About Us
Lowell's PBE Specialists
After serving the auto body industry in the Twin Cities with paint products and supplies for 40 years, Lowell Zitzloff recognized a very important need of his customers. He knew that they must stay on the leading edge of technology in order to maximize efficiency and profitability. To help his customers in doing so, Lowell gave birth to Paint Booth and Equipment Specialists (PBE).
PBE Specialists was formed in 2002 by becoming a distributor for Global Finishing Solutions (GFS), which was created by the merger of Blowtherm USA and JBI. GFS is the premier manufacturer of spray booths, prep stations, and mixing rooms and is recognized as such by most of the world's major automobile manufacturers. PBE Specialists enhances the GFS product line with professional installation capabilities, factory trained technicians, a large parts and filter inventory, and a service program to insure the GFS products performs up to our customer's highest expectations.
In addition to the GFS product line, PBE Specialists is a distributor for Becca gun cleaners and recyclers, Eurovac central vacuum systems, and Martech air supply systems. We are very selective but are in the process of aligning with additional manufacturers in order to fulfill the requirements of today's modern body shops. We also have installed GFS products in many non automotive refinishing businesses.