About Our Company

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

After the death of Rudolf Senior, his widow Aloisia, together with her daughter Grete, continued the business until Sepp Kast returned from captivity. Sepp then passed the master craftsman’s examination and took over the company management 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.

From 1984 to 1986, the company’s management was in the hands of Heide Schicker, before Georg Schicker – also a master craftsman and graduate of HTL Mödling in building services engineering, energy planning, and heating system construction – took over leadership in 1986. This realized the connection between chimney sweeping and heating system construction, first envisioned by Rudolf Junior decades earlier, and made the company fit for modern requirements.

Today, the company offers a wide range of services: In addition to chimney sweeping, the portfolio also includes gas, water, heating, and air conditioning technology, electrical installations, as well as the production of wood chips and reforestation.

The next generation is already involved: Daughter Sabrina successfully completed her studies at HTL Mödling in building services engineering in 2014, while Anna will finish her college degree in civil engineering in autumn 2025. Sabrina and Anna will take over the management of the company in the near future.

The shared 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 they are already being familiarized with the knowledge to continue the business one day in its seventh generation.

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