Kohnen Concrete Products Inc.

Kohnen Concrete Products is a family owned business founded in 1952 by Clarence Steve Kohnen. The business had its beginnings as many ventures did after WW II. Using a can do attitude developed in the war to solve a problem.Steve wanted to tile the ditch in front of his house with concrete culvert pipe. There was no supply of concrete culvert in the area. As a veteran of WW II Steve had learned to improvise. He knew of some discarded steel pipe, which he bought at scrap prices, cut them into half sections and used them as forms to cast the culvert pipe for use in tiling the ditch in front of his house. Neighbors in town saw what he had done and asked if he could make some for them. And Kohnen Concrete Products was born.All of the products, and services that followed, were a result of finding ways to expand the product offerings of the precast business. One of those products was concrete well casing. Steve was manufacturing well casing for a well driller in the Metro-East. But, there was an unfortunate accident which resulted is the loss of his only well casing customer. Afterwards, no one was willing to take over the business, which left the need for a new driller in the area. Steve, trying to fill that need, acquired his customers rig and hired his operator.Although the third generation of the family is now involved in Kohnen Concrete Products the founding principles of quality products and professional service are still the cornerstone of the business.