Meiser

What Meiser does

Meiser is a privately held, family-owned industrial manufacturer headquartered in Schmelz-Limbach, Germany, with roots dating to 1849. The company produces gratings, profile planking, stair systems, and glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) systems, offering the largest range of gratings worldwide with over 4,000 versions across press locked, press welded, shelf, and special grating categories. More than 80% of all gratings are custom-made to customer specifications at its two primary German production facilities in Saarland and Vogtland. Meiser serves heavy industry (refineries, power stations, steel mills, mines, offshore platforms), logistics, architecture and construction, and trade/craft customers, with project-based, quote-driven enterprise sales and embedded engineering services including static calculations and quantity surveys.

The business operates a multi-country footprint with wholly-owned production facilities in Romania, Brazil, and Hungary, and sales/marketing offices in the UK, UAE, and Poland, supported by a global external sales force and an extensive multi-language web presence. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time, project-based sales of custom-manufactured industrial products under multi-year contracts. In January 2026, the third generation of the Meiser family assumed leadership of the company, coinciding with a product refresh in its standard stair tread line. The business is privately held by the Meiser family with no external parent or disclosed outside investment, and operates without any disclosed AI/ML, API, or software-platform capabilities.

Name

Meiser

Legal name

Gebrüder Meiser GmbH

Website

https://meiser.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1849

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Meiser is a family-owned German industrial manufacturer producing custom gratings, profile planking, stair systems, and GRP products in over 4,000 versions for heavy industry, logistics, architecture, and trade customers across a global production and sales network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Grating Manufacturing

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Grating, Catwalks & Safety Platforms (IMADACAI)

Keywords

• Industrial grating manufacturing
• Press locked gratings
• Press welded gratings
• Profile planking systems
• GRP composite systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Schmelz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Grating Sales: MEISER generates revenue through direct sales of industrial grating products including press locked, press welded, shelf grating, profile planking, and GRP systems. Products are available in over 4,000 versions, with more than 80% made to measure at their factories in Germany. Revenue is generated through project-based sales with personal customer support from planning to realization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

MEISER manufactures and sells industrial gratings, profile planking, stair systems, and GRP (glass reinforced plastic) systems. The core product range spans over 4,000 grating variants — including press locked, press welded, shelf, and special gratings — sold as platform flooring, shelving, fencing, and stair components to industrial customers such as refineries, power stations, steel mills, mines, oil platforms, and logistics operators. More than 80% of all grating is custom-made to order at the company's two German factories in Saarland and Vogtland.

Product overview

Meiser is a global industrial manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of grating products, profile planking, and GRP systems. The core offering centers on gratings — structural elements available in over 4,000 versions including press locked, press welded, shelf, and special grating types used as platform flooring in refineries, power stations, steel mills, mines, oil platforms, and logistics facilities. These are complemented by profile planking (sheet metal profile products), GRP systems (corrosion-resistant glass reinforced plastic solutions), stair treads, and the MEISER Modul modular shelf system. More than 80% of products are custom-manufactured to customer specifications at Meiser's two primary factories in Germany's Saarland and Vogtland regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MEISER Modul: Modular shelf grating system

Products and services

• Grating (Press Locked, Press Welded, Shelf, and Special Variants) Structural steel gratings with high load-bearing capacity, low dead weight, and high transparency, available in over 4,000 versions for use as platform flooring, walkways, shelves, fencing, and structural elements in refineries, power stations, steel mills, mines, oil platforms, logistics facilities, and architectural applications.
• Profile Planking (Blechprofilroste) Sheet metal profile planking products for industrial flooring and construction applications, manufactured by MEISER.
• GRP Systems (Glass Reinforced Plastic) Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP/GFK) systems providing corrosion-resistant flooring and structural solutions for industrial applications where traditional metal gratings are unsuitable.
• Stair Treads Industrial stair treads manufactured using press locked grating construction, press welded grating construction, and with safety nosing for enhanced slip resistance and visibility on industrial stairs.
• MEISER Modul Modular Shelf Grating System Modular shelf grating system co-developed with warehouse and logistics customers to provide flexible, customizable shelving solutions for modern logistics operations.
• Express Service Expedited production and delivery service for customers requiring fast turnaround on grating and related products, complementing the standard made-to-measure offering.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lichtgitter GmbH: German manufacturer of steel and aluminum gratings, stair treads, and profile planks. Closest direct head-to-head competitor to Meiser in steel platform flooring across Europe, with overlapping custom-fabrication capabilities.
• Ohio Gratings, Inc. US-based specialty fabricator of steel bar gratings, stair treads, and structural platforms serving heavy industry, transit, and architecture. Comparable in product range, custom engineering, and project-based sales to Meiser.
• AMICO (Alabama Metal Industries Corporation): US manufacturer of steel and aluminum grating, expanded metal, and safety products. Comparable scale and breadth to Meiser's grating division, serving industrial, architectural, and security applications.
• Fibergrate Composite Structures Inc. US manufacturer of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP/GRP) gratings, stair treads, and structural products. Direct overlap with Meiser's GRP systems line in corrosion-resistant platform flooring.

Regional players

• Webforge Pty Ltd: Australian grating and walkway systems manufacturer serving mining, oil & gas, and infrastructure across Asia-Pacific. Highly comparable product set to Meiser's industrial grating range, but geographically focused on APAC.

Broad incumbents

• Nucor Corporation: Largest US steel producer with grating operations (Nucor Gratings) within a diversified portfolio. A broad incumbent comparable in industrial steel grating but vastly larger and more diversified than Meiser.
• ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe: Major German steel and materials group with downstream fabricated products including gratings and structural elements. A broad industrial incumbent whose platform products overlap with Meiser's German manufacturing base.
• Tata Steel Limited: Global integrated steel producer with structural and flooring products serving heavy industry and infrastructure. Comparable end markets (refineries, construction, transportation) and product class, but operating at vastly larger scale.
• ArcelorMittal S.A. World's largest steel producer with downstream structural products including gratings and walkway systems for industrial use. A broad incumbent whose structural steel and project portfolio overlaps with Meiser's industrial customer base.
• Valmont Industries, Inc. US-based manufacturer of engineered infrastructure products including utility structures and access platforms. Comparable as an industrial fabricator serving heavy infrastructure customers, though with a broader product portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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