Product Line: 

Stands for instruments

Guitar stands

Thrones, benches, stools

Keyboard stands

Stands for stage and studio

Microphone stands

Speaker and lighting stands

Multimedia equipment

Company History

1949
Wertheim am Main: Karl Konig and Erich Meyer founded the company. Ten employees are responsible for music stands and measuring instruments.

1951
The number of employees quickly rose to 60. The range is introduced to both German and European music retailers and is expanded to include instrument and microphone stands.

1959
The TV and radio trade show in Frankfurt documents the growing demand for music equipment and accessories. As a result an extensive range is developed from microphone stands and boom arms to speaker stands.

1968
Martin Koenig succeeds his father, Karl, after his death. 160 employees now produce stands in an area of 2,700m2 even for other industry branches, e. g. IV stands and stands for hair drying hoods.

1969
A second factory is established where the pressroom, electroplating shop, tool manufacture and assembly as well as the powder coating and sewage plants, just to name a few, are situated today.

1978
The assembly hall is enlarged for flexible production. Market and range expands further.

1987
Brigitta Meyer succeeds the position of her late father, Erich Meyer. The production program is extended to include keyboard stands, mixer stands and 19" racks.

1989
A new warehouse and dispatch hall are opened celebrating the company's 40th anniversary. Another warehouse is established in 1996.

1997
With a new assembly hall the production and administration area is enlarged to 15,000m2 with 260 employees.

1998
Koenig & Meyer is awarded the EU environment audit certificate emphasising efforts taken to protect the environment.

1999
K&M celebrated its 50th anniversary with various events throughout the year. One climax was certainly the joint excursion of the staff together with management to the U.S.A. in June. In addition, there was an open house in September for customers, suppliers and the interested public.

2000
Koenig & Meyer receives the environmental certificate recognized world-wide according to ISO 14001 and already for the second time the EMAS certificate. Konig & Meyer attaches much importance on environmental protection. The next investment steps are the purchase of a vegetable oil vehicle and a photovoltaic plant for the production of environmental-friendly power.

2001
In order to promote young talents and to benefit from the exchange of experience between musicians and manufacturer, Koenig & Meyer supports various bands and projects of different music styles. Beside bands from the Rock and Pop scene such as "Emil Bulls" and "reverb" the folk music band "Die Egerlander Musikanten" and classical events in the region are promoted.

2002
The manufacturing facilities are extended and modernized. Thus a new galvanizing line is established and preparations for the installation of a new powder coating plant are taken. The machinery within the lathe and tool shop is enlarged for a more flexible production.

2004
K&M celebrates the starting of a new powder coating plant and the modernization of the production facilities as well as the company's 55th anniversary with various special events. The new plant offers more flexibility in production and a better product quality.

2005
K&M builds up more relationships to various musicians and bands. Well-known German bands like "Reamonn" and "Silbermond" are supported by K&M with equipment. A highlight of the Musikmesse in Frankfurt is the signing of autographs by "Silbrmond".

In August 2005 a new managing team is formed at K&M: Gabriela Koenig, daughter of Martin Koenig, is responsible as managing director for Sales, Marketing, IT and Controlling. Heiko Wolz is responsible as managing director for Production. Martin Koenig is responsible as managing director for strategic tasks.

2006
A new laser tube-cutting machine is installed in April at K&M. A fast and flexible production of smaller and larger quantities is now possible without tooling costs. A new dimension of manufacturing processes has started at K&M.

2007
Koenig & Meyer reveives from the German Association for Certification of Management Systems (DQS) the certificate for the successful implementation of a quality management system according to the international quality standard DIN EN ISO 9001:2000.