Mero-Schmidlin
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Construction |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Camberley, United Kingdom |
| Owner | MERO TSK Group, Würzburg |
| Website | www.mero-schmidlin.com |
Mero-Schmidlin (UK) plc is a business specializing in building construction systems. It is based in Surrey in the United Kingdom, and is owned by the German MERO-TSK Group.
The name MERO is an abbreviation for Mengeringhausen Rohrbauweise (Mengeringhausen's tubular structures).
History
The MERO company was founded by Max Mengeringhausen in Würzburg, Germany in 1948.[1] In 1957, the Mero construction technique, which uses hollow steel tubes connected into steel nodes in a predetermined geometry, was presented at the Berlin International Construction Fair.[1] In 1988, Mero (UK) plc was established to service customers in the United Kingdom.[1]
Then in February 2006, following the acquisition of Schmidlin Facadetechnology AG in Switzerland by TSK Group, Mero (UK) plc's German parent company, Mero (UK) plc changed its name to Mero-Schmidlin (UK) plc.[1]
Operations
The company's activities are as follows:[1]
- Construction systems
- Curtainwalling
- Raised floor systems
Notable structures using the technique
- Stockholm Globe Arena, Sweden – Dome with diameter of 110 m (1989)
- National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom – 128x90m single span spaceframe roof (1990)
- The Eden Project, Cornwall, United Kingdom – Biome structures
- The Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom – exhibition hall and 3D Cinema to the Building Design Partnership designed science park, completed in 2001.
- The Deep, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom – Large aquarium designed by Sir Terry Farrell completed in 2001, having taken seventeen months to construct.
See also
- Space frame
References
- ^ a b c d e Mero-Schmedlin: About us
External links
- Mero-Schmidlin (UK) plc Official site
- Mero Structures Inc. Official site
- MERO-TSK Group Official site
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