Gravel plant, skip service, haulage as well as civil engineering and demolition in Eastern Switzerland
Meyer Kieswerk AG
Hohentannen (Freudenberg) · Bischofszell (Niederbürerstrasse 13)New on Amplifa
About us
Meyer Kieswerk AG was founded in 1954 and is today run as a family business in its third generation. At its Freudenberg site in Hohentannen, the company operates a gravel plant with a processing facility for railway ballast as well as a mobile crushing plant. The product range includes wall gravel, recycled gravel, road gravel, concrete gravel, round gravel, crushed stone, round sand, crushed sand, grit, boulder stones and Netstaler in various grain sizes. In addition to delivery and self-collection of gravel, crushed stone and sand, the company offers a skip service with skip containers (4–12 m³) and skip or roll-off containers (8–22 m³), construction and thermal haulage including asphalt transport with thermally insulated vehicles, as well as heavy and special transport with payloads up to 50 tonnes. Further services include civil engineering work such as excavation and backfilling, dismantling and demolition work including construction material sorting as well as concrete recycling. The eight employees primarily serve construction companies, municipalities and maintenance yards as well as private customers in the cantons of Thurgau and St. Gallen.
- Site
- Hohentannen
- Processes
- Gravel, crushed stone and sand (delivery and self-collection), Mobile crushing plant – processing of road excavation material, asphalt, concrete, construction, Skip service (skip containers 4/6/8/12 m³, skip and roll-off containers 8/22 m³), Transport of all kinds (construction and thermal haulage, asphalt transport, heavy and special, Civil engineering (excavation, backfilling work, surrounding works), Dismantling / demolition work (proper dismantling of buildings, sorting of construction materials), Processing of railway ballast & excavation material (washing, sorting, classifying according to, Concrete recycling
- Materials
- Gravel, Crushed stone, Sand, Wall gravel 0-65mm, Recycled gravel 0-65mm, Road gravel 0-25mm, Concrete gravel 0-16mm, Round gravel 4-8mm
- Certificates
- ASTAG membership, VTK membership (Association of Thurgau Gravel Works), ARV membership (Excavation, Dismantling and Recycling Association)
- Founded
- 1954
- Employees
- 8
- Industries
- Construction companies, Municipalities and maintenance yards, Private customers (moves, clearances)
- 01
Extraction and processing of gravel, crushed stone and sand
- 02
Crushing and processing of road excavation material, asphalt, concrete,
- 03
Washing, sorting and classifying railway ballast and excavation material
- 04
Transport with construction, thermal and heavy-haul vehicles
- 05
Civil engineering, dismantling and concrete recycling
Material range
Gravel
Delivery and self-collection of various types of gravel such as wall gravel, recycled gravel, road gravel and concrete gravel.
Round gravel
Washed round gravel in grain sizes 4–8, 8–16, 16–32 and 32–50 mm.
Crushed stone
Crushed stone in grain sizes 16–32 and 32–50 mm as well as processed railway ballast.
Sand
Washed round sand and crushed sand in grain size 0–4 mm.
Grit
Grit in grain sizes 4–8, 8–11 and 11–16 mm.
Asphalt
Transport of asphalt with thermally insulated vehicles, also for underpasses and tunnels.
Concrete
Concrete transport by means of silo tippers as well as concrete recycling.
Construction rubble and road excavation material
Mobile on-site processing including sorting of construction materials during dismantling.
Locations
Hohentannen (Freudenberg)
CHGravel plant and operational site
- Materials
- Gravel, crushed stone, sand, railway ballast, recycled material
- Crushing plant
- Railway ballast processing facility
- Thermally insulated transport vehicles
- Skip containers and containers
- Silo tipper
- Heavy and special transport vehicle
Bischofszell
CHLocation according to imprint (Niederbürerstrasse 13)
Services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel, crushed stone and sand (delivery and self-collection)Other | – | – | – | – | Gravel, Crushed stone, Sand, Concrete gravel, Round gravel, Crushed sand, Grit, Boulder stones, Recycled gravel, Wall gravel, Road gravel, Round sand, Netstaler |
| Mobile crushing plant – processing of road excavation material, asphalt, concrete, constructionOther | – | – | – | – | Road excavation material, Asphalt, Concrete, Construction rubble, Natural stone |
| Skip service (skip containers 4/6/8/12 m³, skip and roll-off containers 8/22 m³)Other | – | – | – | – | Concrete and pavement excavation material, combustible material, Sludge, Gypsum waste, Bricks, Wood, Garden waste, Green waste, Paper, Construction material |
| Transport of all kinds (construction and thermal haulage, asphalt transport, heavy and specialOther | – | – | 50 to (payload heavy/special transport | – | Gravel, Excavation material, Asphalt, Machinery, Components, Sand, Crushed stone, Concrete |
| Civil engineering (excavation, backfilling work, surrounding works)Other | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dismantling / demolition work (proper dismantling of buildings, sorting of construction materials)Other | – | – | – | – | Construction materials |
| Processing of railway ballast & excavation material (washing, sorting, classifying according toOther | – | – | – | – | Railway ballast, Excavation material |
| Concrete recyclingOther | – | – | – | – | Concrete |
| Tractor and excavator workOther | – | – | – | – | – |
10 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile crushing plant | – | – | – | – | Hohentannen/Bischofszell or mobile on site |
| Thermally insulated tipper trailer | – | 1 | Payload 24 t | – | Hohentannen |
| Two-chamber thermal trailer | – | – | 14 m³ capacity (1/3-2/3), payload 16 t | – | Hohentannen |
| 4-axle thermal trailer | – | – | Payload 19 t | – | Hohentannen |
| 5-axle tipping semi-trailer, thermally insulated | – | – | Payload 25 t | – | Hohentannen |
| Heavy and special transport vehicle | – | – | Payload up to 50 t, 3.60 m extendable loading area, extendable to 3 m, wheel well for | – | Hohentannen |
| Silo tipper | – | – | Payload 16 t | – | Hohentannen |
| Skip containers (4, 6, 8, 12 m³) | – | – | – | – | Hohentannen |
| Skip/roll-off containers (8, 22 m³) | – | – | – | – | Hohentannen |
| Railway ballast processing facility | – | – | – | – | Hohentannen |
Additional services
Quality & Memberships
The company is a member of the Swiss Commercial Vehicle Association ASTAG, the Association of Thurgau Gravel Works (VTK) and the Excavation, Dismantling and Recycling Association Switzerland (ARV). The railway ballast processing is carried out in accordance with the corresponding quality guidelines.
| Evidence | Hohentannen (Freudenberg) |
|---|---|
| ASTAG membership | |
| VTK membership (Association of Thurgau Gravel Works) | |
| ARV membership (Excavation, Dismantling and Recycling Association) |
History
- 1954
Foundation of Meyer Kieswerk AG; built up in family ownership, today run in its 3rd generation
- 2019
65th company anniversary on 18.05.2019