History of the company (1950-2006)

Johann Kling established the company Spenglerei Kling (GmbH) - a company now rich in tradition - in Oberstdorf. His son, the master plumber Meinhard Kling, entered the company only five years later and was to have a decisive influence on the development of the company. He developed the clamp system for snow retention brackets which is still in use in the present day. Based on our long years of experience in the area of metal roofing, we now offer a high-performance yet cost-effective overall package for snow retention, and also a complete fixing system for ribbed roofs, following all the recognised rules of the trade.

30 years after establishment of the company in 1980, we needed larger workshops due to the continual expansion of our production. For this reason, the factory was moved from Lerchenstrasse 2 to the “Im Steinach” industrial estate. Today, not only the Spengler workshops are there, but also the entire production factory for snow retention and bracket systems.

In 1997, Master Plumber Meinhard Kling was awarded the Golden Master's Certificate by the Swabian Chamber of Trade in recognition of his long years of superb work. Five years before this, Andreas Kling, grandson of the company founder, had taken over management of the enterprise. His son, Clemens Kling, was the thirtieth apprentice within the company, and is therefore continuing the tradition of the Oberstdorf family company in the fourth generation. In February 2005 he successfully passed the master plumber's examination at the Robert-Mayer-Schule in Stuttgart.