SOLID FOUNDATION.
Our mission statement
We continually strive to provide the highest level of quality construction services with integrity and hard work, to develop lasting relationships with our customers, professional associates, subcontractors and suppliers and to grow our business through complete customer satisfaction that results in repeat and referral business, thereby advancing the quality of life in the communities we serve.
Our core values
Integrity: We practice what we preach. Every day, every project, every interaction — honesty, fairness and accountability define what we do and how we do it.
Hard Work: It’s the stuff that dreams are made of. And it’s what drives us to make you fully satisfied with your experience with us.
Customer Satisfaction: Partnering with you on your project allows us to know — and deliver — exactly what you expect, when you expect it. Your pride in our work is our ultimate goal. Our reputation relies on it.
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A CENTURY IN PRACTICE.
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Learning about the past is often a good indication of what’s to come. At King Enterprise Group, we are proud of our heritage and bring our extensive expertise and unbridled passion to work every day. And we are excited about our future, partnering with you. So, welcome to our world.
In 1912, Ezra King founded a business based on hard work, dedication and a profound faith. His principles were simple: Treat people right. Do what you say. And execute every project as if your reputation were on the line.
As time progressed and many successful projects were completed, the King name was repeatedly listed among the premier contractors in Kansas. Generations later, we at King Enterprise Group maintain the same ideals and experienced resolve that made Ezra King different 100 years ago, and they still set us apart today.
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Company Newsletter Fosters Communication 04.09
Beginning in February, King Enterprise Group introduced the first issue of its monthly newsletter, Common Ground. The newsletter features the employees and highlights their recent accomplishments and also includes a variety of pertinent articles, events, Top 10 lists and fun cartoons. This publication gives you an inside look into the life of King Enterprise Group, to discover more about the company, employees and our industry. Please contact Amy at the office and request to receive your own copy of Common Ground.
Planned Expansion for Future Company Growth 04.09
Making a commitment to the McPherson community, King Enterprise Group announced the purchase of 40 acres for development of a new office and yard facility to meet existing and future growth potential. President Mike King said that the additional space will provide the potential to add product lines to King’s existing capabilities. The company anticipates breaking ground this summer with a 10-month construction schedule.
King Reaches Employee Milestone 02.09
King Enterprise Group announced that it has topped the 50-employee mark. With several large industrial and manufacturing expansions happening simultaneously, King is still hiring to meet the demand of its existing customer needs.
Fleet Upgrade 12.08
King Enterprise Group has purchased several pieces of new equipment to complement its earthmoving fleet. A motor grader, loader and compaction equipment were recently purchased from Murphy Tractor Company in Wichita to add to the existing fleet of equipment. Andy Gamble, Field Operations, likes the “reliability of the Deere equipment and the outstanding service we receive from Murphy Tractor.” King continues to keep its earthmoving fleet up-to-date in order to to keep productivity up and downtime to a minimum.
Primavera P6 Scheduling Program 09.08
To assist in the planning and scheduling of complex and manpower-intensive projects, King Enterprise Group has purchased the Primavera P6 scheduling program. Tom Saffel, COO, has received training to assure clients that high-man-hour projects will be managed properly.
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Committed to excellence.
At King Enterprise Group, we possess unique traits that make us well suited for this industry, yet those of us in leadership positions have a slightly nontraditional view of our roles. While we proactively help guide each project from conception, through engineering, into construction and into actual production, we do more from the philosophy of a support role. We love working together as a group to achieve our customers’ desired outcomes. And we win only when the entire team achieves the desired outcome. This is what leadership means to King Enterprise Group.
Mike King PRESIDENT
His family’s third generation in the construction industry, Mike followed his heart at an early age and invested himself in this field. He worked every summer on a farm until he was old enough to “join the crew,” building bridges and pouring concrete street pavement for his uncle’s construction company.
Since 1991, Mike has been active with and majority owner of King Enterprise Group, founded by his father, Clifford, in 1980. Since then, the company has experienced tremendous growth and has become an industry leader among heavy/industrial and oil/gas-related clients throughout central Kansas.
Currently, Mike is building the company to become an industry leader in a larger geographical area, as well as expanding into more traditional general contracting, such as buildings, transportation and other energy projects. In addition, he maintains an active community life within the greater McPherson area, as well as south-central Kansas.
Tom Saffel VP CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Tom began his construction career as an architectural design major at Texas Tech University. His design training, coupled with comprehensive on-site experience, makes him an outstanding leader on each project. Tom also spent five years as a project manager for a large commercial general contractor in the Wichita area working on a variety of projects, including medical, religious, office, warehouse and manufacturing. He helped develop estimating and project management software systems to increase efficiency and communication throughout each project.
Returning to King Enterprise Group in 2006, Tom has grown the company into a vibrant regional general contractor specializing in energy, oil and gas, manufacturing and pipeline clients. He develops an individual project and successfully leads an owner through the entire process while effectively maintaining constant communication.
Currently, Tom manages all company operations. Through his leadership, the company has expanded into many areas outside the traditional formed and placed concrete model.
