Business View Magazine | December 2019

141 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2019 PASO ROBLES TANK continued investments, in 2016, the company entered the bolted tank market with the launch of its Bolted Tank Division. Its bolted tanks are designed to AWWA D103 standards and are a specified alternative to field-welded and coated tanks. With a streamlined and fully automated coatings line and the support of its in-house engineering staff, it allows PRT to provide the best bolted tank in the industry, suitable for water/wastewater, dry storage and/or fire protection water applications. Going forward, Wombles says that “PRT’s future goals are to continue to focus on safety; continuing education to promote cutting edge technology to our office, shop, and field crews; and expand our geographic footprint into the Gulf Coast Region.” PRT strongly feels that at the end of the day, for a project to succeed, owners and operators need a company they can rely on to minimize costs while upholding Paso Robles Tank’s motto: Safety + Quality = Production. “In addition, PRT is able to offer our turnkey services to not only include full tank design, engineering, CAD, shop fabrication, shop coatings, field erection, and field coatings on all your tank needs, but PRT is able to extend that turnkey service for site grading, foundation, piping, fencing, electrical and other site work via our sister company Associated Civil Constructors, Inc. (ACC), which is also owned by our parent company, Associated Construction and Engineering, Inc. (ACE). With our synergy between the business units, it enables us to control and manage the projects successfully versus handing off to different outside contractors. The fact that we’re owned by one parent company working for the same common goal, allows us to meet schedules and be extremely cost-competitive.” Since its founding in 1989, PRT’s ultimate goal has been to set the standards in the carbon welded steel tank industry. As part of its