SGS Belgium NV Environmental Services Geotechnical Department

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1 SGS Belgium NV Environmental Services Geotechnical Department

2 SGS IS THE WORLD S LEADING INSPECTION, VERIFICATION, TESTING AND CERTIFICATION COMPANY 2

3 HISTORY SGS GLOBAL EXPANSION 1878 Rouen, France 1913 Pan-Europe 1913 Leader in grain inspection (21 million tons) 1878 ESTABLISHED further global countries 1915 Headquarters moved from Paris to Geneva 1919 Company named SGS 1939 South America 1955 Africa Asia 1946 Inspection of European imports 1981 Expands to ex-ussr 1981 Listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange ONE BRAND SERVING THE VALUE CHAIN GLOBALLY AND ACROSS INDUSTRIES 2001 SGS rebranded SGS INDUSTRY EXPANSION 1990 Consumer Testing 1990 Life Sciences Automotive Certification 1970 Environmental 1960 Oil & Gas Chemical Public Sector 1955 Industrial Manufacturing 1939 Mining SGS ORGANISATIONAL GROWTH 2013 CHF 5.8 BILLION total revenue 1,650 offices and laboratories 80,000 employees 1985 CHF 1.5 BILLION total revenue 1981 CHF 780 MILLION total revenue 180 offices and laboratories employees offices and laboratories 1878 Agriculture & Food 3

4 Values PASSION INTEGRITY ENTREPRENEURIALISM INNOVATIVE SPIRIT 4

5 AGRICULTURE AND FOOD AUTOMOTIVE CHEMICAL CONSTRUCTION CONSUMER GOODS AND RETAIL ENERGY FINANCE INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING LIFE SCIENCES LOGISTICS MINING OIL AND GAS PUBLIC SECTOR 5

6 Geotechnical department 6

7 Three operational sites Bertem (former Geologica) Zulte ( former Lippens Geotechniek) Gembloux 7

8 Geotechnical departement (skills) Cone Penetration Test (> 80 % ) Vanetests Panda2 test Plate load test Soil sample drilling Installing of piezometers Infiltration tests Drilling Groundwater modelling ( modflow / mwell ) 8

9 Geotechnical departement (personnel) 26 FTE 2 engineers 3 geologists 1 hydrogeology 2 geomechanical 12 blue colars tech/admin personnel Assistance on group level QSHE Legal Accountancy HR Facility 9

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11 Safety and quality (accreditations) ISO (BELAC) for CPT M+E (first company in Belgium to achieve this level of quality) Panda 2 (first company in Belgium) (Drilling UC) VCA** on company level All personal had VCA course Special passes Elia Fluxys 11

12 Geotechnical departement (material) 18 CPT devices 3 200kN tracked 1 175kN - trauck 1 150kN - tracked 6 100Kn tracked/wheels 2 50Kn tracked 5 manuel systems : static and dynamic Drill rigs RotoSonic with aqualock Geoprobe 6620 Assistance cars 2 4x4 6 small vans Mini-excavator 12

13 Geotechnical departement (CPT equipment) 200kN tracked 13

14 Geotechnical departement (CPT equipment) 150kN tracked, 175 kn trauck 14

15 Geotechnical departement (CPT equipment) up to 100kN 15

16 Geotechnical departement (Drilling rigs) Geoprobe 16

17 Geotechnical departement (references) Long term contract with Elia Fluxys LNG Terminal Zeebrugge Tank 5 Long term contracts with Fluxys and TUC RAIL AG Real Estate (Tender for geotechnical research in 165 schools in Flanders) Port of Antwerp (Gemeentelijk Havenbedrijf Antwerpen) clients in

18 Do you really need an expert? 18

19 CPT or Cone Penetration Test An in situ testing method ( 1932) used to determine the geotechnical engineering properties of soils and soil stratigraphy. Direct push devices generate essentially no cuttings, produce little disturbance and reduce contact between field personnel and contaminants 19

20 Pros and cons Advantages Fast Continuous profiling Repeatable and reliable data Economical Productive Strong theoretical basis for interpretation Additional sensors Grouting is possible Disadvantages High capital investment Requires skilled operators No soil samples Restriction on penetration 20

21 Chasing quality in execution First official procedure in collaboration with Authorities Universities WTCB Private companies ao SGS 21

22 A quote An appropriate quality assurance system shall be in place in the laboratory, in the field and in the engineering office, and quality control shall be exercised competently in all phases of the investigations and their evaluation. This is why SGS was the first company to achieve a Belac accreditation (ISO 17025) PASSION INTEGRITY ENTREPRENEURIALISM INNOVATIVE SPIRIT 22

23 Cones in all sizes 23

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28 CPT-M or CPT-E, that s the question 28

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30 Questions? 30