Empowering Australian Healthcare Since 1990

Founder, Tony Mercieca started training & courses on sterilisation services for hospitals and set up Mermed’s first manufacturing area in his basement at home.

Mermed’s first product was the sterilising record system which involved production of record sheets for sterilising cycles as well as service records and testing.

Mermed collaborated with physiotherapists and identified that hospital staff working at the wrong height at workstations resulted in many shoulder injuries.
This prompted the development of Mermed’s first manual ergonomic workstation.

Tony ran sterilising training courses in the Middle East.
Mermed was also asked by the Children’s Hospital to print new Anaesthetic Drug labels released by Australian Standards –  resulting in the first digital printer and cutter.

After expanding to a few shared premises, Mermed moved to their own site, office and warehouse in Arndell Park.

As the business expanded, Tony’s son Alan joined Mermed until he went into the Army in 2003.

Started working with New Zealand distribution after developing tailor-made tracking labels.
This also saw the evolution of instrument tags.

Tony developed the Diathermy Board Protector which enabled leads to be sterilised – a world-first innovation for safe sterilisation of lead, pen, knife and biopsy forceps.

The Instrument Protector was designed and developed by Tony, initially in paperboard then polypropylene, and double-ended protector — the only one of its type in the world.

Having built a mezzanine level a few years prior, Mermed then also expanded into unit 1 and unit 4.

Alan re-joined Mermed after his years in the Army and saw the opportunity with specific health standards being introduced, to set up the first Mermed Clean Room.

As demand grew, major investment in printing was undertaken in the VP2020 with Alan’s guidance.
This also led to an expanded clean room as well as additional equipment. Rebecca started a year later working in the clean room.

Alan took the role of General Manager which Mermed grew twofold.
Workstations and sinks were being distributed around Australia and New Zealand.
Rebecca Brown moving into the role of Product Manager.

Another milestone with the major investment of thermoforming packaging machine for packing Mermed’s sterilised labels.
This also opened the door to distribution of these machines to other industries.

Tony retired and Alan took over, continuing to grow, innovate and diversify Mermed’s products and services.

Mermed family expanded with the birth of Alan’s daughter.
The team grew with now 18 staff members led by Rebecca Brown promoted as General Manager.