PERI

The company's name is derived from the Greek preposition "peri", meaning around.{{cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/peri|title=peri|work=CollinsDictionary.com|access-date=April 22, 2021}} It references the scaffold and concrete that surrounds and supports a building.{{cite web|url=https://www.peri-usa.com/company/history.html|website=peri.com|title=PERI company history|url-status=live|access-date=December 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413021104/https://www.peri-usa.com/company/history.html|archive-date=April 13, 2019}}

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The company was founded in 1969 by Artur Schwörer and his wife Christl Schwörer in Weißenhorn, Germany. The company has developed techniques in formwork and scaffolding technology, and the use of aluminum and 3D printers in complex construction projects.[https://www.peri.com/en/company/press-releases/fehmarnbelt-tunnel-24.html Important Milestone reached in the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel project: All five production lines for standard tunnel elements in operation.] In: PERI Press Releases, 04 July 2024 (in English).Bekennender Schwabe und Global Player. In: Südwest Presse, 5 February 2009 (in German).

In 2014, Schaltec became part of the PERI group.Regina Frank: Peri kauft Spezialfirma. In: Südwest Presse (Kreis Neu-Ulm und Region), 29 November 2014 (in German). Three years later the company opened the modern head plant for scaffolding systems in Günzburg, Germany.{{cite news|date=September 22, 2017|title=Gerüsthersteller Peri schafft 300 Jobs in neuer Fabrik|trans-title=Scaffolding manufacturer Peri creates 300 jobs in new factory|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/bau-guenzburg-geruesthersteller-peri-schafft-300-jobs-in-neuer-fabrik-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-170922-99-156358|language=DE|work=Süddeutsche Zeitung|access-date=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205131227/https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/bau-guenzburg-geruesthersteller-peri-schafft-300-jobs-in-neuer-fabrik-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-170922-99-156358|archive-date=December 5, 2021|url-status=live}} A galvanizing plant was acquired by the company in 2020.Peri verzinkt seine Teile selbst. In: Südwest Presse (Alb-Donau-Kreis), 20 January 2020 (in German).

The PERI product range can be divided into the following business segments: formwork, scaffolding, civil engineering, panel products, industrial scaffolding, components, services, and 3D construction printing.{{cite web|url=https://www.peri.com/en/business-segments.html|title=PERI Group Business Segments|website=peri.com|access-date=April 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823095725/https://www.peri.com/en/business-segments.html|archive-date=August 23, 2021|url-status=live}}

Due to a tight deadline, PERI's formwork technology was used in the construction of Cuatro Torres Highrise in 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.khl.com/1016927.article|accessdate=December 6, 2021|title=The need for speed|work=Construction Europe|date=April 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430022557/https://www.khl.com/1016927.article|archive-date=April 30, 2021|url-status=live}} From 2011 to 2014, 1,100 containers of PERI's innovative scaffolding and formwork technology was delivered and used in the expansion of the Panama Canal.{{cite web|url=https://structurae.net/en/products-services/expansion-of-the-panama-canal-completion-within-reach|title=Panama Canal|publisher=Structurae|accessdate=June 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419225534/https://structurae.net/en/products-services/expansion-of-the-panama-canal-completion-within-reach|archive-date=April 19, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nbmcw.com/international-news/35046-peri-innovative-climbing-technology-at-construction-site-of-panama-canal.html|title=PERI innovative climbing technology at Construction Site of Panama Canal|publisher=NBW&CW|accessdate=December 6, 2021|date=August 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429163026/https://www.nbmcw.com/news/peri-innovative-climbing-technology-at-construction-site-of-panama-canal.html|archive-date=April 29, 2021|url-status=live}}Eva-Maire Mihai: Weltgrößte Baustelle abgeschlossen. In: Südwest Presse, 23 July 2016 (in German). A custom rail climbing system from PERI was used to build the Absolute World buildings in 2012. PERI's technology was used due to the incline of the buildings making it impossible for cranes to raise the scaffold.{{cite web|title=Absolute Towers – The Marilyn Monroe Towers|work=Construction Review Online|url=https://constructionreviewonline.com/projects/absolute-world-the-marilyn-monroe-towers/|url-status=live|access-date=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110084748/https://constructionreviewonline.com/projects/absolute-world-the-marilyn-monroe-towers/|archive-date=January 10, 2021|date=August 16, 2014}}

In 2017, prefabricated tunnel elements for the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge were built using PERI tools.{{cite news|last1=Hinzpeter|first1=Ronald|title=Chinesen schauen gerne in diese Röhre|url=https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/illertissen/Chinesen-schauen-gerne-in-diese-Roehre-id40311027.html|language=DE|accessdate=December 6, 2021|work=Augsburger Allgemeine|date=January 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501190809/https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/illertissen/Chinesen-schauen-gerne-in-diese-Roehre-id40311027.html|archive-date=May 1, 2021|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}{{cite web|url=https://structurae.net/en/products-services/tunnel-portals-and-operation-buildings-for-the-hong-kong-zhuhai-macao-bridge|title=Tunnel portals and operation buildings for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge|publisher=Structurae|accessdate=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427152957/https://structurae.net/en/products-services/tunnel-portals-and-operation-buildings-for-the-hong-kong-zhuhai-macao-bridge|archive-date=April 27, 2021|url-status=live}} Later that year the company constructed three pylons for the Mersey Gateway Bridge with the use of their rail climbing system.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldhighways.com/feature/mersey-gateway-bridge-project-continues-schedule|title=The Mersey Gateway bridge project continues on schedule|publisher=World Highways|date=October 18, 2016|accessdate=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429191326/https://www.worldhighways.com/feature/mersey-gateway-bridge-project-continues-schedule|archive-date=April 29, 2021|url-status=live}} In 2018, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum building was completed using PERI formwork.{{cite web|url=https://www.concreteconstruction.net/projects/national-veterans-memorial-and-museum-columbus-ohio_o|title=Nantional Veterans Memorial and Museum, Columbus, Ohio|publisher=Concrete Construction|date=March 5, 2018|accessdate=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429190049/https://www.concreteconstruction.net/projects/national-veterans-memorial-and-museum-columbus-ohio_o|archive-date=April 29, 2021|url-status=live}} In 2019, PERI's formwork was used to create Lakhta Center, the tallest building in Europe at the time.{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Thomas|title=Regional Report: CIS nations|url=https://www.khl.com/international-construction/regional-report-cis-nations-/132041.article|accessdate=December 6, 2021|work=International Construction|date=March 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429155919/https://www.khl.com/1132041.article|archive-date=April 29, 2021|url-status=live}}

In 2022, Peri Duo lost preliminary injunction proceedings against Geoplast in Italy. This resulted in the prohibition of production and distribution of Peri Duo formwork in Italy.{{cite web|url=https://www.geoplastglobal.com/en/blog/patent-infringement-proceeding-against-peri/|title=Geoplast wins preliminary injunction proceedings against Peri in Italy! The production and distribution of Peri Duo formwork for now prohibited in Italy|date=11 May 2022 }}

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