Andy Gamble VP FIELD OPERATIONS
Growing up in rural western Kansas has made Andy a natural for the daily tasks of running 50 field employees. Andy’s love of the outdoors, coupled with his inherent ability to accurately schedule work crews, makes him invaluable to the company.
Starting with King Enterprise Group after college, Andy has worked with every client throughout the last 14 years. We are often selected as the contractor because of an owner’s experience with Andy. In addition, the majority of our field employees choose to make their career with King Enterprise Group because of the great work environment he fosters.
Currently, Andy is responsible for preplanning projects, determining methods of construction, assigning field personnel, ensuring productivity of the work force and guarding the quality of the final product. He relies on very strong field supervisors to help coordinate and ensure that each project is receiving our best effort.
Cloys Bayless SAFETY DIRECTOR
Cloys joined King Enterprise Group full time in 2008 after several years of consulting for the company. His teaching background provides the experience necessary to make his role much more effective, and participation in his classroom is very engaging.
At King Enterprise Group, preplanning all of our operations and methods of construction is commonplace on every project for the safety, health and well-being of all involved. With skills and training in logistics and operations, Cloys “sees” not only the safety side of the task at hand, but also which methods are being used to accomplish the work.
Our current certifications and policies include ISNet, state and federal drug testing and a host of project site-specific requirements and regulations. We review your individual project and company standards and set a specific course of action that will meet your requirements. Cloys consistently updates and monitors the project, with review and council from your safety and health officer.
We invite you to sit in on one of our many classroom training experiences, toolbox safety meetings or project preplanning meetings. You will see why Cloys is a valued and strong supporter of our ongoing field operations.
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Protecting our assets.
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It’s easy to see: Our employees, subcontractors and suppliers are our greatest resources. Our business depends on the safety and efficiency of our daily practices; compromise either, and the entire system suffers. That is why we are so meticulous about job safety, ensuring that we consistently meet or exceed OSHA standards.
We are committed to a culture that recognizes safety as a core value — our efforts create an environment that’s responsive to the immediate needs of our customers and employees. Since every job is different, we employ a full-time safety director to monitor activities at each site, ensuring that no one’s at risk and productivity — including yours — remains constant.
As our industry evolves, we continue to pioneer new benchmarks for safety while educating our clients and employees. Because at King Enterprise Group, we’re confident that working without incident is possible; no time lost since 1994 is proof of our resolution. And though that seems like a long time to go without an incident, it’s not nearly long enough for us.
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Leading by example.
Nothing proves a job well done better than the actual job. At King Enterprise Group, we’ve helped a wide variety of clients and have earned their trust and praise, as well as their repeat business. Take a look for yourself at this sampling of our work.
Nations Pizza • McPherson, Kan. View Project
We upgraded existing plant production lines, including removing and replacing existing concrete flooring, drainage systems and equipment foundations and adding safety features. We also helped build the original plant in 1999.
Johns Manville • McPherson, Kan.
A client since 1986, Johns Manville has hired us to perform work on various areas of the building insulation plant, including asphalt and concrete pavement, floor resurfacing, hot-end module foundation package, containments, scrap refeed package, mechanical foundation upgrades, equipment grouting and cold-end modifications.
Williams Pipeline Companies has been a client since the early ’90s. Our work has encompassed the areas of pipeline, underground caverns, building modifications, control and operator stations, process foundations and epoxy grouting.
Since the early ’90s, we have worked with the NCRA building a lengthy list of projects, involving every area of a working refinery’s operation and storage facilities. Our largest customer by number of working man-hours over the past 20 years is NCRA.
This architectural award winner is listed as one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas.
Grant Sports Complex • City of McPherson, Kan. View Project
A 60-acre site was transformed into a complex involving six soccer fields, two regulation baseball fields, one Little League baseball field, one softball field, a concessions/restroom building and sports lighting.
Our ongoing relationship with the BPU started in the ’80s. The BPU provides power and distribution for a large part of McPherson County. Throughout the years, we have built turbine generator foundations, electrical duct banks, completely new electrical substations, manholes, pavement repairs, equipment grouting, concrete pavement, maintenance building and a variety of on-call work.
Supporting the public schools that our employees are involved with is important to us at King Enterprise Group. Throughout the years, we have provided many services for these institutions, particularly on recreational and athletic projects. Track and field events, outdoor basketball courts, drainage improvements, pavement repair and new pavement, safety and ADA corrections, even full-blown building expansions: We have assisted almost every district in which our employees live. We like the challenges of working within tight summer schedules or performing quick fixes during the school year.
- USD 419 Canton-Galva
- USD 266 Maize
- USD 460 Hesston
- USD 373 Newton
- USD 418 McPherson
- USD 440 Halstead
- USD 448 Inman
- USD 423 Moundridge
- USD 361 Anthony-Harper
- Watonga, Okla., Public Schools
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Associations to write home about.
It’s true: Whom you associate with is a reflection on your character. We think that we reflect terrific character, based on our affiliations and memberships. We trust these organizations and are glad that they choose to associate with us, too. Check them out:
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