About

About

About

Why Meyer

Proven Expertise

With over 60 years of experience in the utility transmission sector, Meyer boasts a record of being the best. Our in-house engineering solutions that be customized for you and your specific needs.

We are ISO9001:2015 and AISC certified, assuring the highest level of manufacturing quality. Our team has helped shape many modern construction standards, including ASTM, AWS and ASCE guidelines. And we are fully committed to continuous improvement.

We are also serious about testing. That’s why Meyer has the most experienced and accomplished structural, full-scale testing facility in North America. Our teams have performed hundreds of test and are committed to doing hundreds more.

How we are

Vision, Values & Promise

Timeline

Meyer History

A brief stroll through our highlights and milestones
Meyer’s Machine Shop

Meyer Machine Shop is founded by Louis Meyer along the bluff in Red Wing, Minnesota.

1927
Meyer Machine Company

Meyer is acquired by sons Roy and Gordon and serves as a steel fabrication subcontractor during World War II.

1939
Expansion
Meyer branches out into the fabrication and maintenance of steel structures, as attention is directed towards area and flood lighting poles.
Early 1950s
Transforming Structure Design
Meyer introduces the patented, "Poly-12" multi-sided elliptical transmission pole, a design honoring both utility loading requirements and public acceptance demands.
Late 1950s
Defining National Standards

Meyer, along with other suppliers and customers, develop industry standards for transmission fabrication, including welding, ASTM steel specifications, quality assurance standards, and general guidelines for design.

1960s
Innovators & Problem Solvers

After becoming the first transmission pole supplier to utilize corrosion-resistant weathering steel, the first to implement full-scale vertical testing, and the first to develop and distribute wood-equivalent steel poles, Meyer fabricates and installed some of the first double-circuit 500kV and 765kV lines in the United States.

1970s
Expanding Products & Solutions

Meyer expands product and solutions offerings, including MeyerClad®, QuickPin®, QuickPierTM, substation, lattice, and concrete structures.

2000s
Today & Beyond
Meyer Utility Structures continues its heritage of excellence by building on the very characteristics upon which the company was founded: innovation, quality, and a commitment to service.
Current

Meet Our Leaders

Executive Leadership

These are the people that make our organization thrive.