C. Mer Group
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Head office: 5 Yahadut Canada St., Or Yehuda 6037505, Israel. Tel.: +972-3-557-2555
A publicly traded Israeli company specializing in Homeland Security (HLS), Cyber and Intelligence, Communication Infrastructure and Tactical Communication Systems.
The Group’s Security and Technology division develops and installs smart communication systems for military land and naval units in Israel and globally.
The company builds transmission infrastructures and supplies masts and civil engineering work for the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD), Israel Police, and the Israel Prison Service, as well as for the defense companies Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems.
Services for the Israeli Ministry of Defense
Communication Systems
The company has provided digital Internal Communication System for the military’s armoured fighting vehicles, and company’s products have been implemented in advanced weapons systems such as the Israeli Merkava tank as well as mission aircraft, watercraft and border control.
The company holds a sole supplier agreement with the IMOD for the provision of tactical communication systems for the Israeli Ground Forces until 2032.
In 2023, the company performed work in the field of communication and data communication for the IMOD.
In 2016, the company’s fully owned subsidiary, Techmer Inc., was contracted to supply hundreds of intercommunication systems for the Israeli Ground Forces, for about NIS 40 million for five years. The contract included the development, manufacture, supply and implementation of hundreds of communication systems based on digital audio RoIP-VoIP technology, which enables connecting a large number of radios and sharing them between many users while maintaining a high level of security.
Techmer has also supplied RoIP-VoIP based communication systems that were installed in various applications in the Israeli Navy.
The company has also supplied the intercommunication systems for the Merkava Mark 4 tanks.
Gaza 2024
In April 2024, satellite images and photographs revealed extensive construction and development of two Israeli military outposts being established in a corridor that crosses through the Gaza Strip. In addition to residential facilities for soldiers and electrical infrastructure, two huge masts were erected in each outpost. According to a media report, in one of the photos, a soldier was seen standing next to one of the masts and waving a flag of the Mer Group.
Border Control
In September 2023, a fully owned subsidiary of the company won a tender with the IMOD for the establishment and upgrading of data collection sites, including planning, supply and installation at the borders for an estimated amount of approximately NIS 36 million.
According to the company's website, the group provides technology in the field of border security that includes a perimeter surveillance system that combines autonomously driven drones and thermal cameras, along with control and control systems for border management. The system allows for central and automatic management of all technological means in the field and provides prediction capabilities and early warning of abnormal activity in combination with artificial intelligence-based systems for video analysis and motion detection.
Checkpoints
In November 2023, the company carried out an upgrade work of the security and observation system at a military checkpoint.
The company’s surveillance cameras have been previously installed at the Beit Iba checkpoint, the Sha’ar Ephraim checkpoint and at the Anatot military base in the occupied West Bank.
In September 2022, a fully owned subsidiary of the company won a tender from the IMOD for the design and execution of steel facilities carrying systems and lifting facilities, including their production, transportation and establishment in the borders and at various sites in an estimated scope of approximately NIS 20 million without VAT, for a first contract period of 12 months, with an option to extend the communication in two additional years. As of March 2024, the company received orders amounting to approximately NIS 34 million, of which approximately NIS 2 million were realized and the contract was extended until March 31, 2024.
In August 2022, the company's fully owned subsidiary, Techmer, hosted cadets from the Israeli military Communications Academy to introduce them with the company's newly developed systems and capabilities provided to the military and to discuss with company personnel.
Additionally, the company has provided integrative communication systems for military vessels for the IMOD, and in 2019, won a tender for the development and upgrade of communications systems for the Navy submarine.
In December 2019, a company’s fully-owned subsidiary won a tender for the development and upgrade of communication systems on three platforms for the IMOD, on a two-year project with an expected revenue of approximately NIS 12 million.
Services to Settlements
The company installs a 5G network for all cellular companies in Israel and supplies masts, civil engineering work and establishment of external and internal transmission infrastructures for the Cellcom, Partner and Pelephone cellular companies, which provide cellular infrastructure and services to settlements in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan.
For more on the telecommunication providers, see Who Profits’ report Signal Strength: Occupied, The Telecommunications Sector and the Israeli Occupation.
Jerusalem Light Rail
The company provides communication technologies for the Jerusalem Light Rail (JLR) project in occupied East Jerusalem. The JLR network connects large settlement blocks in occupied East Jerusalem to the center of the city and its western side and is contingent on the expropriation of Palestinian land and the further territorial fragmentation of the city’s Palestinian neighborhoods.
