about us
AWARD WINNING SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH COMPANY ENTERS THE
ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS ARENA
Headquartered in South Dakota and founded in early 1995,
OctaFlex is an environmental containment firm that began with
research and development projects conducted for the USDA and the
United States Department of Defense. The Innovations that were
developed during this initial phase provided the company with
the necessary tools to shape its foundation.
The OctaFlex Mission: To develop environmental wash down and
containment support equipment, in order to help business
entities meet compliance of government regulatory requirements
of the Clean Water Act.
The company goal
has been to develop a containment collection system that in
itself does not become a hazardous waste, causing high removal
and disposal costs; that it be of high quality material
impervious to toxic elements while providing years of
protection; and be created in such a manner that is totally user
friendly. We have reached our goal and we want to share it with
you.
QUALITY WITH SIMPLICITY
Terry R. Gross is the Principal Investigator for the company’s Research and Development efforts. In 1995, he received an award from the USDA for the development of a portable containment/loading deck to aid in ground water protection and to reinstate recovery. Mr. Gross has been the recipient of two SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase I & II Awards. In 1997 an SBIR Phase I award was received from the Department of Defense/Navy. Phase I converted to Phase II A, B, C research and development efforts for which awards were also given. In addition, Mr. Gross has received the 1996 SBIR Region West Award, the 1997 SBA National Roland Tibbetts Award, the 1998 Franklin Jefferson Award and the 2002 SBA National Roland Tibbetts Award.
Richard Gross is a graduate of Timber Lake High School, Class of 1995. Since graduation, Richard has been working both part and full time for OctaFlex Environmental Systems installing loading pads/containment systems. Between 1996 and 1998, Richard owned Magnum Built Trailers (Timber Lake) which manufactured utility trailers. In 1998, Richard joined OctaFlex on a full time basis where he has been working all aspects of the business. Today Richard is the Manager of Plant Operations and is the Sales Coordinator for The United States Marines and The United States Navy. Richard was responsible for the manufacture and on-site supervision of OctaFlex Environmental wash units provided for the Ground Zero, World Trade Center cleanup in November 2001. He also installed and demonstrated OctaFlex CAWF units for The United States Marine Corp at Blount Island Command at Jacksonville, FL and Biloxi, MS, conducting on-site training there and for the CAWF operations at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Richard is also responsible for the research and development of new products and the manufacture and installation of prototype wash deck for The United States Army at Fort Hood, TX . He is the liaison to the Natural Resource & Conservation Service and has supervised the delivery and installation of wash systems at Golf Courses in Connecticut and Idaho. Within the Timber Lake community, Richard has been a Councilman for five years, is a volunteer fireman, and coordinated Operation Spruce Up in 2003.
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