On May 10, 1958, Harold Metzner opened the Green Bay Culligan dealership in a storefront shared with Dehn’s Ice Cream. More than 65 years later, the Metzner family is still here, still treating Northeast Wisconsin’s water, and still answering the phone on Oneida Street.
No two homes in Northeast Wisconsin have the same water. A private well in Pulaski is a different problem from city water in De Pere. That’s why every recommendation starts with a free, comprehensive water test, and why we only recommend what your water and your budget actually need. Get a Free Water Test
Mark started out as a route and service tech, and that’s still how we think about every system we install. A softener or filtration system is a 15–20 year relationship, and our certified technicians, delivery drivers and water experts will be here for every year of it. We’ve been here since 1958, and we plan to be here for years to come.
We started in a shared storefront next to an ice cream parlor. Today we’re at 310 S. Oneida St., and our team still lives, shops and raises families right here. We support local charities and events, and our showroom door is always open, so stop by and say hello.
Harold served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. He then earned his degree working days and going to night school, and in 1952 he joined one of the first Culligan franchises, in Wheaton, Illinois. He started as a salesman and was soon running the sales team. In 1958, he got the chance to become Green Bay’s “Culligan Man.” That summer, Harold, his wife Marjorie and three of their six children moved north to build the business from scratch.
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