The company installs communication equipment along the JLR lines, both for active lines and for new light rail lines that are still under construction. The project includes the provision of technologies to improve Internet access for the JLR passengers with a high-capacity computer network that connects other networks and provides a path for exchanging information between different LANs or subnets.
Surveillance in occupied East Jerusalem
One of the company’s flagship surveillance projects is the ‘Mabat 2000’ project in the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem. The project includes an array of about 400 CCTV cameras deployed throughout the Old City and linked to a police Command and Control (C&C) center that monitors residents’ movements 24/7. The cameras broadcast live to the C&C center located in the Old City, where the material is recorded and kept by the police. The system can also synchronize with other cameras deployed in other parts of occupied East Jerusalem.
In 1999, Mer Group won an Israeli police tender to establish the ‘Mabat 2000’ project and the infrastructure surrounding it, ahead of the pope’s visit in 2000. In 2016, the company won a 30 million NIS contract with Israel Police to modify, upgrade and maintain the system for 10 years. The contract included an upgrade of the video analysis system, of the resolution and video quality, as well as a software upgrade for the police control center located in the Old City.
In addition, the company’s 'Safe City' project and its Smart-M platform have been implemented in the Old City of Jerusalem. The Safe City project consists of a large number of sensors, physical security solutions, and cyber and intelligence data transmitted to the company’s command & control center and integrated CCTV surveillance system which are in use in the Old City of Jerusalem.
The company's Smart-M platform has been implemented in the control and command center in the Old City of Jerusalem. The Smart-M platform manages and centers data and inputs from cameras, sensors, IoT (Internet of Things) applications and other sources deployed throughout the city into one platform and provides data integration and analysis for the Police.
Read more on surveillance in East Jerusalem in our flash report “Big Brother” in Jerusalem’s Old City: Israel’s Militarized Visual Surveillance System in Occupied East Jerusalem.
Smart City
Moreover, the company has provided ‘Smart City’ systems for the city of Lod (Lyd) municipality for over 12 years as part of a tender contract and exercising the option of extension periods. In the city, located within the Green Line, almost a third of the population are Palestinians with Israeli citizenship who suffer from neglected infrastructure and discriminatory policing.
In August 2022, a fully owned subsidiary of the company won a tender for the supply, installation and maintenance of technological security systems and related equipment in the city of Lod for an estimated amount of approximately NIS 30 million for a first contract period of three years, with the potential for extension. As part of the tender, the company will install an array of IoT sensors and an array of cameras throughout the city for monitoring, control and enforcement. The company will provide cameras, communication systems, equipment and all infrastructure and components required. In addition, the company will provide warranty, maintenance, training and service for the existing systems in the city.
A publicly traded Israeli company specializing in Homeland Security (HLS), Cyber and Intelligence, Communication Infrastructure and Tactical Communication Systems.
The Group’s Security and Technology division develops and installs smart communication systems for military land and naval units in Israel and globally.
The company builds transmission infrastructures and supplies masts and civil engineering work for the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD), Israel Police, and the Israel Prison Service, as well as for the defense companies Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems.
Services for the Israeli Ministry of Defense
Communication Systems
The company has provided digital Internal Communication System for the military’s armoured fighting vehicles, and company’s products have been implemented in advanced weapons systems such as the Israeli Merkava tank as well as mission aircraft, watercraft and border control.
The company holds a sole supplier agreement with the IMOD for the provision of tactical communication systems for the Israeli Ground Forces until 2032.
In 2023, the company performed work in the field of communication and data communication for the IMOD.
In 2016, the company’s fully owned subsidiary, Techmer Inc., was contracted to supply hundreds of intercommunication systems for the Israeli Ground Forces, for about NIS 40 million for five years. The contract included the development, manufacture, supply and implementation of hundreds of communication systems based on digital audio RoIP-VoIP technology, which enables connecting a large number of radios and sharing them between many users while maintaining a high level of security.
Techmer has also supplied RoIP-VoIP based communication systems that were installed in various applications in the Israeli Navy.
The company has also supplied the intercommunication systems for the Merkava Mark 4 tanks.
