ABOUT US |
W.H. KASSNER, INC. IS AN ORNAMENTAL AND ARCHITECTURAL
MISCELLANEOUS METAL SUBCONTRACTOR.
FOR OVER 50 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN CUSTOM FABRICATING COMMERCIAL
STAIRS, RAILINGS, PLATFORMS, CANOPIES, LADDERS AND MANY OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR OUR CLIENTS.
WE SPECIALIZE IN WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT WORK.
THE SHOP |
WHK'S 3,500 sq. ft. FABRICATION SHOP FACILITY, WITH MULTIPLE YARDS,
IS HOME TO THE MACHINERY THAT DRIVES OUR BUSINESS.
OUR INSTALLATION TEAMS ARE LED BY STRONG FOREMEN AND PROJECT MANAGERS, AND COMPRISED OF SKILLED, TRAINED AND CERTIFIED TRADESPEOPLE.
OUR OWN VEHICLE FLEET ALLOWS WHK THE FREEDOM AND FLEXIBILITY TO EXCEL AT MEETING JOB TIMELINES.
Why WHK? |
WOLFGANG HUGO KASSNER (W.H. KASSNER) FLED GERMANY IN WORLD WAR II. A FEW YEARS AFTER HIS ARRIVAL TO NEW YORK CITY, HE ATTENDED PRESTIGIOUS COOPER UNION COLLEGE, GRADUATING WITH A DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN 1939. WOLF FOUNDED THE COMPANY IN 1961, AND BEGAN RUNNING FULL OPERATIONS WITH HIS SON, ERIC IN THE EARLY 1970s AS A SALES REPRESENTATIVE FOR ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENT COMPANIES. AS THEY STARTED COMPLETING INSTALLATIONS, THE DUO REALIZED THEY WERE CONSTANTLY MAKING MODIFICATIONS. BY THE LATE 1970s THEY EXPANDED TO THE SHOP FACILITY, HIRED TOM PETRO AND BEGAN TAKING ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS. THE REST IS PROVERBIAL HISTORY, AS ERIC AND TOM HAVE COMPLETED HUNDREDS OF PROJECTS IN THE NEW YORK TRI-STATE AREA.
NOW IT'S THE JOB OF SIBLINGS ELLIE AND DIRK KASSNER TO CARRY ON THE COMPANY. GROWING UP, THEY WERE TAUGHT:
"YOU LOOK SOMEONE IN THE EYE. YOU SHAKE THEIR HAND. AND YOU DO WHAT YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO DO."
W.H. KASSNER, INC. STILL OPERATES BY THAT MANTRA AS A SUB, AND RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTOR.
THE PROOF IS ABUNDANT, AS WHK SERVICES MULTIPLE CLIENTS THAT HAVE WORKED WITH ALL THREE GENERATIONS OF KASSNERS.
KEY PERSONNEL |
DIRK KASSNER |
VICE PRESIDENT
AS VICE PRESIDENT, DIRK WORKS TO MANAGE WORKFLOW OPERATIONS BETWEEN THE OFFICE AND SHOP. HIS NATURAL TALENT FOR SHOP DRAWINGS ALLOWS WHK TO PRODUCE ALL SUBMITTALS IN-HOUSE. AS A COMPETENT ESTIMATOR, DETAILER, AND PROJECT MANAGER, DIRK LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING ON THE VARIOUS CHALLENGING PROJECTS THAT WHK ATTRACTS AS A COMPANY.
When he's not cursing at AutoCAD, Dirk is a father extraordinaire to our intern Stella. He also loves kayaking, and taking his family camping with their trailer.
ELLIE KASSNER |
PRESIDENT
THIRD GENERATION MAJORITY BUSINESS OWNER AND PRESIDENT, ELLIE KASSNER GREW UP AROUND W.H. KASSNER, INC. HER FOCUS NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND JOB COMPLIANCE ALONG WITH HER DETAIL-ORIENTED BUSINESS ACUMEN HAS ALREADY YIELDED SIGNIFICANT CORPORATE GROWTH. UNDER HER GUIDANCE, WHK IS A CERTIFIED WBE AND DBE. BESIDES ESTIMATING IN THE OFFICE, ELLIE CAN BE FOUND FIELD MEASURING, MEETING WITH CLIENTS, AND INSTALLING WITH A TEAM.
When she turns off her cell phone, Ellie can be found digging in her garden, driving around (and constantly fixing) little British sports cars, and hanging out with her son Zenzi.
DINK STALTER | SHOP FOREMAN
DINK STALTER HAS BEEN AT WHK SINCE THE 1980S.
HE IS A GENIUS.
ALVINA WOLFING | OFFICE MANAGER
WITH THE COMPANY FOR OVER 20 YEARS, ALVINA IS OUR METICULOUS OFFICE MANAGER WHO HELPS US RUN A TIGHT SHIP.
OFFICE DOG | KAFKA
IF YOU STOP BY, HE WILL BARK FOR YOU,
NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
INTERNS |
ZENZI & STELLA
FOURTH-GENERATION INTERNS, ZENZI AND STELLA, CAN ALREADY EASILY TELL US WHAT WE’RE DOING WRONG.
WBE & DBE |
YOU CAN FIND OUR PRESIDENT ON THE JOB EVERYDAY.
US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CONTACT US |
W.H. KASSNER, INC.
PHONE : (845) 786-5515
FAX : (845) 786-2317
EMAIL : OFFICE@WHKASSNER.COM
PHYSICAL ADDRESS :
9 WEST SHORE DRIVE, TOMKINS COVE, NEW YORK 10986
MAILING ADDRESS :
P.O. BOX 114, TOMKINS COVE, NEW YORK 10986
HOURS OF OPERATION:
M - F / 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM