Industrial steel, piping and plant construction as well as bridge construction from Meppen – from fabrication to assembly.
Schone & Bruns GmbH & Co. KG
Meppen (Emsland)New on Amplifa
Industrial steel, piping and plant construction from Meppen
Schone & Bruns is a family-owned company from Meppen in the Emsland region, active in industrial steel, piping and plant construction since 1988. The company fabricates steel load-bearing structures for power plant construction, plant engineering and bridge construction, including pipe bridges, railway bridges and footpath and cycle bridges, as well as piping and turnkey production and storage halls. Across more than 25,000 m² of production space at three plants, over 13,500 t of steel are processed annually: from cutting and small-part machining through welding technology and assembly to corrosion coating in the company's own coating centre with a free-blast room and a continuous shot blasting line. On-site assembly is carried out with in-house personnel, including heavy transport with SPMTs and bridge installation using tandem lifts. Customers include Siemens Energy and the British energy company SSE; projects have been realized, among others, in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
- Site
- Meppen
- Processes
- Steel construction (industrial steel construction), Piping construction, Plant engineering, Bridge construction (steel bridges, pipe bridges), Hall construction (turnkey), Cutting, Small-part machining, Railing construction
- Materials
- Steel (steel load-bearing structures), Reinforcing steel, GRP (glass-fibre reinforced plastic, bridge arch), Plastic (windows), GRP (glass-fibre reinforced plastic)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, SCCP-VAZ 2021 (SCC** occupational safety, initial certification 2001), EN 1090 EXC4 (load-bearing components, factory production control), EN 1090-2:2018+A1:2024 (EXC3, welding of steel load-bearing structures), DIN EN ISO 17660-1/2 (welding of reinforcing steel), Certified company under the Water Resources Act (WHG/AwSV), SCC (occupational safety), EN 1090 EXC4, EN 1090-2 EXC3 (welding), DIN EN ISO 17660, WHG certified company
- Founded
- 1988
- Employees
- 300
- Industries
- Power plant construction / Energy, Industrial plant engineering, Transport infrastructure (bridge construction), Hall and commercial construction
- 01
Cutting and small-part machining
- 02
Welding technology and assembly
- 03
Free blasting or continuous shot blasting
- 04
Coating (painting)
- 05
Transport with SPMT
- 06
On-site assembly with in-house personnel
Materials and processes
Steel (steel load-bearing structures)
Base material for steel load-bearing structures according to EN 1090 up to EXC4, among others for power plant and bridge construction.
Reinforcing steel
For welding work on reinforcing steel according to DIN EN ISO 17660.
GRP (glass-fibre reinforced plastic)
Used for the arches of footpath and cycle bridges.
Sites
Meppen
DECompany headquarters with Plant 1 (steel construction fabrication), Plant 2 (coating centre) and Plant 3 (welding
- Part weight / size
- Components up to 70 m in length (bridge elements)
- Materials
- Steel, reinforcing steel, GRP
- Free-blast room
- Continuous shot blasting line
- Continuous painting line
- Open-area painting facility
- SPMT (heavy-load transporters)
- Cranes with lifting capacity up to 100 t
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel construction (industrial steel construction)Joining | – | Components up to 70 m (bridge elements) | – | – | Steel |
| Piping constructionJoining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Plant engineeringAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Bridge construction (steel bridges, pipe bridges)Joining | – | 70 m | – | – | Steel |
| Hall construction (turnkey)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| CuttingMachining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Small-part machiningMachining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Railing constructionJoining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Welding technology & assemblyJoining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Welding work on reinforcing steel (DIN EN ISO 17660)Joining | – | – | – | – | Reinforcing steel |
| Free blasting (free-blast room)Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Continuous shot blastingSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Painting (continuous painting line and open-area painting facility)Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Coating (corrosion protection)Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Assembly (on-site assembly, bridge assembly, tandem lift)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Roof and wall cladding / facade constructionAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous painting line | – | – | – | – | Meppen (Plant II) |
| Continuous shot blasting line | – | – | – | – | Meppen (Plant II) |
| Free-blast room | – | – | – | – | Meppen (Plant II) |
| Open-area painting facility | – | – | – | – | Meppen (Plant II) |
| SPMT (Self-Propelled Modular Transporter) | – | – | – | – | Meppen |
| Crane (crane capacity in the final assembly hall) | – | – | Lifting capacity up to 100 t | 2015 | Meppen |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and certifications
The in-house factory production control (FPC) for load-bearing steel components up to EXC4 according to EN 1090-2 with corrosion protection is certified; in addition, certificates according to ISO 9001:2015, SCC (occupational safety) and DIN EN ISO 17660 (reinforcing steel welding) confirm the quality assurance.
| Evidence | Meppen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| SCC (occupational safety) | |
| EN 1090 EXC4 | |
| EN 1090-2 EXC3 (welding) | |
| DIN EN ISO 17660 | |
| WHG certified company |
History since 1988
- 1988
Foundation of Schone & Bruns GmbH & Co. KG
- 1992
First major extension building
- 1994
Initial certification of quality management according to ISO 9001; construction of the first coating plant
- 1997
Foundation of Schone & Bruns Objekt- und Gewerbebau GmbH (turnkey and partial turnkey construction)
- 1998
Werner Heitmann acquires shares from Volker Schone
- 2001
Initial certification of occupational safety management system according to SCC**
- 2011
New construction of the coating plant; Carsten Bruns acquires shares from Karl-Heinz Bruns
- 2012
Certification DIN EN 1090 EXC4
- 2014
Edda and Max Heitmann acquire shares from Werner Heitmann
- 2015
New construction of the final assembly hall with crane capacity up to 100 t
- 2021
New construction of a hall for assembly and welding technology; steel construction project Keadby II power plant (2,800 t of steel) for Siemens Energy
- 2024
Assembly of a 34 m long, 43 t footpath and cycle bridge over the Stichkanal Osnabrück canal
- 2025
Completion of the pipe bridge project on the A 42 between Bottrop and Essen