Innovation is part of our DNA. When Josef Kusser senior demonstrated with the invention of the floating sphere fountain, that stone can float, the impossible has become part of our tradition. Today Josef Kusser junior and Georg Kusser head up the family company. With our in-house engineering department and nearly 100 years of materials experience, we turn radical designs into built solutions.

We do not break new ground on our own. . Many of our developments would not have been conceivable without external partners. In respect of research and development projects, we work closely with TU Munich, TU Berlin, the Fraunhofer Institute, LGA Nürnberg, Koblenz University of Applied Sciences and ZM-I. The focus here is on future-oriented construction methods and technologies: Solid construction in natural stone, modular building concepts, post-tensioned technology, material efficient load-bearing structures, re-use strategies, and innovative jointing techniques. With each project, natural stone becomes more relevant and thus becomes a fixed building block in the construction revolution.

Behind every development lies a solid technical basis: structural analysis, material and component testing, large- and small-scale trials, and load testing directly on site. These different disciplines help us evaluate new ideas from multiple angles and turn them into reliable construction solutions. In addition, we work with specialised consulting engineers on a project-by-project basis. A key partner is Dr.-Ing. Markus Hennecke of ZM-I, with whom we cooperate closely on the systematic development of solid construction using natural stone.