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About us

Lloyd Witthuhn-Owner
NACE Coatings Inspector-Level 2 Certified CIP Certification Number 23308

Lloyd grew up in North Bend and became interested in automotive restoration during high school. After high school he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp from 1976-1979 at Marine Corp Base Camp Pendleton in California. After his service he returned to Nebraska and began a career in industrial painting and coatings at Valmont Industries for nearly ten years before moving to the wind tower industry at the former Katana Summit where he was the Supervisor of Blast and Paint Production and a NACE Coatings Inspector-Level 2 Certfiied, until their closing in 2012. Lloyd then continued to build his coatings knowledge at Hempel, a world-leading coatings supplier. Lloyd then decided to build a business from the ground up. Riverbend Blasting and Coatings LLC  in North Bend, Nebraska was created in partnership with his son, Chris, in 2015.

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Contact lloyd@riverbendblasting.com

LLoyd Witthuhn- Owner of Riverbend Blasting and Coatings LLC, NACE Coatings Inspector-Level 2 Certified, North Bend, NE
Chris Witthuhn-Owner
B.S. Natural Science with Biology Emphasis
Riverbend Blasting and Coatings Webmaster

Chris grew up in North Bend and became interested in automotive restoration while helping his father at a young age. After high school, Chris earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Science from Midland Lutheran College (now Midland University) in Fremont, NE. Chris has spent the past ten years working in the Water Resources field and continues to do so. The opportunity to partner with his father, Lloyd, and become a small business owner led to the creation of Riverbend Blasting and Coatings LLC  in North Bend, Nebraska in 2015.

Chris is currently the Webmaster and bookkeeper for the business, but you can usually find him under the blast hood or in the paint booth on most days.

 

Contact  admin@riverbendblasting.com

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