GMS Fahrbahnsanierungen

GMS Günter Meyer Gesellschaft für Fahrbahnsanierungen mbH, commonly shortened to GMS Fahrbahnsanierungen, is a German road construction services company that specialises in cold milling of asphalt and concrete pavements. The company was founded in 1983 by Günter Meyer, and its name derives from the initials of its founder: GMS stands for Günter Meyer Sanierungen. Its headquarters are in Girbelsrath, part of the municipality of Merzenich in North Rhine-Westphalia, and it operates additional branches in Dinslaken and Mogendorf. GMS is a privately held firm and is not listed on any stock exchange. The core of GMS's business is the removal of asphalt and concrete layers using cold milling machines. The company offers standard milling, fine milling, 3D milling and levelling services, and it markets a broad range of applications including milling of asphalt and concrete surfaces, increasing skid resistance, removing road markings, mini-trenching, slot milling, milling of rumble strips, industrial floor milling, grooving and grinding. GMS also provides special services such as milling around manhole covers, separating pavement layers, dust-free milling of contaminated surfaces, and narrow trenching for fibre-optic cable installation. GMS is particularly known for an in-house development called the Road Twister, a vertical milling machine with milling drums arranged horizontally to the road surface. This machine enables edge-free fine milling and is used for removing old road markings, increasing surface grip, and repairing accident sites where pavements have become too smooth. The Road Twister can be converted into a manhole cover milling machine by fitting a differently chiselled milling wheel. In addition, GMS offers concrete pavement cracking and cold in-place recycling. The company has also developed the FRÄSRECHNER, described on its website as the world's first smartphone app for estimating the duration of a cold milling operation when removing asphalt. GMS is the sole owner of DKS – Dieter Klein Gesellschaft für Fahrbahnsanierungen mbH, based in Marpingen in the Saarland, which also provides milling services. Through its specialised equipment, proprietary technology and focus on milling as a core competence, GMS has positioned itself as a niche provider in the German road rehabilitation market.

GMS Günter Meyer Gesellschaft für Fahrbahnsanierungen mbH was founded in 1983 by Günter Meyer. The company name is an acronym of the founder's name: GMS stands for Günter Meyer Sanierungen. From its base in Girbelsrath, part of the municipality of Merzenich in North Rhine-Westphalia, the firm grew into a specialist provider of milling services for road construction. Over the decades, GMS expanded its service portfolio beyond standard cold milling to include fine milling, 3D milling, levelling, and a wide range of special applications such as mini-trenching, slot milling, and dust-free milling of contaminated surfaces. The company established additional branches in Dinslaken and Mogendorf. It also became the sole owner of DKS – Dieter Klein Gesellschaft für Fahrbahnsanierungen mbH, based in Marpingen in the Saarland, which provides similar milling services. A key milestone in the company's technological development was the introduction of the Road Twister, an in-house developed vertical milling machine with horizontally arranged milling drums that enables edge-free fine milling. This machine is used for removing road markings, increasing skid resistance, and repairing accident sites with overly smooth pavements. GMS also developed the FRÄSRECHNER, described as the world's first smartphone app for estimating the duration of a cold milling operation when removing asphalt. The company remains privately held and active in the German road rehabilitation market.

• 1983

  Company founded by Günter Meyer as GMS Günter Meyer Gesellschaft für Fahrbahnsanierungen.

• Development of the Road Twister, a vertical milling machine for edge-free fine milling.

• Release of the FRÄSRECHNER, described as the world's first smartphone app for estimating cold milling duration.

• Establishment of branches in Dinslaken and Mogendorf.

• GMS becomes 100% owner of DKS – Dieter Klein Gesellschaft für Fahrbahnsanierungen mbH in Marpingen.

Specialist niche provider of cold milling and road surface rehabilitation services, known for proprietary Road Twister technology and the FRÄSRECHNER app.

• Road Twister

  In-house developed vertical milling machine with horizontally arranged milling drums, enabling edge-free fine milling. Used for demarking, increasing skid resistance, and repairing accident sites.

• FRÄSRECHNER

  Smartphone app for estimating the duration of a cold milling operation when removing asphalt; described as the world's first such app.

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2. 2GMS Fahrbahnsanierungenwikidata.org
3. 3GMS Günter Meyer Gesellschaft für Fahrbahnsanierungende.wikipedia.org