In 2005, Pumper profiled Dan Hilgart Sr. and his Grafton, Wisconsin-based business, Wisconsin Pump & Sump. Now, 10 years later, the family business is still thriving. The company still primarily pumps septic tanks and holding tanks, but a few other things have changed.Business: Wisconsin Pump & Sump, Grafton, Wisconsin
Owners: Dan Hilgart Sr. and Dan Hilgart Jr. (D.J.)
Years in business: 30
Employees: 3Do you still have the same three trucks with large-capacity vacuum tanks?
We downsized to two 5,000-gallon vacuum trucks. We have a 2006 and 2007 Mack CT713. They both have stainless steel tanks and Battioni vacuum pumps.In 2005, D.J. was a POWTS
Catching Up With Wisconsin Pump & Sump
A father-son team discusses how their business has changed over the past 10 years and what they’ve learned working together.
Jun 29, 2015 | by Paul Nicolaus |















