About our company

The history of our traditional family business begins in 1877, when Franz Komarek took over the Marchegg sweeping district as a chimney sweep. In 1916, his son-in-law Rudolf Reindl followed him as master. His son, Rudolf Junior, graduated from HTL Mödling in the field of mechanical engineering and pursued the idea of combining the classic chimney sweeping trade with heating construction. However, he was no longer able to implement this vision as he fell in the war.

After the death of Rudolf Senior, his widow Aloisia together with her daughter Grete continued to run the company until Sepp Kast returned from the prisoner-of-war camp. Sepp then passed the master craftsman’s examination and took over the management of the company in 1954. In keeping with the tradition of many chimney sweeps, he was also an active member of the volunteer fire department. Sepp Kast rose to become president of the Austrian Federal Fire Brigade Association.

In the years 1984 to 1986, the management of the company was in the hands of Heide Schicker, before Georg Schicker – also a master craftsman and graduate of HTL Mödling in the field of building technology, energy planning and heating construction – took over the management in 1986. This realized the connection between chimney sweeping and heating construction, which Rudolf Junior had first envisioned decades earlier, and made the company fit for modern requirements.

Today, the company offers a broad spectrum of services: In addition to chimney sweeping work, these include gas, water, heating and air conditioning technology, electrical installations, the production of wood chips and reforestation.

The next generation is already involved: Daughter Sabrina successfully completed HTL Mödling in the field of building technology in 2014, while Anna will complete her college for building technology in autumn 2025. Sabrina and Anna will take over the management of the company in the near future.

The common vision is to expand the company into a full-service provider for buildings and building technology.

The youngest family members, Alex and Felix, are still in kindergarten, but are already being familiarized with the knowledge to continue the business in the seventh generation.

For a century and a half, this family tradition has remained alive – founded on skilled craftsmanship, further developed with technical know-how and geared towards future-oriented development.