Company portrait
1907
In 1907, the Rosenheim master tailor Johann Klepper acquired the licence from Alfred Heurich, the originator of the modern folding boat idea, for the sole production of the Delphin boat type. He thus realized his dream: to produce a boat to take along. His idea developed into a company that manufactured folding boats of the highest quality for sale in all countries of the world.
1929
In 1929 Hans Klepper took over the company from his father. At that time the company produced up to 90 boats and 1000 raincoats a day.
1933-1945
At the beginning of the Third Reich, the Klepper-Werke still advertised with the slogan "Ride happily into the wide world, with Klepper coat, boat and tent".
However, further developments in Germany did not stop at the Rosenheim company, and folding boat production came to an end at the beginning of the war in 1939. Members of the Wehrmacht and the Reichsbahn wore Klepper coats.
1973
In 1973 the company was divided into Klepper Bootsbau KG and Klepper Bekleidungsfabrik KG, now Klepper Sportswear.
1978
In 1978 the Klepper-Werke stopped the production of folding boats and it seemed as if this was the end of the until then more than seventy years old history Walther died and his son living in the USA sold the works to Dr. Henning Isbruch.
1995
On October 14, 1995, the production facilities in Klepperstrasse burned to the ground.
2000
The merger of the previous company, Klepper Faltbootwerft H.S. Walther GmbH, with Klepper Faltbootwerft AG took place on 01.07.2000.
2020
Takeover of the main assets of Klepper Faltbootwerft AG by Klepper Lifestyle GmbH.