A brief history

The roots of the Merford Group go back to 1956 and the establishment of Technisch Bureau Merford B.V.. From the very beginning, we have been agent for Gebr. Trox GmbH, a German manufacturer of air treatment equipment, such as wall ventilators, fire protection valves, flow control equipment, filters and noise reduction solutions. These products are primarily intended for engineering firms specialising in air treatment.

Industrial noise pollution and the environment
During the seventies, noise pollution due to industrial activities became a public concern. To meet increased demand from industry, Technisch Bureau Merford started offering silencers and other noise reduction solutions. These were intended to be installed on exhausts or ventilation openings in building walls. Among our first customers were dairy factories, flour mills and power plants.

We quickly noticed that these “new” customers differed from our traditional clients in one respect; the “new” customer had little or no expertise in the areas of ventilation and noise reduction. He also wished to outsource the complete project, including all the engineering and installation work, receiving a guarantee in return that noise nuisance for the afflicted parties would be reduced to agreed levels.

As this required a whole new range of activities, catering for a new category of clients, in 1979 Merford Techniek B.V. was founded.

In addition to these project-based sales, in the early 1980s we also started selling absorption, insulation and vibration damping materials to manufacturers. After a few years, we started selling components to clients in the building construction sector, such as special doors and wall ventilators.

In 1988 Merford International B.V. was founded to handle sales abroad.

Our own production facilities
Years of outsourcing production led Merford to conclude that if you wanted to sell your “own” products this required a more direct involvement in developing those products.

This resulted in the takeover in 1990 of one of our suppliers in Groot-Ammers. Today, a substantial portion of the products sold by Merford Techniek are manufactured here, at Merford Plaatbewerking B.V..
This former supplier also produced operator cabins for cranes, container handling trucks and other vehicles. These products are now being further developed at our sales division, called Merford Cabins B.V. and manufactured at Merford Produktie B.V..

Expansion of door production and sales
As the sales and production of special doors has become increasingly important over the years at Merford Techniek, it was decided in 2003 to purchase Hallington Doors B.V.. This manufacturing facility produces special overhead sectional doors.
In addition, Merford Techniek's door range was separated from its other components, and sales operations were transferred to Merford Special Doors B.V.
In 2007, we obtained a 50% participation in Interdam-Merford B.V. This company sells special doors to the oil and gas industry and the maritime sector.
With the acquisition of these companies, Merford has become a specialised provider of all kinds of special doors.