Diversified its activity in the early 80’s: environment, safety, metrology, electrical and civil construction inspections, product safety testing

Around 1,000 staff members working as a team with customers, partners and alliances worldwide

With a commitment to offer global service

of the highest quality

ISQ

ISQ’s Mission is to contribute to the

continued improvement of the Portuguese

industries and services, leading to

international projection, offering the Nation,

Local Governments and Businesses our

collaboration in terms of Technology Transfer

and Development, Product and Process

Innovation, Management Processes and

Quality Control Structuring, Safety and

Hygiene, Energy and Environmental Control

and Systematic Valorization of Human

Resources.

Mission

Approach

We direct our expertise to efficiently and integrally meet the needs of the national industry in terms of technological support through services which allow companies to focus on their defining competences, in other words, their core business.

HeadquartersTaguspark, Oeiras

National BranchesVila Nova de Gaia, Sines, Castelo Branco, Viseu, Braga, Loulé and Ponta Delgada

International RepresentativesAngola, Algeria, Brazil, China, Cuba, France, French Guiana, Iran, Mexico, Mozambique, Norway, Spain and Turkey

We work all over the European Union and in over 20 countries on different continents.

Where we are…

Turnover

Staff Members

Average Number of Staff Members

Energy Production Pulp and Paper Industry Civil Construction and Public Works Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical

Industries Motorways and railway infrastructures Plumbing and Sanitation Aerospace Industry

Main Industries

Main Services

Edification and Industry: Technical Inspections

Sustained Development Maintenance and Structural Integrity Civil Construction Mechanical Construction Non-Destructive Techniques Laboratories Training

Centres of Competence• To assure expertise, better methods and maintain the “state of the art";

• To disseminate knowledge and methods throughout the organization;

• To inspect the application of responsibility techniques “within the UN’s that use them;

• To promote the embedment of knowledge at ISQ;

• To develop knowledge within the technical sector, R&D projects.

Transversal Areas • Research and Development• Commercial Administration• Technical Administration• Integrated Management Systems

Independent Divisions• Thermodynamics

Laboratory• Production Technology• Calculation

Structure

ISQ GroupPortuguese Associate Companies

ARGOSINGENIERIA Y TECNOLOGIA DE MATERIALES. S. A.

ISQ GroupInternacional Associates

Pilot Study CDSM PS20

Studies on reduction of emission from marine enginesNATO– 1993-1997

Project SYNERGYEnergy Support Measures and Assessment of Rational Use of Energy Opportunities in Cabo VerdeRecover of Heat from Exhaust Gases to Drive an Absorption System in Tuna Fish Ships)EC - DG XVII – 1999-2000

Project CRAFT, PIWAMASProcess Integrated Close Cycle Water Management for Dry DocksMechanical Separation, Activate Carbon Filtration and Reverse OsmosisFP5, 2001-2003

A few projects…… in the Maritime Industry…

Project DETOS

Development of a New Method for the Detection of Damage Caused by Osmosis in Laminated Fibre-glass Yachts and Boats by Means of a Suitable Heat Source And Infrared Light Technology” Detection by thermography and microwaves heating of hull2002-2004

Project TREBAWATreatment of Ballast WaterWater separation using a hydro-cyclone and sterilization by ultraviolet radiation2002-2004

A few projects…… in the Maritime Industry…

MARITIME PROJECTS

Project FP6 RD – “EU MOP – Elimination Units for Marine Oil Pollution” - (Study and design autonomous EU Units for oil spilling recovery, provided the artificial intelligence), 2005-2008

Project FP7 – RD – “RISPECT -

Project FP6 INNOVATION EUROMIND

Creating an innovative European Open Maritime Industry through facilitating the integration of standards into new business practices and servicesStandards for Shipyard Business2006-2008

Project FP6 RD EU MOP

Elimination Units for Marine Oil PollutionStudy and design autonomous EU Units for oil spilling recovery, provided the artificial intelligence)2005-2008

A few projects…… in the Maritime Industry…

MARITIME PROJECTS

Project FP6 RD – “EU MOP – Elimination Units for Marine Oil Pollution” - (Study and design autonomous EU Units for oil spilling recovery, provided the artificial intelligence), 2005-2008

Project FP7 – RD – “RISPECT -

Project FP7 – RD – RISPECTRisk-Based Expert System for Through-Life Ship Structural Inspection and Maintenance and New-Build Ship Structural Design2009-2011 (ongoing)

Project FP7 – RD – FIREPROOFProbabilistic Framework for Onboard Fire Safety Development of a design tool based in mathematical models to minimize the fires onboard 2009-2012 (ongoing)

Project FP7 – RD – CO-PATCH Composite patch repair for marine and civil engineering infrastructure applicationDevelopment and application of patches in corroded metallic structures, mainly in bridges without cut the traffic2010-2013 (ongoing)

A few projects…… in the Maritime Industry…

Project Proposal ULYSSESDevelopment of a Novel Integrated Condition Monitoring System For Ships

Project Proposal RISORSE Emissions environment atmospheric pollution shipping new technology” Development of technology to cut the exhaust pollution of ships

Project Proposal ECO REFITEC Eco innovative refitting technologies and processes for shipbuilding industry

Recently submitted …

New opportunities?

WIND POWER, both ON and OFFSHORE

ENERGY

TGV

SOIL DECONTAMINATION

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