Gaza 2024
In April 2024, satellite images and photographs revealed extensive construction and development of two Israeli military outposts being established in a corridor that crosses through the Gaza Strip. In addition to residential facilities for soldiers and electrical infrastructure, two huge masts were erected in each outpost. According to a media report, in one of the photos, a soldier was seen standing next to one of the masts and waving a flag of the Mer Group.
Border Control
In September 2023, a fully owned subsidiary of the company won a tender with the IMOD for the establishment and upgrading of data collection sites, including planning, supply and installation at the borders for an estimated amount of approximately NIS 36 million.
According to the company's website, the group provides technology in the field of border security that includes a perimeter surveillance system that combines autonomously driven drones and thermal cameras, along with control and control systems for border management. The system allows for central and automatic management of all technological means in the field and provides prediction capabilities and early warning of abnormal activity in combination with artificial intelligence-based systems for video analysis and motion detection.
Checkpoints
In November 2023, the company carried out an upgrade work of the security and observation system at a military checkpoint.
The company’s surveillance cameras have been previously installed at the Beit Iba checkpoint, the Sha’ar Ephraim checkpoint and at the Anatot military base in the occupied West Bank.
In September 2022, a fully owned subsidiary of the company won a tender from the IMOD for the design and execution of steel facilities carrying systems and lifting facilities, including their production, transportation and establishment in the borders and at various sites in an estimated scope of approximately NIS 20 million without VAT, for a first contract period of 12 months, with an option to extend the communication in two additional years. As of March 2024, the company received orders amounting to approximately NIS 34 million, of which approximately NIS 2 million were realized and the contract was extended until March 31, 2024.
In August 2022, the company's fully owned subsidiary, Techmer, hosted cadets from the Israeli military Communications Academy to introduce them with the company's newly developed systems and capabilities provided to the military and to discuss with company personnel.
Additionally, the company has provided integrative communication systems for military vessels for the IMOD, and in 2019, won a tender for the development and upgrade of communications systems for the Navy submarine.
In December 2019, a company’s fully-owned subsidiary won a tender for the development and upgrade of communication systems on three platforms for the IMOD, on a two-year project with an expected revenue of approximately NIS 12 million.
Services to Settlements
The company installs a 5G network for all cellular companies in Israel and supplies masts, civil engineering work and establishment of external and internal transmission infrastructures for the Cellcom, Partner and Pelephone cellular companies, which provide cellular infrastructure and services to settlements in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan.
For more on the telecommunication providers, see Who Profits’ report Signal Strength: Occupied, The Telecommunications Sector and the Israeli Occupation.
Jerusalem Light Rail
The company provides communication technologies for the Jerusalem Light Rail (JLR) project in occupied East Jerusalem. The JLR network connects large settlement blocks in occupied East Jerusalem to the center of the city and its western side and is contingent on the expropriation of Palestinian land and the further territorial fragmentation of the city’s Palestinian neighborhoods.
The company installs communication equipment along the JLR lines, both for active lines and for new light rail lines that are still under construction. The project includes the provision of technologies to improve Internet access for the JLR passengers with a high-capacity computer network that connects other networks and provides a path for exchanging information between different LANs or subnets.
Surveillance in occupied East Jerusalem
One of the company’s flagship surveillance projects is the ‘Mabat 2000’ project in the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem. The project includes an array of about 400 CCTV cameras deployed throughout the Old City and linked to a police Command and Control (C&C) center that monitors residents’ movements 24/7. The cameras broadcast live to the C&C center located in the Old City, where the material is recorded and kept by the police. The system can also synchronize with other cameras deployed in other parts of occupied East Jerusalem.
In 1999, Mer Group won an Israeli police tender to establish the ‘Mabat 2000’ project and the infrastructure surrounding it, ahead of the pope’s visit in 2000. In 2016, the company won a 30 million NIS contract with Israel Police to modify, upgrade and maintain the system for 10 years. The contract included an upgrade of the video analysis system, of the resolution and video quality, as well as a software upgrade for the police control center located in the Old City.
In addition, the company’s 'Safe City' project and its Smart-M platform have been implemented in the Old City of Jerusalem. The Safe City project consists of a large number of sensors, physical security solutions, and cyber and intelligence data transmitted to the company’s command & control center and integrated CCTV surveillance system which are in use in the Old City of Jerusalem.
The company's Smart-M platform has been implemented in the control and command center in the Old City of Jerusalem. The Smart-M platform manages and centers data and inputs from cameras, sensors, IoT (Internet of Things) applications and other sources deployed throughout the city into one platform and provides data integration and analysis for the Police.
