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Since our beginning over 68 years ago, TKI has undergone various transformations and changes. Despite changes to our company name, ownership and service, one thing has remained constant — the Kraemer family commitment to our customers, guaranteeing quality and professional service.
The history of Tom Kraemer Inc. began in 1938 when Albert Kraemer started Kraemer Dray Line, hauling freight for the Burlington Northern Railroad and various other companies in the area. Albert decided to expand the services in 1943 and began a refuse service, collecting refuse on Saturdays in the city of Cold Spring, Minn.
Albert sold Kraemer Dray Line to his oldest son, Jim, in 1970. That merger began Kraemer Trucking and Excavating, which continued to expand and grow. In 1977, the services split when Jim’s younger brother Tom purchased the garbage route and called it Town and Kountry Sanitation. From humble beginnings, the company quickly expanded to become one of the largest sanitation companies in the area. In fact, Tom Kraemer Sanitation was the first garbage company in the country to use volume-based pricing and one-stop pick up.
As a member of the Tri-County Solid Waste Commission, Tom saw the need for a demolition landfill in Stearns County and began working to bring one to the area. Tom opened TK Demolition Disposal in 1989 in Cold Spring, Minn. Seven years later, he sold the garbage route. Tom continued to dispose of demolition material using only two trucks and 27 containers, naming it Tom Kraemer Inc. (TKI).
Today, TKI owns over 600 containers and runs two landfills located in Cold Spring, Minn. and Glenwood, Minn. Brian Kraemer, Tom’s oldest son, marks the third Kraemer generation to take over TKI and continues the growth and success by offering complete container services in all of central Minnesota. Through the changes, Brian maintains the family tradition of guaranteeing prompt and professional service for your job, no matter how big or small.
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