▁design ▁and ▁installation ▁company . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Brothers ▁Gene ▁Cla ir ▁and ▁Roy ▁Cla ir ▁began ▁providing ▁sound ▁rein for cement ▁services ▁for ▁tour ing ▁bands ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁they ▁formed ▁Cla ir ▁B ros . ▁Audio ▁Enter pr ises , ▁Inc ., ▁which ▁now ▁oper ates ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Cla ir ▁Global . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁company ▁formed ▁a ▁spin - off , ▁Cla ir ▁B ros . ▁Audio ▁Systems , ▁Inc ., ▁for ▁design ing ▁and ▁installing ▁permanent ▁audio ▁systems ▁in ▁various ▁ven ues , ▁staff ing ▁the ▁vent ure ▁with ▁employees ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁travel ing ▁with ▁a ▁live ▁tour . ▁Roy ' s ▁son , ▁Barry , ▁led ▁this ▁new ▁vent ure ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁fixed ▁installation ▁market . ▁ ▁This ▁spin - off ▁division ▁grew ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁separate ▁location ▁in ▁nearby ▁Man heim , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁installation ▁business ▁grew , ▁the ▁company ▁formed ▁two ▁divisions : ▁one ▁for ▁manufact uring ▁audio ▁equipment ▁and ▁one ▁for ▁installing ▁AV L ▁systems . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁company ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁Cla ir ▁Comp an ies , ▁an ▁um bre lla ▁for ▁these ▁two ▁divisions . ▁The ▁manufact uring ▁division ▁oper ates ▁under ▁the ▁short ened ▁trade ▁name ▁Cla ir ▁Brothers , ▁while ▁the ▁installation ▁division ▁oper ates ▁under ▁the ▁trade ▁name ▁Cla ir ▁Sol