Read more on surveillance in East Jerusalem in our flash report “Big Brother” in Jerusalem’s Old City: Israel’s Militarized Visual Surveillance System in Occupied East Jerusalem.
Smart City
Moreover, the company has provided ‘Smart City’ systems for the city of Lod (Lyd) municipality for over 12 years as part of a tender contract and exercising the option of extension periods. In the city, located within the Green Line, almost a third of the population are Palestinians with Israeli citizenship who suffer from neglected infrastructure and discriminatory policing.
In August 2022, a fully owned subsidiary of the company won a tender for the supply, installation and maintenance of technological security systems and related equipment in the city of Lod for an estimated amount of approximately NIS 30 million for a first contract period of three years, with the potential for extension. As part of the tender, the company will install an array of IoT sensors and an array of cameras throughout the city for monitoring, control and enforcement. The company will provide cameras, communication systems, equipment and all infrastructure and components required. In addition, the company will provide warranty, maintenance, training and service for the existing systems in the city.
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C. Mer Group
ח.מר תעשיות בע"מ
Head office: 5 Yahadut Canada St., Or Yehuda 6037505, Israel. Tel.: +972-3-557-2555
A publicly traded Israeli company specializing in Homeland Security (HLS), Cyber and Intelligence, Communication Infrastructure and Tactical Communication Systems.
The Group’s Security and Technology division develops and installs smart communication systems for military land and naval units in Israel and globally.
The company builds transmission infrastructures and supplies masts and civil engineering work for the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD), Israel Police, and the Israel Prison Service, as well as for the defense companies Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems.
Services for the Israeli Ministry of Defense
Communication Systems
The company has provided digital Internal Communication System for the military’s armoured fighting vehicles, and company’s products have been implemented in advanced weapons systems such as the Israeli Merkava tank as well as mission aircraft, watercraft and border control.
The company holds a sole supplier agreement with the IMOD for the provision of tactical communication systems for the Israeli Ground Forces until 2032.
In 2023, the company performed work in the field of communication and data communication for the IMOD.
In 2016, the company’s fully owned subsidiary, Techmer Inc., was contracted to supply hundreds of intercommunication systems for the Israeli Ground Forces, for about NIS 40 million for five years. The contract included the development, manufacture, supply and implementation of hundreds of communication systems based on digital audio RoIP-VoIP technology, which enables connecting a large number of radios and sharing them between many users while maintaining a high level of security.
Techmer has also supplied RoIP-VoIP based communication systems that were installed in various applications in the Israeli Navy.
The company has also supplied the intercommunication systems for the Merkava Mark 4 tanks.
Gaza 2024
In April 2024, satellite images and photographs revealed extensive construction and development of two Israeli military outposts being established in a corridor that crosses through the Gaza Strip. In addition to residential facilities for soldiers and electrical infrastructure, two huge masts were erected in each outpost. According to a media report, in one of the photos, a soldier was seen standing next to one of the masts and waving a flag of the Mer Group.
Border Control
In September 2023, a fully owned subsidiary of the company won a tender with the IMOD for the establishment and upgrading of data collection sites, including planning, supply and installation at the borders for an estimated amount of approximately NIS 36 million.
According to the company's website, the group provides technology in the field of border security that includes a perimeter surveillance system that combines autonomously driven drones and thermal cameras, along with control and control systems for border management. The system allows for central and automatic management of all technological means in the field and provides prediction capabilities and early warning of abnormal activity in combination with artificial intelligence-based systems for video analysis and motion detection.
Checkpoints
In November 2023, the company carried out an upgrade work of the security and observation system at a military checkpoint.
The company’s surveillance cameras have been previously installed at the Beit Iba checkpoint, the Sha’ar Ephraim checkpoint and at the Anatot military base in the occupied West Bank.
In September 2022, a fully owned subsidiary of the company won a tender from the IMOD for the design and execution of steel facilities carrying systems and lifting facilities, including their production, transportation and establishment in the borders and at various sites in an estimated scope of approximately NIS 20 million without VAT, for a first contract period of 12 months, with an option to extend the communication in two additional years. As of March 2024, the company received orders amounting to approximately NIS 34 million, of which approximately NIS 2 million were realized and the contract was extended until March 31, 2024.
