Applus+ has acquired the Portuguese firm Riportico Engenharia, a provider of infrastructure design engineering and supervision services, to grow in the Portuguese market, as announced by the company on Thursday and reported by Europa Press. Based in Cabanas de Viriato and founded in 2004, Riportico has more than 150 workers and income of 8 million euros. Javier López Serrano, executive vice president of Applus+’s Energy & Industry division, highlighted that Riportico “fits very well” with the group’s strategic plan.
“It is a very attractive platform to continue growing in key industries for us, such as infrastructure, the environment or water treatment, while helping us to continue improving our margins. The opportunities that are emerging in Portugal”, López Serrano has signed. and collects Europa Press.
In this sense, Applus+ has highlighted that the Portuguese firm is “well positioned” in the management of infrastructure projects for more than 100 clients in the public sector, including road and rail networks, metro stations, airports, buildings, waste treatment plants, Water and renewable energy.
Among Riportico’s main services are the supervision and management of infrastructure projects, health and safety coordination, quality control, testing of construction materials and asset integrity management in all phases of a project, including studies. geotechnical, design review, safety, health and environmental impact assessment and technical audits.
“Riportico is very well positioned to recall the strong growth experienced by the infrastructure sector in the country after the pandemic, driven by the programs launched by the Portuguese Government to boost economic recovery”, adds Applus+.
The Spanish company and Riportico have already worked as partners on projects related to the railway sector and public transport in Portugal.
