The company was established in 1963 and today has approximately 800 employees worldwide, of which more than 100 are engineers. Some 120 people work at the head office in Switzerland.
mageba has subsidiary companies in Australia, Austria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, India, Mexico, Russia, Slovakia, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom and the USA. It is also exclusively represented in more than 50 other countries by authorised partner companies.
mageba has to date supplied bearings and expansion joints for more than 20,000 structures, meeting even the exceptional challenges posed by a number of the world's largest bridges.
Products and Services
VIBRAX®CRANE – Vibration isolation for cranes
VIBRAX®CRANE is a support solution for the crane rail girders of an overhead bridge crane. Based on the well-proven VIBRAX®BLOCK and VIBRAX®DAMP pr ... [more]
ROBO®SMART Portable Unit for Structural Bearings
The ROBO®SMART Portable Unit for structural bearings is a small, self-powered and integrated acquisition unit. The precise and durable sensors insi ... [more]
ROBO®SMART for Bearings
The ROBO®SMART for structural bearings is a small, self-powered and integrated acquisition unit. The precise and durable sensors with robust electr ... [more]
Recent Reports & Case Studies
Design of bearings for the Queensferry Crossing, Scotland
A special design has been developed for the vertically-oriented bearings between the towers and the deck of the Queensferry Crossing across the Fir ... [more]
Structural health monitoring at Cugnielertobel Bridge II and Lavoitobel Bridge
Modern automated structural health monitoring (SHM) systems have much to offer the responsible engineers in the construction, inspection, maintenan ... [more]
First for Forth – the Queensferry Crossing in Scotland
The Queensferry Crossing, currently under construction across the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland, is being built to carry most of the traf ... [more]
References and Selected Works
Structures & Projects
Participation in the following structures and projects:
- A-30 Beauharnois Canal Bridge (2011)
- A-491 Elevated Road Bridge
- A51 Motorway Viaduct (S-10)
- Aarebrücke Grenchen-Arch (1998)
- Abraham Lincoln Bridge (2015)
- Achering Motorway Bridge (A92)
- Ada Bridge (2012)
- Ağın Bridge (2015)
- Ágora Mall (2012)
- Aizhai Suspension Bridge (2012)
- Al Ain Hospital (2018)
- Al Habtoor City (2017)
- Al Habtoor City Hotel Tower (2016)
- Al Habtoor City Residential Tower 1 (2017)
- Al Habtoor City Residential Tower 2 (2017)
- Al Habtoor City Residential Tower 3 (2017)
- Albrechtsgraben Viaduct (2002)
- Alfords Point Bridge (2008) (2008)
- Älvsborgsbron (1966)
- Angus L. Macdonald Bridge (1955)
- Anqing Yangtze River Road Bridge (2004)
- Baakenhafenbrücke (2013)
- Balinghe Bridge (2009)
- Basel Fire Station (1943)
- Bayonne Bridge (1931)
- Bellinzona-Lugano Rail Viaduct (2014)
- Binyamina Bridge (2009)
- Biozentrum Universität Basel (2017)
- Bleichinselbrücke (2015)
- Bridge across the Amur Branch (2013)
- Busan-Geoje Bridge (I) (2010)
- Busan-Geoje Bridge (II) (2010)
- Carlton Street Bridge
- Caselertobelbrücke (1963)
- Chenab River Bridge (2019)
- Cheonsa Bridge (2019)
- Chilina Bridge (2014)
- Chillon Viaduct (1969)
- Chinegga Viaduct (2019)
- Chongming North Bridge (2009)
- Christina and John Markey Memorial Pedestrian Bridge (2013)
- Clanwilliam Dam Bridge (N7)
- Coliseum–Oakland International Airport Line (2014)
- Constantine Overpass (2015)
- Coop Distribution Center Connecting Bridge (2016)
- Črni Kal Viaduct (2004)
- Cugnielertobelbrücke I (1961)
- Cugnielertobelbrücke II (1962)
