By Brian Hoover, Senior Editor Photos provided by Bosch Backhoe Service, Inc.
Right: Kyle Bosch next to his 2021 John Deere 410L backhoe on a gas distribution job in Santa Ana.
Kyle and Terra Bosch Renew Family Legacy by Reviving Bosch Backhoe Service, Inc. Originally Founded by Tom Bosch in 1998
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yle Bosch grew up watching his dad provide for the family by operating a backhoe throughout California. Tom Bosch started in the business working for several different electrical contractors before deciding to go on his own in 1998 and start Bosch Backhoe Service, Inc. “While my dad was traveling from one job to the next with his Case backhoe, my mother, Karen, was busy doing the billing and other administrative aspects of the company,” says Bosch. “My father was non-union and focused primarily on trenching for electrical and plumbing contractors. Seeing how hard he worked to provide a good life for
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us drove me to follow the same rewarding path.” Sadly, Tom Bosch died of bone cancer in 2009 when his son, Kyle, was just 18 years of age. True to his aspirations, Kyle Bosch (Bosch) joined the IBEW Electrical Union and began his construction career installing underground electrical vaults and transmission lines for contractors primarily working for Edison. Before long, Bosch joined the Local 12 Operating Engineers and spent that time working for multiple well-established heavy equipment rental operations and gas companies. Then, in March 2021, Kyle and his wife, Terra, decided that the time had come to
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bring the Bosch Backhoe legacy back to life. Today, Bosch Backhoe Service, Inc. (Bosch Backhoe Service) operates as a WomanOwned Business Enterprise (WBE) and family-operated corporation. “Most of our work is in Orange, San Diego and Los Angeles counties. Although my father’s business was non-union, we felt that our best shot and greatest opportunities would be on union projects,” explains Bosch. While Kyle is busy out in the field taking care of customers, Terra handles the business and administrative side of the business. Bosch Backhoe Service works primarily on all-natural gas line transmission and distribution C A LCO N T R AC TO R .CO M
