Koester Environmental is an industry leader in planning and delivering water treatment technologies and wastewater treatment solutions. We evaluate, design, install and maintain water and wastewater treatment projects that dramatically improve treatment performance at client facilities, reduce life-cycle costs, and improve water infrastructure and technology performance. We actively assist clients in managing their water footprint to limit the environmental impact of operations.
We exist to lead the industry in service excellence through the design, implementation and maintenance of the most viable water technologies and wastewater treatment solutions that benefit our communities, realize financial savings for our customers while protecting and improving our environment.
Koester Core Values
- INTEGRITY – Committing to do the right thing as a trusted partner and strategic contributor to a better environmental future through a culture of mutual respect.
- SAFETY – Pledging to provide our employees with a safe work environment as a top priority.
- COMMITMENT – Fulfilling an unwavering commitment to excellence to our employees, clients, partners and communities.
- STEWARDSHIP– Improving the future of our planet and our company through our responsible actions every day.
- COURAGE – Facing each challenge head on. We will not be afraid.
- AUTHENTICITY – Grounding our interactions in transparency and continually managing expectations through active dialogue.
- SUSTAINABILITY – Engaging in fiscally and environmentally responsible decisions that ensure the long-term success of Koester Environmental.
- TRUSTWORTHINESS - We strive for "high precision" truthfulness (That is, we are always honest even about unimportant things.) It takes a life time to build trust, real trust and it takes one dishonest action or untruthful statement to wipe it away.
- LISTENING - In order to find out how we can truly help and support our clients as well as co-workers, we need to emphatically understand them before trying to be understood. This is only accomplished though listening.
- PERSISTENCE - We always persist in a professional manner toward the pursuit of our customer's satisfaction. When our customers know they can count on us, they will count on us.
- FAIRNESS - Fairness and kindness towards all, are intricate parts of our company's culture. With these qualities we will always flourish. All people are important and valuable and deserve to be treated respectfully.
- ACCURACY - Our responses both written and verbal must be accurate. This accuracy will build trust and interdependence with our clients. When they have faith in our ability, our relationships will strengthen. With strong relationships our success is guaranteed.
- EFFICIENCY - It is important that we strive for high efficiency in all areas. This allows us to be more productive and timely in support of our clients and to maintain a profitable structure. The business environment is ever increasingly competitive and with efficiency we set ourselves apart.
- INNOVATION - Change is here, change is now, and change is good. What works today, will not work tomorrow. Forward thinking and innovation are important to keep up with today and stay ahead of tomorrow. There are no bad ideas.
- POSITIVE THINKING - We look for and find the positive sides of all situations.
- PROFITABILITY - In order to support our customers, clients, and ourselves, we must be profitable. Profitability is the fruit of our labour and will be shared between everyone at Koester Environmental.
We value success. Being aligned with our core values will bring success. When faced with any decision simply follow our core values.