1997 Year of foundation
Frank Klotz and Georg Gangloff found the “Gangloff und Klotz Schmiedekunst und Schlosserei” and start working with 3 employees.
1998 Change of company name
The company at the former Zinkhütte Stolberg site is renamed to its current name “Klotz & Gangloff GmbH”.
2000 Mechanical Engineering
With Jens Gangloff, the company expands its portfolio to include mechanical engineering. The company size has grown to 10 employees.
2001 Relocation
In order to keep up with the constant growth, larger production halls are necessary. The move to the newly built, own hall in Eschweiler, to the current location, follows.
2003 Industrial assembly
The company expands its portfolio with the third pillar: industrial assembly. The number of employees has grown to 15.
2006 Managing partner
Jens Gangloff joins the management board.
2008 CAD Construction
Initially only for its own needs, the company builds up its own CAD design department.
2010 Change in management
Georg Gangloff leaves his position as managing partner. The company now employs 23 people.
2012 Solar plant
In order to produce most of the required electricity in-house, the entire roof area of the hall is equipped with its own solar system.
2016 3D Scanner
We are one of the first companies in our industry to invest in state-of-the-art laser technology: a 3D scanner for fast and precise indoor and outdoor measurements.
2017 CAD/CAM Design and Construction
The company expands its portfolio to include the fourth pillar: CAD/CAM design. The company name also adapts to the changes and becomes Klotz & Gangloff GmbH “Maschinenbau und Stahlbau”. With now 63 employees, the company grows steadily.
2018 Hall celebration
For the 20th anniversary, a big hall party was celebrated with customers and friends. Fun fact: 1,000L of beer were served that weekend.
2019 Expansion design and construction
Extension of the construction building and expansion of the team.
2020 Realignment with focus on project business
By focusing on projects, we were able to meet the requirements of our pharmaceutical customer West as well as other customers.
2020 Warehouse & production area expanded
The Wagner Hall now serves as a storage and production area for, among other things, the assembly of projects.
2021 Largest charging station installer in DE
So far, we have installed around 10,000 charging stations throughout Germany as part of the overall project!
