Mero-Schmidlin

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.

Mero-Schmidlin (UK) plc
Private
IndustryConstruction
Founded1988
HeadquartersCamberley, United Kingdom
OwnerMERO TSK Group, Würzburg
Websitewww.mero-schmidlin.com

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 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]

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

References
  1. Mero-Schmedlin: About us
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