History
1948
Alice and Oskar Merz-Meyer establish the company on the āBlumenstrasseā in St. Margrethen. Fabricating lathe parts and milling work for paid labor.![](clear.gif)
1954
Company moves to the āIndustriestrasse 8ā, the first āMERZROLLERā is manufactured; the daily production is transported by bicycle to the neighborhood lacquer-man. The premises were enlarged three times.![](clear.gif)
1955
The first āMERZROLLERā bottle drawers for the refrigerating industry are being produced.1959
The company is transformed into a ālimited companyā, still owned by the family Merz.1960
Refrigerator slides program: Bottle, sausage and food drawersā![](clear.gif)
1964
Company moves to the āIndustriestrasse 35ā.![](clear.gif)
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1966
The production facility undergoes expansion.![](clear.gif)
1967
Iron ware program: single extension, full extension and progressive action slides![](clear.gif)
1968
First generation of the office ā metal drawers comes to be.1970
Expansion: ware house, tool building department![](clear.gif)
1975
Office drawer slides made of plastic are introduced to the market.![](clear.gif)
1980
Merz-Meyer begins to produce office metal drawers ā BMS 1.![](clear.gif)
1983
The design of our sales documents are changed.![](clear.gif)
1984
Expansion: assembly facility1985
The office metal drawers undergo further developing ā BMS 2 is introduced to the market.![](clear.gif)
1989
Expansion: high-rise warehouse![](clear.gif)
1990
Development of the office program CLASSIC![](clear.gif)
1991
Expansion: welding facility, research and development department.1992
Installation of our 500 ton pressing machine including its feeder.![](clear.gif)
1993
Expansion: powder coating facility1995
Development of the office program CARAT.![](clear.gif)
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1996
A draft of our quality management system is drawn up according to ISO 9001.1997
Certification of our quality management system on 11 September 1997.![](clear.gif)
1998
The warehouse is transformed into a further production facility.2003
Development of our flipper door MR 136.![](clear.gif)
2004
Development of our progressive action slide MR 713 H and our damper (shock absorber).2005
A straightening machine is added to our 500 ton pressing machine.![](clear.gif)
2007
Purchase of the Merz-Meyer AG by Fulterer Auszugsysteme GmbH and integration into the Fulterer Group![](clear.gif)