- Cuu Long Bridge (2009)
- D1 Motorway Bridge over Odra River and Antošovice Lake (2007)
- Danube Arena (2017)
- Deh Cho Bridge (2012)
- Dintelhaven Road Bridge (2001)
- Doha Footbridge (2015)
- Doľany D1 Motorway Bridge (2015)
- Dole Viaduct (2007)
- Dolný Hričov Viaduct (2018)
- Dongshuimen Bridge (2014)
- Drava River Motorway Bridge (A5)
- Dreirosen Bridge (2004)
- Dubai Sports City Outdoor Stadium
- Dukenburgsebrug (1973)
- Eleftheria Square
- Europabrücke (1963)
- Europabrücke (1962)
- Evergreen Extension (2016)
- Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (2016)
- Fairmont Hotel Abu Dhabi (2016)
- Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm (2012)
- Feda Fjord Bridge (2006)
- Felsenau Viaduct (1974)
- Fiddlers Elbow Bridge
- Flehe Bridge (1979)
- Flendruz Rail Viaduct (1905)
- Fondation Louis-Vuitton pour la Création (2014)
- Fourth Nanjing Yangtze Bridge (2012)
- Friedrich Ebert Bridge (1967)
- Fuldatalbrücke Eichenzell (A7)
- Ganga Rail–Road Bridge (Patna) (2017)
- Ganter Bridge (1980)
- Gatwick Airport Transit (1987)
- George C. King Bridge (2014)
- German Pavilion (Expo 2000) (2000)
- Ghotour Bridge (1970)
- Gimpo Bridge (1997)
- Golden Ears Bridge (2009)
- Göschenen Road Bridge (1893)
- Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge (2018)
- Graafsebrug (1974)
- Grande Chaloupe Viaduct (2017)
- Great Belt West Bridge (1997)
- Grossheimertalbrücke
- Grudziądz Motorway Bridge (A 1) (2011)
- Gstaad Viaduct (1905)
- Guan Jiang Kou Bridge (2015)
- Gwangan Bridge (2002)
- Halfway River Bridge (2022)
- Hålogaland Bridge (2018)
- Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Sports Complex (2010)
- Hamilton Fish Newburgh-Beacon Bridge (1980)
- Hamilton Fish Newburgh-Beacon Bridge (1963)
- Hatertsebrug (1973)
- Homeland Bridge (2006)
- Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (1997)
- Hong Kong Link Road Viaduct (2018)
- Horotiu Paa Bridge (2016)
- Hosszú Bridge (1959)
- Hyderabad Metro (2017)
- Iliašovce D1 Motorway Bridge (2015)
- Imo River Bridge (1993)
- Incheon Bridge (2009)
- Infiernillo ll Bridge (2003)
- Infinity Bridge (2022)
- Inselbrücke (2015)
- Inselsteg (2015)
- Jakai Roundabout Elevated Road (2010)
- January 25th Bridge (2009)
- Jebel Ali Terminal 4 Causeway Bridge (2015)
- Jiaojiang Bridge (2014)
- Johan Sverdrup Field Centre (2017)
- John James Audubon Bridge (2011)
- JTI Building (2015)
- Junglinster Viaduct (2013)
- Kaeng Krachan Elephant Park (2014)
- Kai Tak Cruise Terminal (2013)
- Kaiserstuhl-Hohentengen Bridge (1985)
- Kamchatka River Bridge (2012)
- Kerameikou 51
- Kerzers Viaduct
- Khanty-Mansiysk Irtysh River Bridge (2004)
- Kimbell Art Museum - Renzo Pavilion (2013)
- Klčov D1 Motorway Bridge (2015)
- Kocher Viaduct (1979)
- Köhlbrand Bridge (1974)
- Kölliken Hazardous Waste Site (2006)
- Konkan Railway Bridge (1995)
- Krka River Bridge (2004)
- Kusile Power Station (2021)
- L'Alpha (2015)
- La Pepa Bridge (2015)
- Lali Bridge (2010)
- Landhaus Sankt Pölten (1997)
- Langenargen Suspension Bridge (1898)
- Lavant Viaduct (2007)
- Lavoitobel Bridge (1967)
- Leaning Tower of Sankt Moritz (1570)
- Lect Viaduct (2011)
- Leifers Bypass Viaduct (2013)
- Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge (2013)
- Les Halles Canopy (2016)
- Lewis and Clark Bridge (2016)
- Lietavská Lúčka Viaduct (2018)
- Little Belt Bridge (1970)
- Longjiang Bridge (2016)
- Louvre Abu Dhabi (2017)
- Lövö Bridge (2011)
- Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre (2000)
- Lugano-Bellinzona Rail Viaduct (2015)
- Lully Viaduct (1995)
- Lusail Ring Bridge (I) (2015)
- Lusail Ring Bridge (II) (2015)
- M2/M9 Junction Bridges (2011)
- M3 Bridge (2009)
