Gundlach Tools
Looking for a Gundlach Tools store in the Bogota area?
Look no further than Castle Floors.
About Gundlach Tools
Beno J. Gundlach Company was founded in Belleville, IL in 1927. The company
was named after its founder, Beno J. Gundlach. It was Beno's brother, Bill, who
had asked Beno to invent and design a manually operated cutter for asbestos
roofing shingles. At the time, Bill was the local sales representative for the
Johns Manville Corporation, the company who had introduced these shingles to the
U.S. market. The cutter Beno designed received a U.S. Patent and was produced in
a small building located at 11 North 8th Street in Belleville until the early
1930's.
It was also in the early 1930's that asphalt floor tile was invented. Some
manufacturers of this new floor tile asked Beno to modify his shingle cutter for
use with these new flooring material. This marked the company's first
entry into the manufacture of floor covering installation tools.
Beno's eldest son, John B. "Jack" Gundlach joined the company shortly after
August 1946, having served in the U.S. Army Combat Engineers in Europe during
the last part of World War II. Jack worked part time for the company while
completing his college education at St. Louis University. After graduation, Jack
began working full time for the company. He decided to expand into the
manufacture and sale of other flooring installation products, adding the
manufacture of linoleum rollers in 1955.
In the 1960's the business continued to expand and eventually outgrew its
original building. The company moved to a new 11,000 square foot building at 717
North 17th Street in June 1971. Operations and product expansion continued in
the early 1970's with Jack's second eldest son, Jeffrey B. "Jeff" Gundlach
joining the business. In 1982 Jack's eldest son, Gregory J. "Greg" joined the
business.
Shortly there after the decision was made to build a 60,000 square foot facility
at nearby 211 North 21st Street, the current location. The company moved its
warehousing operations into this building on June 27, 1986 and concluded the
transfer of the manufacturing operations in August 1986.
Currently the active family members in the business are Greg Gundlach, his wife,
Linda, Jeff Gundlach and Stephen P. "Steve" Gundlach, the youngest brother of
Greg and Jeff. Steve joined the company in early March 1998.
Speak with a knowledgeable representative at Castle Floors and learn more about the quality and integrity of the Gundlach Tools brand. Stop in and see them today at their Bogota store or give them a call at 201-440-2555.
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