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ABOUT THE COMPANY:  Kossman Contracting Company, Inc. is a Houston-based company engaged in vegetative erosion control in the State of Texas. The company was organized in 1984 by Robert Kossman and incorporated in 1990. Robert Kossman remains the owner of this successful and continually growing business. The main goal of the company is to successfully service clients for a fair price and maintain a positive reputation in the construction industry. The company has been an active member of the Houston Contractors Association since 1990, the Hydro Turf Planters Association since 2000 and is a certified small business with the Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority and Texas Highway Department.

Kossman Contracting Company, Inc. has evolved into one of the most productive and efficient seeding contractors due to its state of the art technology. With new and continually updated equipment including 3,000 gallon Finn Hydro-Seeders as well as Finn 1,100 gallon Hydro-Seeders, clients are assured of quality performance as well as expedience and dependability. Maintenance is performed in-house by well trained mechanics to ensure efficiency and continued productivity.

Kossman Contracting Company, Inc. proudly maintains a drug-free workplace a successful safety program and is an equal opportunity employer.

Employee Awards:  Kossman Contracting has created recognition programs to acknowledge employee achievements. This part of an expansive effort to identify and honor employees for their efforts in helping to make Kossman Contracting one of the most successful companies in the State.

 

The Timothy Simon Award:  Each year Kossman Contracting recognizes individual employees with this award for excellence displayed throughout the year. This award is named after an employee who exhibited extraordinary performance while suffering from the effects of HIV and remained an employee with the company until his death. To continue to honor Mr. Simon, this award is given to those employees who exhibit their very best.

Project Bonuses:  Bonuses are awarded to employees at project completion when they have met the customer's satisfaction, productivity schedules and quality requirements.

Our Mission and Philosophy: Kossman Contracting Company, Inc. is a customer focused business with broad capabilities. Using the latest technologies, materials and equipment we provide total project satisfaction. We constantly strive to maintain our reputation of high integrity, exceptional value and creative/intelligent solutions.


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STOCKHOLDERS: Robert Kossman graduated from Grand Valley State University in Michigan with a Major in Psychology and Special Education. He went on to complete a Graduate Degree in Elementary School Administration at Texas A & M University. After working in the construction industry for several years, he formed Kossman Contracting Company in 1984. Robert Kossman has served on the Specification Committee for the Texas Highway Department and remains a member of Houston Contractors Flood Control, Education and Government Relations Committee. He is also a committee member of the Hydro Turf Planters Association Specification and Certification Committee.

Robert Kossman, President/Owner:   Sixteen years experience in vegetative erosion control. Member of Harris County Flood Control Contractor Committee, Specifications Committee for Texas Department of Transportation, Houston Contractors Association and Houconpac. In 1999, was responsible for implementation of the Small Business Enterprise Program (SBE) for the Texas Department of Transportation. Previously employed by R.M. Hardison Company, Inc. which turfed the Astrodome in the 1960's.

Graduate BS 1976; Grand Valley State Colleges Masters Degree 1985; Texas A&M, Elementary School Administration Previously employed as an Elementary special Education Teacher

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SERVICES:  Kossman Contracting Company, Inc. specializes in a a variety of vegetative erosion control methods. With over nineteen years of experience in the industry, the company can offer a solution to any erosion control problem.

Commitment to Customers: Kossman Contracting's management and employees are firmly committed to performing only the highest quality of work and achieving customer satisfaction, as witnessed by numerous awards and letters of recommendation.

The company has years of experience in the following types of work:

  • Storm Water Pollution Plan (SWPPP)
  • Hydro-Mulch Seeding
  • Hay-Mulch Seeding
  • Broadcast Seeding
  • Drill Seeding
  • Native Grasses and Flowers
  • Block Sod Installation
  • Spot Sodding
  • Rolled Sod
  • Erosion Control Blanket Installation
  • Soil Testing
  • Fertilization
  • Turf Establishment - All Types
  • Soil Amendments
  • Soil Stabilization
  • Dust Control
  • Silt Fence Installation
  • Rock Filler Dam's
  • Construction Entrances
  • Inlet Protection


 


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SALES / PRICING: Contact Robert Kossman 281-591-7654 or email him at kcc1984@aol.com.

 


CLIENTS: Kossman Contracting Company, Inc. performs projects across the State of Texas. The company has successfully completed projects for the City of Houston, Harris County Flood Control, the Texas Department of Transportation, Metro, Harris County Precincts and the Texas Department of Aviation.

From Houston to Del Rio, the company's erosion control efforts can be visibly admired with special attention being directed to the following projects:

  • President George Bush' home and the Presidential Library
  • President George Bush Turnpike, Dallas
  • The Livingston Dam
  • Ellington Field
  • The fuel storage facility at Intercontinental Airport
  • Sodding along most of the Hardy and Sam Houston Toll Roads
  • Wildflower seeding along US 90 in Liberty County
  • The Big Brown Rail Spur located in Fairfield
  • Habitat for Humanity


 


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COMPANY INVOLVEMENT:   Because children's causes are very important to Kossman Contracting, we volunteer and contribute to the Special Olympics, Harris County Boot Camp Workforce Colliation (CWC) as well as offering summer employment to inner city youths.

 


K-5 Industries   K-5 Industries, owned an operated by Robert Kossman, has been furnishing erosion control materials throughout the State of Texas since 1997. Some of our stock products include:
  • Wood post silt fence
  • Reinforced silt fence
  • Safety fencing
  • Woven and non-woven geotextiles
  • Erosion control blankets
  • Channel liners
  • Gabions
  • All formulas of fertilizer
  • Common and native varieties of grass seed
  • All types of grass sod
Materials meet all specifications for City, County and State projects. K-5 Industries is a certified small business with the Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority and the City of Houston. Products are delivered directly to the jobsite; in most cases with no additional freight charges to the purchaser. For pricing and delivery, call Robert Kossman at 281.591.7654, Extension 14, or email your request to K5Industries@aol.com

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