MEVA Schalungs-Systeme

MEVA Schalungs Systeme

Type	GmbH
Industry	Construction
Founded	1970 by Gerhard Dingler
Headquarters	Haiterbach, Germany
Key people	Florian F Dingler
Products	Formwork Systems
Revenue	110m Euro (2014)
Number of employees	500 (2014)
Website	http://www.meva-international.com

MEVA Formwork Systems is a worldwide producer of formwork systems. Headquartered in Germany under the name MEVA Schalungs-System GmbH, the MEVA group has 40 subsidiaries, plants and logistics centers on 5 continents.

Business

MEVA designs, constructs, produces and markets frame formwork systems for all types of in-situ concrete applications in the building industry. MEVA’s product portfolio is completed by the company’s service and consulting packages for formwork users.

History

MEVA was founded in 1970 by Gerhard Dingler. The idea of developing a formwork system that would be re-usable led to the company’s foundation and to the first frame-based panelised formwork system with a facing integrated into a metal frame, the so-called formwork panel. The panels are produced in different sizes and can be freely combined, hence the name modular formwork system. In the course of its history, MEVA developed several innovations, part of which have become standard features in the industry.

The milestones:^[1]

• 1971 – MEVA presents the first modular panelised formwork system.
• 1977 – MEVA invents the formwork clamp that connects panels tightly and firmly.
• 1978 – The frame with hollow profiles and grooves is presented. It is lighter than previous frames, supports a higher fresh concrete pressure and is easier to clean as no dirt can enter the closed hollow profiles.^[2]
• 1981 – The first crane-independent formwork system for walls and slabs is marketed.
• 1982 – MEVA’s Mammut wall formwork system is the first heavy-duty system offering a fresh concrete load capacity of 97 kN/m².
• 1989 – MEVA develops the aluminium wall formwork system.
• 1992 – The crane-independent MevaDec slab system offers 3 methods for all types of slabs.
• 2000 – MEVA presents the first all-plastic facing and is the first formwork producer to use this kind of facing in all formwork systems. Contrary to wooden facing, the all-plastic facing lasts as long as the panel frame, can be cleaned with high-pressure cleaners and repaired with identical material on the construction site and delivers a consistently high-quality concrete surface. MEVA’s all-plastic facing alkus ^[3] comes with a 7-year long term warranty that so far has never been claimed.^[4]
• 2012 – MEVA’s automatic climbing system MAC is used on sites in Europe after several years of use in Australia and the Far East.^[5]

Product and Service Portfolio

MEVA offers standard formwork systems for all types of in-situ concrete applications and also designs and produces special formwork and solutions for special requirements such as irregular building geometries or surfaces without joints. The systems are highly compatible and use identical accessories wherever possible. MEVA offers:

• Crane-independent wall formwork systems with aluminium frames^[6][7]
• Crane-dependent wall formwork for large-size heavy-duty applications^[8]
• Support frames for single-sided wall applications^[9]
• formwork systems for columns^[10][11] and curved walls^[12]
• Slab formwork systems^[13]
• Safety systems and equipment, e.g. wall formwork systems with integrated platforms^[14][15] and ladder access,^[16] folding, pouring and safety-catch platforms,^[17] shoring and stair towers^[18]
• Climbing formwork: climbing scaffold,^[19] automatic climbing system,^[20] guided screens^[21] and climbing systems^[22]

MEVA is a one-stop supplier for formwork systems and solutions. In line with its slogan “… more than just formwork“ MEVA offers a comprehensive services^[23] and consulting package including formwork planning and on-site support with formwork set up, process control and customer staff training. Rental formwork users can choose from different services packages and have their rental formwork inspected, cleaned and repaired by MEVA at MEVA’s industrial cleaning and repair facilities once the formwork is returned from the construction site. Customers with their own formwork inventory can have their formwork regenerated^[24] by MEVA and made like new. With its all-plastic facing MEVA formwork delivers high-quality and architectural concrete^[25] surfaces. Details about architectural concrete is founded Beside renting and selling new formwork systems MEVA offers used formwork with a double-warranty from the manufacturer.^[26] A comprehensive training program with in-depth training and seminars for customers is part of MEVA’s customer services. MEVA is certified according to ISO 9001:2008^[27] and is active in important industry standards committees and organisations such as the American Concrete Institute (ACI)^[28] and the German equivalent GSV.^[29]

Projects

MEVA formwork is used for all types of in-situ concrete work on construction sites all over the world:

Architectural construction

• University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria^[30][31]
• Football Stadium Pancho Arena, Felcsút/Hungary^[32]

Civil engineering construction

• Football Stadium Pancho Arena, Felcsút/Hungary^[33]
• JVA Augsburg/Germany^[34]
• Linth–Limmern Power Stations, Linthal/Swiss^[35]
• Sorenga Tunnel, Oslo/Norway^[36]
• Stuttgart Trade Fair, Stuttgart, Germany^[37]
• Stadionul Naţional, Bucharest, Romania^[38]
• Victoria Square, Shopping Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Loch Katrine freshwater reservoir, Glasgow, Scotland^[39]
• Metro M4, Budapest, Hungary^[40]
• Saint Petersburg Dam, Saint Petersburg, Russia

High-rise construction

• Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE, The world’s tallest building; 818 m (2,684 ft)^[41][42][43]
• Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Swiss tallest building^[44][45]
• Marina 101, Dubai, UAE
• The Federation Tower, Moscow, Russia. Europe’s tallest office building; 506 m (1,660 ft)^[46]
• Q1 (building) 323 m (1,058 ft), Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• Palais Royale, Mumbai, India^[47][48]
• Lilian Tower in Dubai, UAE^[49]
• The Jazz Residences in Manila, Philippines^[50]

Commercial and residential construction

• Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Swiss tallest building^[51]
• Battersea (Residential complex with 866 apartments at Battersea Power Station in London/UK)^[52]
• University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria^[53]
• Marina 101, Dubai, UAE
• Football Stadium Pancho Arena, Felcsút/Hungary^[54][55]
• Sorenga Tunnel, Oslo/Norway^[56]
• Worcester Technical High School, Worcester, Massachusetts US
• Loch Katrine freshwater reservoir, Glasgow, Scotland
• Moorburg Power Station, Hamburg, Germany
• Ohio University park garage, Athens, Ohio US
• Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
• Metro M4, Budapest, Hungary
• Restoration of the Königsbau, Stuttgart, Germany
• Hazaa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, VAE^[57]
• City of Dreams expansion, Macau^[58]

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  Marina 101, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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  University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Germany
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  Battersea (Residential Complex), London, UK
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  Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Swiss
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  Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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  Q1 Tower, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australien
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  Neue Stuttgart Trade Fair, Stuttgart Germany
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  Schloss Grafenegg, Österreich
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  Königsbau Stuttgart, Germany
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  Saint Petersburg Dam, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Footnotes

External links

• Homepage of MEVA Formwork Systems
• Homepage Used MEVA Formwork Systems
• Homepage MEVA Formwork Systems, USA
• Most Influential: Formwork Leader Rolf Spahr, MEVA Formwork Systems (ACI)