The geotechnical services market comprises entities that provide services involving the investigation of strata present beneath the earth's surface. Currently, the geotechnical service market is experiencing a radical shift to the digital realm, resulting in transformative growth. Among the various companies in the geotechnical sector, Fugro is considered one of the prominent players globally. The world’s leading Geo-data specialist, Fugro is headquartered in the Netherlands, with offices in fifty-nine countries.
The company has been operating globally for the past sixty years and twenty-six years in India with a prime motto of providing data-driven full-cycle services from concept to decommissioning. Fugro specializes in mitigating risks throughout the lifecycle of the project and is prov¬en to have a positive impact to project efficiency from the design phase, using integrated data acquisition and structured analysis and advice. Due to its specific expertise, it is often selected as a specialist of choice to mitigate challenges during the construction and operation of assets.
Fugro provides an entire range of solutions in the energy, infrastructure, and water segments. Some of its turn-key solutions include offshore wind, hydrography, water, and coastal resilience, remote construction support and positioning, ground risk management, rail maintenance, and power asset management.
The company’s core values of strong determination to deliver quality services on time, preparing for tomorrow, following the right
direction in every layer of work, and building trust with the clientele makes the firm unique in the market. In addition, the firm's active involvement in the Indian government’s pilot projects has elevated the firm's standards not only in the corporate sector but also in the government sector. Speaking more on this company, the Country Manager Bibhu Nayak says, "Fugro has incorporated cutting-edge technologies in its operations.
Through the integrated acquisition, analysis and advice model, Fugro unleashes insights from Geo-data to derive robust structural designs that support sustainability. The autonomy of the geotechnical and geophysical services for new projects, irrespective of their gravity, indicates adherence to the quality of the service. Our comprehensive under¬standing of the projects and acting with quality resources make our firm unique in the market”.
Breaking Geographical Boundaries with Exceptional Work
The growing demand for infrastructure and geotechnical services go hand in hand. Thus, Fugro is constantly up-grading its operations worldwide in line with technology. The company's commitment to producing high-quality work has helped them establish a solid customer base and break into a new market. This company is aimed at advancing sustainable development and renewable energy, particularly the off¬shore wind farm market, which is anticipated to grow significantly in India over the coming few years.
With its incredible journey, Fugro has always been unique in having its own research and development team working closely with academia and prominent universities around the world to develop innovative technologies. Starting from developing the world's first Piezocone Cone penetration test in the early 1970s, Fugro is now leading the way with differentiating technologies for client solutions and applications based on robotics, remote operations, analytics, and cloud automation. Fugro is working along with leading global offshore wind farm developers including Orsted to design offshore foundations for some of the world’s largest offshore renewable energy projects.
Fugro has incorporated cutting-edge technologies in its operations. Through the integrated acquisition, analysis and advice model, Fugro unleashes insights from Geo-data to derive robust structural designs that support sustainability
Additionally, Fugro has taken part in world-renowned infrastructure projects including signature projects where geotechnical work was critical for foundation optimization: the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE, the Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as well as assisting in rebuilding the levees in New Orleans, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina and seawall resiliency program for the Port of San Francisco. Fugro strives to make the world a safer and more liveable place
