SITES | Engineering, Instrumentation, monitoring and inspection

We dedicate our expertise to maintaining your structures’ health

450+ specialists ensure structures’ future in France and abroad

Since 1984, we have carried out thousands of assessments on Exceptional Structural Assets

A company with innovation in its DNA, providing the most effective solutions

A pioneer and independent leader in structural sustainability

SITES in a nutshell

Watching over your structures is our raison d’être!

A pioneer in structural health monitoring, SITES is a specialist engineering company dedicated to improving the performance and lifespan of infrastructures. Since 1984, SITES has been offering all stakeholders in an exceptional structural asset and its natural surroundings (owner, project owner, builder, manager, operator, insurer) studies, methods, tools and solutions to assess and monitor structural health over time, in order to guarantee the safety and durability of their use, and avoid any unexpected interruption of use or costly unanticipated repairs.

The skills that SITES can deploy separately or as part of integrated services:

– Visits, inspections and appraisals
– Tests, controls, readings and measurements
– Monitoring and instrumentation
– Engineering and durability studies
– Technical assistance to project owners

Managing risks with our services means greater durability, greater safety, simplified operation and lower maintenance costs.

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DESIGN / CONSTRUCTION

Monitoring engineering Instrumentation

OPERATIONS

Monitoring
Risk assessment
Recommendations, upgrades

TRANSFORMATION / DECONSTRUCTION

Optimisation site risks

Transportation infrastructures

8 January 2020 Our markets

Roadways: tunnels, toll stations, roads, signage, viaducts, bridges, walkways, etc. Rail/metro: railways, overhead lines, equipment, tunnels, etc.Maritime and inland waterways: Quays, dykes, locks, canals, gantries, etc.Air: airport structures and buildings, etc.

Nuclear

8 January 2020 Our markets

Reactor buildings, air coolers

Energy

8 January 2020 Our markets

Oil: refineries (flares, chimneys, storage tanks), oil platforms, pipelinesGas: LNG terminals, storage facilities, unloading quaysHydraulics: Dams, reservoirsThermal: chimneys, storage tanks

High-security industries

8 January 2020 Our markets

Manufacturing plants, chemicals, oil & gas, agri-food, pumping stations Telecom masts, pylons, SEVESO sites, reservoirs, silos, equipment and materials, etc.

Heritage sites & historical monuments

8 January 2020 Our markets

Historic sites, religious buildings, heritage structures, foundations, museums, cultural and architectural sites, stadiums, theme parks, etc.

Natural sites

8 January 2020 Our markets

Mountainous areas, coastal monitoring, watersheds, etc.

Defence & research centres

8 January 2020 Our markets

Internal laboratories, external laboratories, etc.

Buildings & living environments

8 January 2020 Our markets

Architectural heritage, housing, offices, public buildings, high-rise properties, service-sector buildings, warehouses, etc.

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News

Inspection of the La Têtaz avalanche barrier

21 December 2021 Inspection

On behalf of the Department of Savoie, SITES carries out periodic detailed inspections of tunnels, avalanche barriers and rock-shed barriers. Supported by the specialised inspection teams of our Rhône-Alpes agency, these interventions are essential elements for managing such infrastructures to guarantee the safety of users and maintain the level...

Structural Monitoring and surveillance of the church of Sens

15 November 2021 News

On behalf of the City of Sens, SITES carries out structural monitoring and surveillance of Saint-Maurice Church of Sens (89). Located on the banks of the Yonne river, this French heritage site dates back to the 12th century and has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1915. A...

The VERAO 4.0 project selected under the investment support...

15 October 2021 Innovation

As part of the “Plan France Relance” to relaunch the French economy, the government is supporting investments in the French nuclear industry and its modernisation to strengthen competitiveness. A call for projects, managed by BPI France, was launched to support companies in the sector with a budget of approximately...