In August 2022, the company's fully owned subsidiary, Techmer, hosted cadets from the Israeli military Communications Academy to introduce them with the company's newly developed systems and capabilities provided to the military and to discuss with company personnel.
Additionally, the company has provided integrative communication systems for military vessels for the IMOD, and in 2019, won a tender for the development and upgrade of communications systems for the Navy submarine.
In December 2019, a company’s fully-owned subsidiary won a tender for the development and upgrade of communication systems on three platforms for the IMOD, on a two-year project with an expected revenue of approximately NIS 12 million.
Services to Settlements
The company installs a 5G network for all cellular companies in Israel and supplies masts, civil engineering work and establishment of external and internal transmission infrastructures for the Cellcom, Partner and Pelephone cellular companies, which provide cellular infrastructure and services to settlements in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan.
For more on the telecommunication providers, see Who Profits’ report Signal Strength: Occupied, The Telecommunications Sector and the Israeli Occupation.
Jerusalem Light Rail
The company provides communication technologies for the Jerusalem Light Rail (JLR) project in occupied East Jerusalem. The JLR network connects large settlement blocks in occupied East Jerusalem to the center of the city and its western side and is contingent on the expropriation of Palestinian land and the further territorial fragmentation of the city’s Palestinian neighborhoods.
The company installs communication equipment along the JLR lines, both for active lines and for new light rail lines that are still under construction. The project includes the provision of technologies to improve Internet access for the JLR passengers with a high-capacity computer network that connects other networks and provides a path for exchanging information between different LANs or subnets.
Surveillance in occupied East Jerusalem
One of the company’s flagship surveillance projects is the ‘Mabat 2000’ project in the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem. The project includes an array of about 400 CCTV cameras deployed throughout the Old City and linked to a police Command and Control (C&C) center that monitors residents’ movements 24/7. The cameras broadcast live to the C&C center located in the Old City, where the material is recorded and kept by the police. The system can also synchronize with other cameras deployed in other parts of occupied East Jerusalem.
In 1999, Mer Group won an Israeli police tender to establish the ‘Mabat 2000’ project and the infrastructure surrounding it, ahead of the pope’s visit in 2000. In 2016, the company won a 30 million NIS contract with Israel Police to modify, upgrade and maintain the system for 10 years. The contract included an upgrade of the video analysis system, of the resolution and video quality, as well as a software upgrade for the police control center located in the Old City.
In addition, the company’s 'Safe City' project and its Smart-M platform have been implemented in the Old City of Jerusalem. The Safe City project consists of a large number of sensors, physical security solutions, and cyber and intelligence data transmitted to the company’s command & control center and integrated CCTV surveillance system which are in use in the Old City of Jerusalem.
The company's Smart-M platform has been implemented in the control and command center in the Old City of Jerusalem. The Smart-M platform manages and centers data and inputs from cameras, sensors, IoT (Internet of Things) applications and other sources deployed throughout the city into one platform and provides data integration and analysis for the Police.
Read more on surveillance in East Jerusalem in our flash report “Big Brother” in Jerusalem’s Old City: Israel’s Militarized Visual Surveillance System in Occupied East Jerusalem.
Smart City
Moreover, the company has provided ‘Smart City’ systems for the city of Lod (Lyd) municipality for over 12 years as part of a tender contract and exercising the option of extension periods. In the city, located within the Green Line, almost a third of the population are Palestinians with Israeli citizenship who suffer from neglected infrastructure and discriminatory policing.
In August 2022, a fully owned subsidiary of the company won a tender for the supply, installation and maintenance of technological security systems and related equipment in the city of Lod for an estimated amount of approximately NIS 30 million for a first contract period of three years, with the potential for extension. As part of the tender, the company will install an array of IoT sensors and an array of cameras throughout the city for monitoring, control and enforcement. The company will provide cameras, communication systems, equipment and all infrastructure and components required. In addition, the company will provide warranty, maintenance, training and service for the existing systems in the city.
Ownership
The company is publicly traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol: CMER.
Major shareholders include: FIMI FIVE 2012 Ltd. (36.6%), Haim Mer (30.58%), Isaac Ben Bassat (9.19%), Marian Moshe Cohen (1.60%).
CEO: Avi Schechter
Chair of the Board of Directors: Nir Lempert
Subsidiaries
The company has 43 subsidiaries worldwide.
Partners
Elbit Systems, Cellcom, Partner Communications, Pelephone Communications, SICE
* This section refers to the company's general business partners