KBM - Key Persons
We have been in the neighborhood for more than 100 years. We take supporting the local community to heart. The Salerno family has provided leadership, financial support and in-kind contributions to a variety of individuals, corporations, parishes, institutions, and not-for-profit organizations. The fabric of our family and company ensures that we will always be a community minded company.
Ralph Salerno, grandfather of the current owner, joined the company in 1922, taking ownership in the 1950s. His son John started at the company as soon as he was old enough to wrap a package, becoming a master craftsman, and assuming ownership in 1975. In 1987 John, with his sons Ralph, current President, and John, Jr., launched a reorganization taking KBM into its next chapter. They acquired the building, grew into both floors in 1993, and in 2008 with guidance from the Buffalo Preservation Board, expanded next door into what had been a livery stable, restoring the façade to its original design of the 1890s.