- Machang Bridge (2008)
- Maillefer Footbridge (2015)
- Malampaya III Platform (2015)
- Mamer Viaduct (1982)
- Marchetti Viaduct (2015)
- Marsh Mills Viaduct (1996)
- Martigny Viaduct (A21)
- Medupi Power Station (2016)
- Mentue Bridge (1999)
- Mérida Cable Car (2016) (2016)
- Migros Warehouse TKL 4 (2016)
- MT3 Viaduct
- Muider Bridge (1972)
- Multiplex 1 (2016)
- Munger Ganga Bridge (2016)
- Muscat City Centre Mall Bridge (2006)
- Muscat International Airport Terminal Building (2018)
- Mzymta River Bridge (2012)
- Naini Bridge (2004)
- Nanin Bridge (1967)
- Nantua Viaduct (1988)
- Nemešany D1 Motorway Bridge (2015)
- Nguyễn Văn Trỗi–Trần Thị Lý Bridge (2014)
- Nissibi Euphrates Bridge (2015)
- Nivedita Bridge (2007)
- Normandy Bridge (1995)
- North Manama Causeway (2013)
- Noryang Bridge (2018)
- Obermatt Bridge (2007)
- Oceania Business Plaza (2012)
- Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre - Auditorium (2016)
- Osman Gazi Bridge (2016)
- Ova Cotschna AG Building (2016)
- Øresund Bridge (2000)
- Palm Deira Access Bridge (2016)
- Panama Metro Line 1 (2014)
- Panama Metro Line 2 (2018)
- Parc Olympique lyonnais (2016)
- Passerelle Gleisbogen (2010)
- Pathé Amiens (2005)
- Peace Bridge (1959)
- Peek & Cloppenburg Weltstadthaus (2005)
- Pinka Viaduct (1985)
- Pont de la Tuffière (1972)
- Pont Saint-Nicolas (2014)
- Port Mann Bridge (2012)
- Poya Bridge (2014)
- Qiansimen Bridge (2015)
- Qingshuipu Bridge (2011)
- Quaibrücke (1984)
- Queen Elizabeth II Bridge (1991)
- Queensferry Crossing (2017)
- Rạch Miễu Bridge (2008)
- Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link (2010)
- Ramstore Bridge (2009)
- Raron Rail Bridges (2004)
- Reichensachsen Viaduct (2019)
- Renault Bridge (2009)
- Residenz Seesicht (2014)
- Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant (1976)
- Roeliff Jansen Kill Bridge (1932)
- Roquemaure Viaduct (1999)
- Rosewood Dubai (2014)
- Rötibrücke (2009)
- Runyang Yangtze River North Bridge (2005)
- Runyang Yangtze River South Bridge (2005)
- RusSki Gorki Jumping Center (2013)
- Saaletalbrücke (2006)
- Sahar Elevated Access Road Viaduct (2014)
- Saint Croix Crossing (2017)
- Sampreeti Bridge (2017)
- Samuel De Champlain Bridge (2019)
- Sanda Bridge (2016)
- Schäniserstrasse Bridge (1971)
- Second Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge (2001)
- Second Narmada Bridge (2000)
- Semipatalinsk Irtysh River Bridge (2000)
- Seogang Bridge (1998)
- Sernigerbaach Viaduct (1987)
- Šibenik D1 Motorway Bridge (2015)
- Signature Bridge (2018)
- Singapore National Stadium (2014)
- Sinjin Bridge (1995)
- Sinzing Motorway Bridge (1966)
- Sir Leo Hielscher Bridge (2010) (2010)
- Sky Building (2016)
- Sohar Flyover (2014)
- Solothurn Western Bypass Bridge (2008)
- Source of the Nile Bridge (2018)
- Spišský Hrhov D1 Motorway Bridge (2015)
- SRT Dark Red Line (2020)
- Stade Pierre-Mauroy (2012)
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (2016)
- Steinbach Viaduct (2002)
- Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (2014)
- Tacitus Bridge (1976)
- Tähtiniemi Bridge (1993)
- Taizhou Bridge (2012)
- Taohuayu Bridge (2013)
- Temernitsky Bridge (2010)
- Third Nanjing Yangtze Bridge (2005)
- Thomas Francis Meagher Bridge (2009)
- Tilikum Crossing (2015)
- Timsah Arena (2015)
- Ting Kau Bridge (1998)
- Traismauer Bridge (2011)
- Transbay Transit Center (2018)
- Trapagaran Viaduct (2010)
- Tsing Ma Bridge (1997)
- Uddevalla Bridge (2000)
- Ulsan Harbor Bridge (2015)
- Vasco da Gama Bridge (1998)
- Vassiliko Cement Clinker Silo (2008)
- Vaux Viaduct (1999)
- Ventabren Viaduct (1998)
- Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (1964)
- Via Vallejo Hotels (2016)
