Mero-Schmidlin (UK) plc is a business specializing in building construction systems. It is based in
Surrey
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in the
United Kingdom
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, 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
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Würzburg is ...
,
Germany
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in 1948.
[Mero-Schmedlin: About us]
/ref> In 1957, the ''Mero'' construction technique, which uses hollow steel tubes connected into steel node
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s in a predetermined geometry, was presented at the Berlin
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International Construction Fair.[ In 1988, Mero (UK) plc was established to service customers in the United Kingdom.][
Then in February 2006, following the acquisition of Schmidlin Facadetechnology AG in ]Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
by TSK Group, Mero (UK) plc's German
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parent company, Mero (UK) plc changed its name to ''Mero-Schmidlin (UK) plc''.[
]
Operations
The company's activities are as follows:[
*Construction systems
* Curtainwalling
*Raised floor systems
]
Notable structures using the technique
*Stockholm Globe Arena
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, Sweden – Dome with diameter of 110 m (1989)
*National Indoor Arena
Arena Birmingham (known for sponsorship reasons as Utilita Arena Birmingham, and previously as The Barclaycard Arena and originally as the National Indoor Arena) is an indoor arena and sporting venue in central Birmingham, United Kingdom. It ...
, Birmingham, United Kingdom – 128x90m single span spaceframe
In architecture and structural engineering, a space frame or space structure ( 3D truss) is a rigid, lightweight, truss-like structure constructed from interlocking struts in a geometric pattern. Space frames can be used to span large areas with ...
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
Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-east ...
, United Kingdom – Large aquarium designed by Sir Terry Farrell completed in 2001, having taken seventeen months to construct.
See also
*Space frame
In architecture and structural engineering, a space frame or space structure ( 3D truss) is a rigid, lightweight, truss-like structure constructed from interlocking struts in a geometric pattern. Space frames can be used to span large areas with ...
References
External links
Mero-Schmidlin (UK) plc Official siteMero Structures Inc. Official siteMERO-TSK Group Official siteArchistructures
{{Construction industry in the United Kingdom
Construction and civil engineering companies of the United Kingdom
Companies based in Surrey
British companies established in 1988
Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1988
1988 establishments in England