MEVA Formwork Systems

Name

MEVA Formwork Systems

Legal name

MEVA Schalungs-Systeme GmbH

Website

https://meva.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Haiterbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Formwork Equipment Sales: MEVA sells formwork systems including wall formwork (Mammut XT, StarTec XT, AluFix, AluStar, MonoFix), slab formwork (MevaDec, MevaFlex), and climbing systems (MAC). Sales are direct to contractors for project use.
2. Formwork Rental: MEVA operates a rental business with dedicated facilities for cleaning and refurbishment of rental equipment. Minimum rental period is one month. The company has specific rental terms and conditions governing the rental of shuttering and equipment.
3. Engineering and Planning Services: MEVA provides formwork planning, static calculations, and engineering services. Services include assembly and disassembly work, shuttering planning, and technical support.
4. Repair and Refurbishment Services: MEVA offers repair services for damaged formwork equipment and refurbishment of returned rental equipment. Repairs are carried out at MEVA's operational facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MEVA manufactures and sells modular formwork systems for concrete construction, including wall formwork (Mammut XT, StarTec XT, AluFix, AluStar, MonoFix), slab formwork (MevaDec, MevaFlex), the MAC climbing system, and shoring towers, complemented by engineering, rental, refurbishment, and training services. The company sells and rents formwork equipment directly to construction contractors from 40+ global locations, with the alkus all-plastic facing panel and patented Assembly Lock serving as key proprietary differentiators.

Product overview

MEVA Formwork Systems is a construction formwork manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of physical formwork products, climbing systems, and associated services. The product line centers on modular panelised formwork systems for walls (including Mammut XT, StarTec XT, AluFix, AluStar, MonoFix) and slab formwork (MevaDec, MevaFlex), complemented by the MAC climbing system for high-rise construction. Key differentiators include the alkus all-plastic facing panels (polypropylene, reusable up to 1,500 times, fully repairable and recyclable), the patented Assembly Lock technology, and BIM²form software for Autodesk Revit-based digital design. MEVA also provides formwork rental, refurbishment, planning, engineering, and training services. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Haiterbach, Germany (Plants I-IV for production, refurbishment, custom-build, and storage) and serves customers from over 40 global locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BIM²form: Partner company developing BIM software for digital formwork design, integrated with Autodesk Revit for automated slab formwork design.

Products and services

• Mammut XT Wall Formwork Flexible wall formwork system with patent-pending combi tie hole enabling single-sided tying without additional attachments. Features full-surface fresh concrete load capacity of 100 kN/m². Used by construction contractors on wall-pour projects requiring efficient tying and reduced labor.
• StarTec XT Wall Formwork Wall formwork system with integrated combi tie hole for one-sided tying with taper tie. Combines three tying methods in one system, significantly reducing formwork operation time. Used by contractors on wall formwork projects.
• Mammut 350 Wall Formwork Large-area heavy-duty wall formwork with permissible fresh concrete pressure of 100 kN/m² over full surface area across the entire system, enabling efficient large-scale pours.
• Mammut Wall Formwork (original) Original large-scale industrial formwork that achieved 97 kN/m² fresh concrete pressure and was the first system to make large-scale pours possible.
• AluFix Wall Formwork Lightweight aluminium hand-set formwork combining low weight with high stability, usable as both wall and slab formwork. Fully aluminium and recyclable. Targeted at hand-set applications.
• AluStar Formwork Fully aluminium formwork system, fully recyclable at end of lifespan. Used for concrete wall and slab forming.
• MonoFix Formwork Fully aluminium formwork system, fully recyclable at end of lifespan. Used for concrete wall and slab forming.
• MevaDec Slab Formwork Slab formwork system accommodating three methods within a single system: drop-head-beam-panel method, panel method, and primary-and-secondary-beam method. Features early stripping capability via drophead and uses alkus all-plastic facing for superior concrete finish.
• MevaFlex Slab Formwork Cost-effective slab formwork system allowing flexible planning based on conventional approach or combined solution with MevaDec.
• MAC Climbing System Climbing formwork system providing quick and flexible tower construction. Achieves extreme time savings with fewer crane hours required. Used on high-rise projects such as Roche Tower 2 and 900 Hay Street Hotel Perth.
• alkus All-Plastic Facing Panels 100% wood-free all-plastic facing panel made of polypropylene. Does not swell, shrink, absorb moisture, or stain. Can be used up to 1,500 times (30x more than plywood). Fully repairable and recyclable.
• StarTec-Securit Foldable, completely pre-assembled security system that can be used immediately from the stack, providing safe equipment with quick assembly for working platforms and fall protection on wall formwork.
• Assembly Lock Patented assembly lock with no losable parts that aligns and joins formwork elements with just a few hammer blows to achieve a strong and stepless panel connection. Became worldwide standard.
• Shoring Towers Temporary structures used to support formwork horizontally during concrete curing.
• Props Vertical support elements for falsework applications.
• Working Scaffolds Temporary elevated work platforms for construction sites, providing safe access for formwork assembly and concrete pouring operations.
• Formwork Rental Service Rental of formwork and shoring tower equipment with dedicated cleaning and refurbishment facilities. Minimum rental period of one month. Direct to construction firms needing temporary formwork.
• Formwork Planning and Engineering Services Engineering services including formwork planning, static calculations, and shuttering planning, delivered by qualified design teams to support contractors on project-specific formwork design.
• Training Services Team training for construction site workers and formwork design training for MEVA's internal teams, delivered through facilities including the MEVA Technikum centre.
• BIM²form Software Autodesk Revit add-in for digital design of MEVA formwork solutions. Enables automated formwork design directly in Revit with native modelling of MEVA formwork content. Currently in development for horizontal components (slab).

