifications
• Daily work reports and outlining environmental conditions
• Work with independent engineers and testing facilities

What we do:

Surface Preparation

• Vapor Blast (Dust suppression)
• Sand Blast (Traditional)
• Carbonic Blast (No media disposal)
• Sponge Blast (Reduced dust)
• Shot Blast (Dust free)
• Bristle Blast
• Needle Gun
• High pressure water (Hot)

Chemical Resistant Lining Systems

• High Build Epoxy
• Glass-filled Epoxy
• Polyuria
• Hybrid Polyurethane
• Novolac Epoxy
• MMA (Methyl methacrylate)
• Vinyl Ester

Paints and Coatings

• Epoxy
• Polyurethane
• Polyaspartic

Application Systems

• Plural Component
• High Pressure Spray
• Trowel Application
• Heated Plural Component
• Conventional

The winners of our Business Card Draw at the 50th WWOA conference are: