Alpes Contrôles opens a national center dedicated to the inspection of engineering structures

It is therefore quite natural that the company has moved into the field of the maintenance of engineering structures by creating a dedicated national pole.

Works of art (bridges, footbridges, tunnels, hydraulic structures, retaining walls, etc.) are essential links in our circulation networks. They are regularly subjected to aggressive environments, to the aging of their components and materials, as well as to changes or to exceptional operating conditions, as shown by the events of recent years (collapse of the Genoa bridge, the Comps aqueduct, etc.).

Even if French law does not impose the carrying out of bridge inspections, it is the responsibility of a manager to ensure the safety of users for any structure whose main dimension is greater than 2 meters. At the same time, it is recognized that undertaking periodic and preventive maintenance operations costs half as much as repairs. The criterion of structural durability is becoming a necessity and thus makes it possible to better control costs.

Alpes Contrôles has therefore chosen to rely on the high qualification in structural control of its staff to open a national center dedicated to inspections of engineering structures. It offers structural inspection and assistance services for defining the maintenance and upkeep policy for engineering structures. It is in Perpignan, in a brand new agency (the 51st in its network) that the activity center with national influence will be managed by Michel Destaing, who has specialized for more than 13 years in the inspection and diagnosis of construction works. art.

For Michel Destaing: “The inspection of works of art is an activity in its own right which allows Alpes Contrôles to broaden its field of activity while remaining consistent with its historical businesses. Because even if we stay in the field of technical advice and safety, it is a fundamentally different profession from that of technical controller. »