Quantifiable outcome

• alkus all-plastic facing can be used up to 1,500 times - 30 times more than plywood and up to 6 times more than other plastic panels
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Acropol GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021MEVA acquired the Acropol Group in 2021 to strengthen its presence in Belgium and Luxembourg. The acquisition included formwork and shoring tower rental company with sites at Landen/Belgium and Rodange/Luxembourg. This expands sales opportunities in Benelux and enables better service for contractors in north-eastern France and western Germany.
• BIM²coreTechnology or IntegrationMEVA partners with BIM² for digital formwork design solutions. BIM² develops BIM²form, a Revit add-in for automated design of MEVA formwork solutions. The partnership enables digital modelling and addition of real-life features for slab formwork design automation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PERI: Germany-based PERI is the world's largest formwork and scaffolding manufacturer and MEVA's most direct competitor. Both companies sell wall, slab and climbing formwork systems globally with comparable rental and engineering services, and target the same construction-contractor customer base across Europe, the Middle East and the Americas.
• Paschal: Paschal-Werk G. Maier is a German formwork specialist offering wall and slab formwork systems with its own rental and engineering services. As a mid-sized German competitor, it competes most directly with MEVA in DACH-region construction projects.
• RMD Kwikform: RMD Kwikform (UK) is a global formwork, shoring and groundworks specialist with a large rental fleet. It competes with MEVA on infrastructure projects (bridges, reservoirs, commercial buildings) and operates in many of the same European, Middle Eastern and Asia-Pacific markets.
• Doka: Doka, the formwork division of Austria's Umdasch Group, is a leading global formwork manufacturer with a comparable product portfolio (wall formwork, climbing systems, shoring) and a similarly strong rental business. Doka and MEVA routinely compete head-to-head on high-rise, infrastructure and architectural concrete projects worldwide.
• Alsina Formwork: Alsina is a Spanish formwork and shoring manufacturer with operations across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Its product portfolio (wall formwork, slab formwork, climbing, shoring) and rental-heavy business model are directly comparable to MEVA's.
• ULMA Construction: ULMA Construction is the formwork and scaffolding division of Spain's Mondragon cooperative. It competes with MEVA across wall formwork, slab formwork, climbing systems and shoring, with strong presence in Europe, Latin America and emerging markets — making it a natural comparable.
• Acrow Group: Acrow Group is a global formwork, scaffolding and falsework specialist with operations across the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Its modular formwork systems and rental model compete with MEVA on infrastructure and high-rise projects in emerging markets, particularly the Gulf and Asia.
• NOE-Schaltechnik: NOE-Schaltechnik is a German formwork manufacturer providing wall and slab formwork, climbing systems and engineering services across Europe and the Middle East. It targets the same construction-contractor segment as MEVA, including architectural concrete applications.
• Hünnebeck (Enerpac Tool Group): Hünnebeck, part of Enerpac Tool Group's concrete construction division, is a European formwork and shoring manufacturer offering wall, slab and climbing systems. Its product range and rental-driven model overlap directly with MEVA's core offering.

Broad incumbents

• BrandSafway: BrandSafway is a large global provider of access, scaffolding, formwork and concrete construction services, formed from the Safway/Brand merger. While broader than a pure-play formwork manufacturer, its formwork rental and engineering services directly overlap with MEVA's in North America, Europe and the Gulf.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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