PERI 3990441 211248532 2008-05-09T13:04:00Z 10ta 896398 /* Projects */ {{Advert|article|date=December 2007}} {{Infobox_Company | company_name = PERI GmbH| company_logo = [[Image:Peri logo.png|180px|PERI Logo]]| company_type = [[GmbH]]| foundation = 1969 by Artur Schwörer| location = [[Weißenhorn]], [[Germany]]| key_people = Artur Schwörer,<br> Alexander Schwörer,<br> Christian Schwörer,<br> Dr. Josef Spieler| area_served = Worldwide| industry = [[Construction]]| products = [[Formwork]], [[Scaffolding]], [[Civil Engineering|Engineering]]| revenue = {{profit}} [[euro|€]] 1,104 million (2007)| num_employees = 5,000 (2007)| subsid = 45| company_slogan = Successful Construction with PERI| homepage = [http://www.peri.de www.peri.de]| }} [[Image:Peri skydeck slab formwork.jpg|thumb|200px|right|PERI SKYDECK panelized slab forming system on the McAllister Dorm project (Arizona State University) in Phoenix, AZ.]] [[Image:Viaduc de millau peri.jpg|thumb|200px|right|PERI Formwork technology for the construction of the highest bridge pier worldwide, [[Millau Viaduct|Viaduc de Millau]], France]] [[Image:Mercedes benz museum de.jpg|thumb|200px|right|PERI Formwork technology for the construction of the [[Mercedes-Benz Museum]] in Stuttgart, Germany]] '''PERI''' is a German company that produces [[formwork]] and [[scaffolding]] systems. The company's headquarters are located in Weißenhorn, Germany, and it employs 5,000 people, of which 850 are engineers (as of 2007). 2007 revenues are 1,104 million [[euro]]s. ==History== PERI was founded in 1969 in Weissenhorn, Germany, by Artur Schwörer. The first product was the T 70 V wooden lattice girder which had a high load capacity and a patented node connection. This was replaced by the GT 24 girder in 1984. The ACS (Automatic Climbing System) was PERI's development of a self-climbing technology system. This technology enables the casting of tall builidngs with minimal crane use. At the beginning of the 80s, PERI was at the forefront of using aluminium in the construction business. The Co-CEO's, Alex Schwörer, graduated from the [[Tuck School of Business]] in 2002 and Christian Schwörer formerly worked at [[Goldman Sachs]]. During the past 10 years, PERI’s revenues grew from 250 to over 1,104 million euros and the number of employees from 1,700 to 5,000. ==Product overview== The product range includes formwork girders, panel and wall formwork, column formwork, slab formwork, [[climbing formwork]],<ref name="CN">''Building towers over Auckland's North Shore'' - ''NZ Construction News'', Volume 2, Issue 3, July 2007</ref> climbing brackets, platform systems, shoring systems, props, push-pull props, [[plywood]], brace frames for single-sided concreting, tie systems and services, software and training. ==Projects== Projects that PERI is involved in: *[[CTBA|Cuatro Torres Highrise, Madrid, Spain]] - PERI ACS self-climbing formwork for highest skyscrapers in Spain *[[Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)]], USA *[[Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge]] Safe, Accurate and Fast *[[Trump World Tower]], New York, USA - Two days for a complete floor *[[7 World Trade Center]], New York, USA - Steel construction precedes the concrete core. *[[Casa da Música]], Porto, Portugal - Angled wall areas with architectural concrete surfaces *[[Oresund Bridge]], Denmark – forming machine for monolithic tunnel *[[City Tunnel, Malmö]], Construction of 10-day cycles. *[[Millau Viaduct]], France – the highest bridge pier in the world (245 m) *[[Tour Granite]], Paris, France (183 m) *[[21st Century Tower]], Dubai, UAE - Core, Slabs and Facade in a 3-Day Cycle *Tunnel [[Palm Jumeirah]], Dubai, UAE - Vehicular Tunnel *[[Mercedes-Benz Museum]], Stuttgart, Germany - Automobile Museum *[[Mega Bridge]], Bangkok, Thailand – 4 bridge pylons with heights of 170 m *[[Turning Torso]], Malmö, Sweden – twisted highrise building designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava *[[Torre Agbar]], Barcelona, Spain – 142 m highrise building == References == <references/> ==External links== * [http://www.peri.de PERI GmbH] – International Webpage * [http://www.peri.ltd.uk PERI Ltd. UK] – PERI United Kingdom * [http://www.peri-usa.com PERI Formwork Systems, Inc.] – PERI USA * [http://www.peri.de/ww/en/addresses/url.cfm PERI GmbH Worldwide] – Websites of PERI Subsidiaries worldwide ==Images== <gallery> Image:Peri_scaffolding_marques_riscal.jpg|Hotel Marques de Riscal, Elciego, Spain Image:Peri_herzogbergtunnel_at.jpg|Herzogberg Tunnel, A2 Motorway, Austria Image:Peri_cuatro_torres_madrid.jpg|[[CTBA|Cuatro Torres Business Area]] </gallery> [[Category:Companies of Germany]] [[Category:Construction and civil engineering companies of Germany]] [[cs:PERI]] [[da:PERI GmbH]] [[de:PERI]] [[el:Peri]] [[es:PERI GmbH]] [[fr:PERI GmbH]] [[it:PERI]] [[nl:PERI GmbH]] [[pl:PERI GmbH]] [[pt:PERI]] [[ru:Peri]] [[sv:PERI GmbH]] [[tr:PERI GmbH]]