Thanks to the trim

Since 1874, the Palace has stood on the highest point of the mountain terrace in Mürren and is considered the oldest Palace Hotel in Switzerland.
In 2024, the historic building was extensively renovated and complemented by a modern new building.

With a spectacular view of the imposing mountain range of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, the Hotel Mürren Palace has been perched on the highest point of the Mürren mountain terrace since 1874 and is considered the oldest Palace Hotel in Switzerland. The small mountain village in the Bernese Oberland which is 1650 m above sea level, is known as the cradle of alpine skiing. Until the 1930s, it attracted the rich and famous all over Europe. After eventful years and over a decade of inactivity, the Mürren Palace has now been awakened from its deep sleep. In 2024, the historic building was extensively renovated and supplemented by a new building. Some of the demanding sheet metal work was carried out by the Glauser company from Bäriswil in the Swiss canton of Bern.

Material flown in by helicopter

“Stephan, can you produce balcony end panels with a trim? That’s one of the requirements because of the preservation order. If so, I have an interesting job for you at lofty heights!”. That’s how the call from the managing director of a flat roofing company he knows began, says Stephan Glauser with a smile. The owner of Glauser Spenglerei & Bedachungen AG has fond memories of this phone call. This request in October 2024 quickly turned into an exciting project that presented challenges in terms of time, logistics and craftsmanship – especially as the required materials had to be flown directly to the site by helicopter.

One of the 36 balconies on the historic existing building of the Hotel Mürren Palace, on which the balcony end panels with
the required trim were precisely manufactured and professionally installed by the team from Spenglerei Glauser.

End panels with trim for 36 balconies

“Thanks to our F41 folding machine from CIDAN, we produced the required end panels with trim quickly, easily and precisely. This was one of the reasons why the order was entrusted to us,” continues Stephan Glauser. The team from Spenglerei Glauser produced the required sheets for 36 balconies with a total of 144 components. At the architect’s request, the components made of high-quality copper-titanium zinc were given their historic look with a stove-enamel finish in the color NCS S 4010-Y30R. The wall crown covers were coated with aluminum from Prefa in the color P.10 brown and fit seamlessly into the overall picture. The glamorous grand opening of the renowned Palace Mürren finally took place on 26.12.2024 with illustrious guests worlwide.

The large viewing terrace offers a spectacular view of the imposing Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountain range.
The wall crown covers were made of coated aluminum from Prefa in the classic color P.10 brown.
Glauser Spenglerei & Bedachungen AG manufactured the balcony end plates with trim from high-quality copper-titanium zinc,
based on an original sample of the existing building. The test piece was made of aluminum.
Sven Brägger, a certified sheet metal worker, enters the profile data for the balcony end panels in next to no time
using the user-friendly, simple and intuitive controls of the F41 folding machine from CIDAN.
With the F41 folding machine, the trim of the end plates can be produced precisely, quickly and easily.
A trim diameter of 22 mm was selected, which corresponds to the standard trim diameter of a 33 mm gutter.
The precise sheet metal cuts were carried out with the Rapido 41, an electric guillotine shear.
This is equipped with a motorized backgauge, an integrated sheet support and LED cutting line lighting.
The CIDAN MFB is also used at Spenglerei Glauser. It’s a mobile, easy-to-operate manual folding machine with
a compact design, low weight (390 kg) and a segmented quick-change tool.
The team around company boss Stephan Glauser (second from right) shows that good humor, team spirit and fun at work go hand in hand.
cidan folding machine f on white background
The versatile F41 folding machine from CIDAN is an indispensable part of the machine park.
It impresses with its excellent price-performance ratio, ease of operation and large opening width (152 mm).

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