Double K Excavating began as a partnership between a father and son, Peter Koch and Emerson Koch.
In the beginning years Peter Sr. and Emerson executed small jobs with a dump truck and a backhoe. Today the company has grown to a fleet of over 150 pieces of equipment that execute jobs ranging from single dwelling septic tank installs to multi million dollar commercial projects.
The Koch family continues to run the company to this day. Brothers Emerson and Peter (Jr) and Emerson’s son Cole lead the company. Emerson is lead estimator and senior manager. Peter and Cole are area managers overseeing multiple projects. Emerson’s wife Karen manages the office and accounting, and Nadine, the daughter of Emerson and Karen is the company’s senior safety coordinator.
Emerson works closely with a very experienced project manager, Cal Stewart to bid, manage and execute existing and newly acquired projects. Many times both of these men offer their knowledge and expertise to new clients in not only the execution of a project but the design. They will work with Peter and Cole’s field experience to ensure our company provides the best way to complete the work.
As area managers, Peter and Cole strive to maintain reliable, knowledgeable and experienced crews to execute our projects. These men have worked every aspect of the job. They have been the labourer, the operator, the job foreman and through the years gained the knowledge and experience to be able to successfully manage their projects, maintain their fleet of equipment and train and help develop valuable workers. Of course it wouldn’t be possible to be as good as we are without our many long standing employees. The Koch family relies on our experienced job foreman, operators and labourers for their advice and experience to execute the field projects. Collectively you will not find a more knowledgeable group of people in the industry.
Karen started the paperwork with literally the basics. A pen, a pencil, a ledger and a chequebook. She has taken this multimillion dollar company into today’s age of computers, internet and all the other technology that has come along in the last 30 years. Karen works with a reliable and experienced controller, Brian Kuski. Together they keep paperwork flowing.
Although Nadine did not start the company Health and Safety program, she has brought it where it is today. 10 years ago Nadine took the program over and has made significant changes. In 2010 Nadine brought on Sharon, who is Peter’s wife. Together Nadine and Sharon manage the health and safety program. Our company has been COR certified since 1999. The Certificate of Recognition program is a strict program initiated through the Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association. Between the requirements of the COR program and industry requirements our company strives to maintain and exceed the standards to ensure we execute safe projects and keep our workers healthy.
Double K Excavating is a company with a wealth of knowledge and experience. If the work involves earth movement you will not find a more experienced team to execute the project. This company is safety, budget and time conscious. We strive to work safely and efficient with the goal of completing the project in a timely manner.
