Merko-led consortium completes Ülemiste junction ahead of deadline

Tomorrow, one of Estonia’s most complex integrated infrastructure projects, the Ülemiste traffic junction, will be opened for traffic. A consortium led by Merko delivered the project ahead of the deadline. The junction consists of a 680-metre-long tunnel for automotive traffic, three tunnels for cyclist and pedestrian use, and a 150-metre overpass. The large-scale construction project ...


Cornerstone to Narva water treatment plant to be constructed by Merko laid today

Narva water treatment plant, the cornerstone to which was laid today, on 4 September, will ensure high quality drinking water to about 63,000 residents of Narva from the spring of 2015. In addition to the construction of the new water treatment plant, Mustajõe water intake will be reconstructed so as to meet modern standards. Construction ...


Olympic Entertainment Group to establish Hilton hotel that is constructed by Merko

Entertainment Group will establish a new upscale hotel operated by Hilton Worldwide replacing the current Reval Park Hotel & Casino in Tallinn, Kreutzwaldi St. The new hotel and entertainment complex costing around 36 million euros will be constructed by Merko Ehitus Eesti and completed by the end of 2015. According to Armin Karu, Chairman of ...


Merko: Iru waste-to-energy unit’s boiler plant facility is supported by a close to 1,000-tonne steel structure made up of over 10,000 parts

The general construction and specialized work on Eesti Energia’s Iru WTE unit, which opened today, was performed by Merko Ehitus Estonia on the basis of a contract with the international waste incineration plant expert, the French firm CNIM. The Iru waste-to-energy unit’s boiler plant facility’s nearly 1,000-tonne three-dimensional steel structure made up of over 10,000 ...


Euromoney called AS Merko Ehitus the best real estate developer

International financial magazine Euromoney acknowledged AS Merko Ehitus the Estonian best developer in the real estate market survey for 2012. Andres Trink, chairman of the management board of AS Merko Ehitus, said that the acknowledgment is even more valuable, as the Estonian construction and real estate sectors have encountered complicated times during recent years. “We ...


AS Merko Ehitus was awarded with the title of the most competitive construction company

At the festive gala night of entrepreneurship competitions held in Estonia Concert Hall on 20 September 2012 AS Merko Ehitus was awarded with the prize of the Estonian most competitive company among the construction companies. The Estonian Companies’ Competitiveness Ranking, prepared this year for the tenth time, is the entrepreneurship competition with the longest history ...


Tallinn University of Technology gains a unique student life building

The Tallinn University of Technology (TUT) student building, which had its grand opening on 29 September 2011, is unique in Estonia, if not in all three Baltic countries. First opened in 1972, the university’s library building was given a full renovation by Merko Ehitus and now the building has more than 2,000 square metres of ...


Jõgeva court and police building

Riigi Kinnisvara AS (State Real Estate Ltd or RKAS) has entered into an agreement with Merko Elamu AS to build a new court and police building for the city of Jõgeva. Due to be completed next summer and containing more than 2,000 square metres net space, the building will house a courthouse, Land Registration Department, ...