Sliding into a niche

28 Jun 2018


Eau Claire

Local family waterslide restoration company grows from a garage into an industrial building

CHIPPEWA FALLS — A growing company that just moved to Chippewa Falls is making quite a splash in its service industry.

Fischer Brothers Enterprises is one of just a handful of waterslide restoration service companies in the United States, said co-owner Andrew Fischer.

“There are so many small towns of 10,000 people, and they all have a community center with a waterslide,” Fischer said. “We’ve worked a lot for the city of Eau Claire.”

The company also has refurbished waterslides in Menomonie, Onalaska, Arcadia, Holmen and Chippewa Falls, he said.

“Generally speaking, our customers are city governments, with pools open three months a year,” he said. “After six or seven years, you need to do repairs and maintenance. After 12 to 15 years, you are looking at a complete restoration.”

About 80 percent of their business comes from working with cities and counties, he said. Other jobs are restoring waterslides at hotels, casinos and other private entities, he said.

Workers not only sandblast and add new gel coats to the interior of the slides, they will replace bolts, make general repairs and repaint the equipment. During summer months, when outdoor pools are open, Fischer turns to restoring indoor slides.

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