- Viaduc de la Courbe (2014)
- Viaduc de la Grande-Ravine (2009)
- Viaduc de la ravine des Trois-Bassins (2009)
- Viaduc des Neyrolles (1985)
- Waikato Expressway
- Werksbrücke Mitte (Höchst) (1960)
- West Kowloon Terminus (2018)
- Westrandweg Viaduct (2013)
- Weyermannshaus Viaduct (1977)
- White Cart Viaduct (1968)
- Winterthur Central Station Parking Structure (1987)
- WIPO Conference Hall (2014)
- Wohnhaus Solaris (2017)
- Würenlos Limmat River Bridge (A 1) (1970)
- Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge (2016)
- Yeongjong Grand Bridge (2000)
- Zapadni Trgovacki Centar (ZTC) (2012)
- Ziepniekkalna Elevated Road Bridge (2013)
- Zurich Airport Parking P6 Extension East (2016)
- Zurich Central Station (1871)
- Zwolle Railroad Bridge (2011)
Chronology
| 1963 | Establishment of mageba in Zurich by Reinhold Huber. The focus of its activities is on the design, production, sale and installation of bridge bearings and expansion joints. |
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| 1980 | Construction of the world's largest test rig for structural bearings, with a capacity of 100,000 kN (10,000 tons). |
| 1991 | Certification of the company’s quality system in accordance with ISO 9001 / EN 29001 (SQS certificate). |
| 2001 | Takeover by the company MSE and the two private investors T. Spuler and G. Moor. Start of a phase of dynamic growth. |
| 2005 | Establishment of mageba (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. with new manufacturing facilities in Fengxian District, Shanghai. |
| 2007 | Establishment of mageba Bridge Products Pvt. Ltd.,Kolkata, India. |
| 2008 | Major expansion of the company’s production facilities in Fussach, Austria. |
| 2009 | The town of Bulach presents mageba with an award for sustainability in the fields of economy, ecology and social matters. |
| 2010 | Significant investments in the Bulach headquarters and manufacturing facilities. |
| 2011 | Setting up of new subsidiary companies:
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| 2012 | Further expansion of the Bulach manufacturing facilities. “Entrepreneur of the year” - mageba is honoured as one of Switzerland’s best companies reaching the finals of the prestigious international award. |
| 2013 | mageba celebrates 50-year anniversary. Establishment of new subsidiaries:
Big restoration of the factory in Bülach, Switzerland, including installation of solar panels on the roof for sustainable energy supply. Prix SVC Entrepreneur Award - mageba again recognised as one of the best SMEs in the Zurich Economic Area. |
| 2014 | Acquisition of RW Sollinger Hütte GmbH and integration into the mageba group Establishment of representation offices:
Establishment of new subsidiaries:
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| 2015 | Acquisition of the Australian Ludowici Engineer Rubber Products Pty Ltd (LERP) and integration into the mageba group. Takeover of the manufacturing and NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia) accredited testing facilities at St Marys (Sydney, NSW). Official buy-out of the former RW-Group facilities in Slovakia with the foundation of mageba Slovakia s.r.o. |
| 2016 | Establishment of new AISC-certified production facility in Pottstown, USA. |
Contact Information
| Website: |
mageba group 
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| Address: |
mageba sa Solistr. 68 8180 Bülach Switzerland |
| Phone: | +41 (0)44 / 872 40 50 |
| Fax: | +41 (0)44 / 872 40 59 |
| E-mail: | info@mageba.ch |
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data sheet - Firm-ID
1002986 - Published on:
17/01/2003 - Last updated on:
24/01/2023