ScanTubes in South Africa and China

28 January 2021 Innovation

See on-field pictures of SITES’ ScanTubes® operated by our subsidiaries SITES-AFLA PTY LTD & SITAI, for monitoring and inspection of South African and Chineese railway under-ground tunnels 🚇 Designed in France by our engineers and operated by SITES-AFLA PTY LTD in South Africa and SITAI in China, the system enables survey...

SITES group acquires Cornis

19 January 2021 Corporate

SITES Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Cornis, high tech company leader in wind turbine inspections and artificial intelligence solutions. Both companies have a common approach combining a detailled knowledge of structural assets and their ageing dynamics, a strong expertise in inspections, and deploying the best cutting-edge...

Surveillance and monitoring of the Louvre Pyramid

15 September 2020 Drone

Since the construction of the Great Pyramid of the Louvre, SITES has provided an appropriate response to the problems of structural monitoring by deploying a global strategy for monitoring and monitoring the structure. The objective: control, monitor and analyse the development of its health over time. More than 30...

Load testing at the heart of ITER construction site

6 April 2020 News

In compliance with instructions related to the current health context, our teams are mobilized every day to ensure the continuity of activities essential to safety, checks and inspections. Recently, our surveying and instrumentation experts carried out the loading tests of the double lift cranes tracks of ITER assembly hall...

SITES gets ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001...

7 February 2020 Corporate

SITES is now certified ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001: 2015 & ISO 45001: 2018. A triple certification which marks the result of the initial diagnosis led by AFNOR Certification. Obtaining this triple certification is the culmination of the daily work carried out by all employees to place customer satisfaction,...

Assessment of a bridge behaviour during a load test

23 January 2020 Inspection

Sensor Monitoring system, continuous recording of deflections, Surveying: focus on means implemented by SITES during a load test. SITES assignment was to check the behaviour of this 171m length prestressed concrete throughout a load test. After reinforcement works, the bridge has been load-tested in order to assess the additional...

Best wishes for 2020

8 January 2020 Corporate

To all its partners, customers, suppliers, colleagues and friends, SITES wish you a very happy new year and all the best for 2020.

HD mapping & structural monitoring

7 January 2020 Inspection

Watch the video to find out the HD Mapping possibilities for structural monitoring. This is an example of HD mapping possibilities performed on a periodical basis for structure monitoring. It enables to overlay to the nearest pixel of both digital twins for an accurate monitoring and new defects identifications....

Civil engineering works inspection in Côte d’Ivoire

28 December 2019 Inspection

On behalf of SOCOPRIM, SITES performed the initial in-depth inspection of a series of civil engineering structures in Côte d’Ivoire. The Henri-Konan-Bédié bridge, a 1,500 m prestressed concrete box girder deck viaduct, and the Valéry Giscard d’Estaing interchange made up of 16 prestressed concrete slab structures were meticulously examined...

Structural diagnosis of a cooling tower

20 December 2019 Inspection

SITES got involved with Sterbue in the structural diagnosis of a 91m height cooling tower with a diameter of 54m at the top. Sterblue performed a picture coverage using a drone with an automated trajectory function, enabling to divide site works time by 3. Based on its experience in...

SITES exports its expertise in Riyad

5 December 2019 Inspection

SITES group continues its international development with the signature of a contract for the preventive maintenance of the Riyadh metro infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. Over the next 10 years, SITES teams will use their experience and expertise to ensure the structural monitoring of civil engineering structures (tunnels, viaducts, bridges,...

Periodic inspections of structures on the S.E.A. high speed...

7 November 2019 Inspection

In the second half of 2019, SITES continued to carry out periodic inspections on structures crossing the South Europe-Atlantic High Speed Line (LGV S.E.A.) on behalf of the line’s maintenance operator, MESEA. To ensure these structures’ sustainability, SITES deployed a number of its skills, specifically visual inspections of structural...

Practical examples

ScanTubes® Inspection

7 January 2020

How did we inspect the Fréjus tunnel’s 700 m-deep ventilation shafts? We take a look back at an exceptional mission carried out by SITES’ teams using innovative methods.

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SITES throughout France and abroad

• 7 locations in France • 3 branches in China, South Africa, Malaysia