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Mero-Schmidlin (UK) plc 
Type Private Industry Construction Founded 1988 Headquarters Camberley, UK Owner(s) 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 link title. The name MERO is an abbreviation for Mengeringhausen Rohrbauweise (Mengeringhausen's tubular structures).
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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)
References
External links
- Mero-Schmidlin (UK) plc Official site
- Mero Structures Inc. Official site
- MERO-TSK Group Official site
- Archistructures
See also
Categories:- Construction and civil engineering companies of the United Kingdom
- Companies based in Surrey
- Companies established in 1988
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