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Bureau Veritas has bought the Tecnicontrol Columbian
the South American society services of technical inspection and quality control for the industrial enterprises
May 28, 2012
The French society of classification and Bureau Veritas certification has bought the Tecnicontrol Columbian, company that offers services of technical inspection and quality control for the industrial enterprises, in particular in the field of hydrocarbons and the mining section. The acquisition includes the activities of the South American society in Peru and Mexico.
Tecnicontrol, that it is founded in 1973, has center to Bogotá and gives job to beyond 1.300 engineers and technicians. In the 2011 Columbian society it has recorded a turnover of 141,9 billion pesos (60 million euros).
"The acquisition of Tecnicontrol - the managing director of Bureau Veritas has commented, Didier Michaud-Daniel - constitutes a great opportunity in order to expand our pre-eminent position in the Latin American market. The industrial fields of Colombia offer remarkable a growth potential and Tecnicontrol is a platform of adequate dimensions in order to face this promising market. This operation is framed in our plan strategic 2015 whose main objectives are those to widen the geographic cover of the net of Bureau Veritas and to offer a complete range of services".
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