Even though there are no “Bartingale’s” involved in Bartingale Mechanical today, our history starts many years ago with two Bartingale brothers, Brett & Tom.

In the early 1900’s, the brothers started in the piping trades with Hobbs Supply Company of Eau Claire, WI. They were key craftsmen on many projects in west central Wisconsin, both large and small.

When Hobbs Supply decided to concentrate on the wholesale business rather than the mechanical side, the Bartingale brothers and the Grosvold family joined forces to form a new company, Grosvold-Bartingale Co. Heating and Plumbing . For several years the two names worked side by side.

In 1913 Bartingale Company was incorporated. They were located on Graham Avenue which was then known as River Street. Later in the 1950’s the corporate headquarters moved from Graham Avenue to its present location on Oxford Avenue.

Through hard work the young company grew and established a reputation for integrity and innovative high quality mechanical workmanship. This philosophy took them through economic ups and downs, the World Wars, the Great Depression, boom times and bust.

Bartingale Company has always been a family owned business. From the early years of Brett and Tom to Brett’s son, Wes in the 1950’s and eventually to Wes’s son, Jack in the early 1970’s the company has always had Bartingale leadership. Bartingale Company ceased to be a mechanical contractor in 1992 when Jack retired and is a private investment company today.

In 1989 Jack Bartingale made an offer seven of his key employees could not turn down. He offered the opportunity for a new company to be formed; a parallel company. As Bartingale Company’s work came to completion, Bartingale Mechanical’s work was just getting started. Sales for Bartingale Mechanical increased and Jack slowly stepped aside to allow the new company to grow.

Many things change but some things stay the same, Bartingale Mechanical’s philosophy is the same as Tom and Brett’s was years ago. It was true then and it is true today, “Provide quality service to exceed the customer’s expectations with integrity and fairness”.