{"id":4265,"date":"2023-12-21T20:33:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T20:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinzlercorp.com\/?page_id=4265"},"modified":"2026-02-09T22:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T22:24:12","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kinzlercorp.com\/es\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinzler Corporation History"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rooted in Relationship Building<\/span><\/span><\/h4>
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\nOur history begins when Kevin Kinzler started Kinzler Corporation in 1984, hanging drywall was a healthy side business for his hours between full-time fire-fighting shifts. During its first fifteen years, the company grew steadily, soon expanding from the Kinzlers\u2019 home garage in Ames, Iowa to its own 10,000-square-foot facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring those early years, my parents were able to invest everything right back into the company,\u201d says President and CEO Tanner Kinzler.<\/p>\n

Work was steady, and the company built a reputation for doing the job right and being problem-solvers for their customers.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur first expansion was a direct result of that problem-solver approach,\u201d says Kinzler. \u201cMy mom got a call one day from a company building several hog barns. His hog delivery was scheduled, and the insulation contractor had cancelled on him. We said we\u2019d figure out a way to solve the problem \u2013 and just like that, we were in the insulation business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Calling in family, friends, and then-8-year-old son Tanner, they completed the project and found a new market, along with more opportunities to diversify their services. Kevin Kinzler\u2019s side business had become a full-time career.<\/p>\n

Since then, the company\u2019s growth has been more intentional \u2013 but just as rooted in problem-solving and partnerships. Today, Kinzler Corporation is a family of companies providing installation, repair, service, and distribution of products and materials for residential and commercial construction. \u00a0The long game has brought Kinzler Corporation far from the family garage, but it\u2019s kept close to the values on which it was built.<\/p>\n

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Kevin & Yvonne Kinzler founded Kinzler Construction Services in Ames, IA. Operating out of their garage, Kevin worked as a subcontractor hanging drywall while maintaining a full-time job as a professional firefighter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Kinzler Begins Installing Insulation<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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One day in 1988, a customer calls with a huge problem. With hogs en route and the Iowa winter coming fast, the customer\u2019s insulation contractor stood him up. He called Kevin for a solution. First, Kevin agreed to do everything he possibly could to solve the customer\u2019s problem. Next, he employed every friend, coworker, and family member possible (including 8 year-old son Tanner) and Kinzler was in the insulation business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Kinzler\u2019s moved their business out of their garage and into a 10,000 sq. ft. building on the west side of Ames.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Retail Equipment Programs Begin<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Kinzler opened its Retail Equipment Programs<\/a> repair shop, servicing contractor-grade installation equipment rented out from home improvement stores across the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Kevin & Yvonne opened a drywall supply company called Ames Construction Supply, Inc. (ACS) with two other partners. The Kinzler\u2019s later bought out the other partners and merged ACS into Kinzler Construction Services in 2005.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Kevin Kinzler invented and patented a metal building ceiling insulation system called\u00a0\u201cHigh-R\u201d.\u00a0 The system continues to be marketed world-wide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Kinzler Construction Services entered the Spray Foam market. Kinzler grew its market share in this area in 2008 by making its very first acquisitions, purchasing the assets of Prairie Foam Insulation and Ceilley Insulation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Insulating Texas Since 1942<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Kinzler Construction Services\u2019 roots in Texas go back to the early 1940\u2019s. Our local insulation experts based in Tyler are all employee-owners of the company. Today, our business has grown but we\u2019re still local. Still family. Still serving the communities we love in east Texas.<\/p>\n

Watch this short video to hear about the leadership, tragedy and compassion that\u2019s all part of our company\u2019s history in Texas.<\/p>\n