Mero-Schmidlin

Mero-Schmidlin (UK) plc

Type	Private
Industry	Construction
Founded	1988
Headquarters	Camberley, UK
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 Dr Ing. 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 UK.^[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, UK - 128x90m single span spaceframe roof (1990)
• The Eden Project, Cornwall, UK - Biome structures
• The Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, UK - Exhibition Hall and 3D Cinema to the Building Design Partnership designed science park (2001)
• The Deep, Kingston upon Hull, UK - Large Aquarium designed by Sir Terry Farrell finished in 2001, having taken 17 months to construct.

See also

• Space frame

References

1. Mero-Schmedlin: About us

External links

• Mero-Schmidlin (UK) plc Official site
• Mero Structures Inc. Official site
• MERO-TSK Group Official site
• Archistructures