Family-owned-and-operated USA-based Gundlach Tools is an industry leader in quality installation tools. Since 1927, distributors and contractors have counted on us to supply tools that perform, last and serve the needs of every professional installer.

The Beno J. Gundlach Company, named after its founder, was established in Belleville, IL in 1927. At the time, Beno’s brother, Bill, was a sales rep for a new type of roofing shingle that had recently been introduced to the U.S. market by the Johns Manville Corporation. At Bill’s request, Beno designed a manually operated cutter for roofing shingles. He received a U.S. patent soon after and manufactured the cutter in a small building in Belleville until the early 1930s.

During that time asphalt floor tiles were also introduced to the U.S. market. Several manufacturers asked Beno to modify his shingle cutter to work on this new tile format, marking the entrance of Gundlach to the floor covering installation tools market.

Since our founding in 1927, Beno J. Gundlach Company has been committed to providing quality installation products through direct manufacturing and strategic partnerships with companies whose philosophy, values and quality are consistent with those of our family-run company. We seek out and develop products that are innovative and add value to the industries we serve.

Marketed globally to the trades industry through a distributor network, we are committed to our distribution partners and professional installers who appreciate that quality work begins with quality tools.