Two physiotherapists who felt their equipment was no longer up to the task
Gauthier and Frédéric, physiotherapists, build the equipment records are judged on.
Two physios, one university
Frédéric and I are physiotherapists. We met at university, both specialising in musculoskeletal care.
Frédéric has always been passionate about anatomy and the biomechanics of movement. As for me, Gauthier, I have always liked building things: as a teenager I had already built my own home gym. And I wrote my university research thesis on a width-adjustable dip machine.
In 2024, we went into business together.
From powerlifting to streetlifting
I don't come from streetlifting, I come from powerlifting. Maybe that is what let me see the problem: in competition, athletes were loading heavier and heavier, on equipment that wasn't built for it. Low-end, non-professional equipment, under bars where records were at stake.
We started by equipping small local gyms near us. Then gyms and clubs in Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Today our equipment ships all over Europe, and our platforms have been used in competition in Belgium, France and the German-speaking countries.
Gauthier and Frédéric, co-founders.
2024
year founded
10
competitions equipped since 2024
2
physiotherapists at the helm
400 kg
rated load on our competition machines, calculated to EN ISO 20957-2
What we value
Nothing gets in without being put to the test.
A machine first goes through our workshops, where we build it and put it under load. Then it goes out to athletes and partner gyms, who use it for real, for several weeks, and who tell us what is wrong. We make corrections, and only then do we go into production. For our larger structures, competition comes last: it is the final test, not the first.
You are speaking to the maker.
We don't have a customer service department. When you write, one of the two of us answers: the people who design, test and oversee the manufacturing of your machine.
We publish calculated figures, not figures that look good.
The loads we state come from a structural calculation carried out to EN ISO 20957-2, with the safety factor already applied. When we write 400 kg, that is the working load, athlete and added weight included, not the breaking load. We also publish the wall thickness of our tubes on every product page, because that is what makes the difference and almost no manufacturer gives it.
We manufacture in Europe, and we say exactly where.
For our competition machines: laser cutting and bending by European subcontractors, welding in our workshops, powder coating in Belgium, packing and shipping by us. Our Dips Prime training station is designed and tested by us, and produced by a partner outside Europe. On every product we write exactly what is true: made in Europe when it is, designed and tested in Europe when that is what is true. Never a word more.
Our products are the result of research.
One of us dedicated their university thesis to an adjustable-width dip machine. The certification proves that the dimensions are correct; the research explains why.
Our story
2024 · Founded
Frédéric and Gauthier go into business together and equip their first gyms, close to home.
2024 · First competition
The BSLC in Braine-l'Alleud, then the BeNeLux in Ghent.
2025 · France
4LIFT in Annecy in November, then the ACE Cup Series in Lyon in February 2026.
2026 · Europe
The DACH Cup in Hamburg, competitions in Belgium and France, and equipment delivered all over Europe.
What they say
"We are a gym in northern Italy and we are so happy with our dip station. Our clients fell in love with the quality and simplicity of use of this machine. We will surely buy more stuff from Mergaux! Highly recommended!"
Palestra Skorpions, Milan
"As a strongman and powerlifting gym and competition team, we have the pleasure of using Mergaux equipment and services for some years now. Their equipment is creative, top quality, long-lasting and customized to our needs."
Advanced Training Center, Luxembourg
Official partner of the FNSL (France) and the BSLC (Belgium)
FinalRep-certified competition machines.
Our machines equip federations, gyms and boxes in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Italy, Switzerland, the United States and several other countries.
A question? Write to us
One of the two of us answers, within 24 business hours. No helpdesk, no distributor: the people who design your machine and oversee its manufacturing.
+352 691 250 495 · contact@mergaux.net