Mesko

Mesko

Native name	MESKO Spółka Akcyjna
Type	joint-stock company
Industry	arms industry (also gastronomy and agriculture)
Founded	August 25, 1924 in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland
Headquarters	Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland
Area served	worldwide
Key people	Waldemar Skowron (chairman of the board, CEO)
Products	GROM, SPIKE-LR, NLPR-70, ammunition
Brands	MESKO, MESKO-AGD, MESKO-ROL
Website	mesko.com.pl

Universal electric kitchen machine EM-1 JAGA (exhibit item of the Museum of Technology, Warsaw)

Mesko – Polish company established in 1922, but acting from August 25, 1924, firstly as Państwowa Fabryka Amunicji (National Factory of the Ammunition), then Zakłady Metalowe MESKO SA. At present company produces weapon and ammunition with headquarters in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland.

In past, the factory was the manufacturer of home appliance, as in the communist period it belonged to the "Predom" unite. Currently part of the Polish Armaments Group (Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa) concern, previously to the Bumar group.

Current products

• GROM – anti-aircraft rocket set,
• SPIKE-LR – armour-piercing rocket set,
• NLPR-70 – undirected air rocket of calibre of 70 millimetres (2.8 in) intended for fighting surface and ground purposes,
• 5.45 millimetres (0.215 in); 5.56 millimetres (0.219 in); 7.62 millimetres (0.300 in); 9 millimetres (0.35 in); 12.7 millimetres (0.50 in); 23 millimetres (0.91 in); 30 millimetres (1.2 in); 35 millimetres (1.4 in) calibers ammunition.

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  Spike LR anti-tank shell
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  "Grom" anti-aircraft shell
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  PZR "Grom" control panel

References

• "Konsolidacje w Grupie Bumar". Altair Agencja Lotnicza Sp. z o.o. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
• "E-RAPORT MSPO 4/2010 - RAKIETOWE MESKO". Altair Agencja Lotnicza Sp. z o.o. 2010-09-08. Retrieved 2015-02-28.

External links

• MESKO SA – Strona oficjalna
• MESKO-ROL
• MESKO-AGD