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Energy & Industry Division

Industrial and environmental inspection, vendor inspection, technical assistance, non-destructive testing (NDT) and technical staffing for all type of industries.

Applus+ RTD Applus+ Velosi Norcontrol K2 Applus+ INGELOG
JANX Kiefner Novotec NRAY Services Inc. PT Java
SKC X-Ray Industries Qualitec Applus+ RVIS Applus+ TIPs
Talon Test Laboratories
Laboratories Division

Multidisciplinary laboratories.Testing and engineering for product development. Conformity testing and product certification. SYSTEMS CERTIFICATION.

Applus+ Laboratories Applus+ Certification
Automotive Division

Statutory vehicle inspection services and emission & gas testing solutions worldwide.

Applus+ Automotive Iteuve NCT Applus+ Bilsyn K1
Applus+ Technologies ITVS Riteve SyC
IDIADA Division

Design, engineering, testing and homologation services for the automotive industry worldwide.

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    • 1996
    • 1999
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    • 2006
    • 2011
    • 2014
    • 2016
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  • 1907
    The General Laboratory for Testing and Research (Laboratori General d’Assaigs i Investigacions, LGAI) is established in Barcelona as a public testing and research entity.
     
  • 1937
    Marine welding engineer, Lambertus van Ouwerkerk, founded his firm, the non-destructive testing (NDT) specialist RTD, in 1937. He built a successful business by realizing that X-ray inspection techniques could be utilized in order to check welds on ship hulls.
     
    Van Ouwerkerk believed that NDT would play a crucial role in the use of welding techniques as a replacement for traditional riveting in steel construction.
  • 1971
    IDIADA starts out as the “Institute for Applied Automotive Research” at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia's Higher Engineering School.
     
  • 1981
    Norcontrol was born, to respond to a need of the Unión Fenosa group, in issues related to maintenance and the environment. It was created, therefore, as a subsidiary of Unión Fenosa.
     
  • 1982
    VELOSI was founded in 1982, when the company opened its first office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We offered conventional non-destructive testing (NDT) to local clients. In 1987, VELOSI became the largest inspection company in the country, when it was awarded its first inspection contract with Shell in Miri (located in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak)
  • 1996

    Agbar Automotive was born following the diversification of the Aguas de Barcelona Group into the vehicle-inspection business.

  • 1999
    IDIADA A.T. (80% owned by Applus+ and 20% by the Generalitat of Catalonia) has since 1999 been operating under an exclusive contract at the 331-hectare technology centre near Barcelona (owned by the Generalitat of Catalonia), which includes the most comprehensive independent proving ground, testing laboratories and vehicle development centre for motor vehicles in Europe. The contract runs until 2024 and is renewable until 2049.
  • 2003

    Privatisation of LGAI with its incorporation into the Applus+ Group as a division dedicated to testing and certification. 

     

  • 2004
    Applus+ acquires SOLUZIONA Calidad y Medio Ambiente (Applus+ Norcontrol and Novotec), becoming Spain’s largest industrial and environmental inspection and technical assistance company. 
  • 2006

    In 2006, Applus+ commenced its operation remotely in Mongolia.

    Applus+ acquires Dutch Group Röntgen Technische Dienst (RTD), the European leader in non-destructive testing and inspection for the European oil and gas industry. Applus+ positions itself as the market leader in oil and gas industry testing.
  • 2011
    Applus+ achieves a €1206M turnover accross more than 65 countries.
     
    Applus+ acquires the multinational Malaysian company VELOSI, specializing in inspection services, certification, testing and personnel recruitment for the oil and gas industry, thereby consolidating its global leadership in the sector.
     
    The company acquires German firm BKW, which offers testing and materials characterisation for the European aeronautics industry.
     
    Between 2002 and 2011, thanks to a steady process of internationalisation, 70% of turnover is achieved outside of Spain across five continents.
     
  • 2014

    Applus + has been listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange since May 2014.

     

     

  • 2016
    Energy & Industry is born as a result of the Integration of the former Applus+RTD, Applus+ Velosi and Applus+ Norcontrol divisions.
  • 2017
    Applus+ Mongolia became the subcontractor of the Owner's Engineer of Tractebel, ENGIE's engineering arm, at the construction site of "Sainshand Wind Farm". 
     
    Applus+ Mongolia actively contributed in construction of "Tsogt Tsetsee Wind Farm" from the start and provided highly skillful local and expatriate engineering staffs to the EPC contractor - Vestas, #1 WTG supplier in the world. 
     
    Applus+ Acquires several companies, including Inversiones Finisterre (Spain and Costa Rica), Emilab (Italy), AC (Spain).
  • 1907
  • 1937
  • 1971
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1996
  • 1999
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2006
  • 2011
  • 2014
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 1907

    The General Laboratory for Testing and Research (Laboratori General d’Assaigs i Investigacions, LGAI) is established in Barcelona as a public testing and research entity.
     

  • 1937

    Marine welding engineer, Lambertus van Ouwerkerk, founded his firm, the non-destructive testing (NDT) specialist RTD, in 1937. He built a successful business by realizing that X-ray inspection techniques could be utilized in order to check welds on ship hulls.
     
    Van Ouwerkerk believed that NDT would play a crucial role in the use of welding techniques as a replacement for traditional riveting in steel construction.

  • 1971

    IDIADA starts out as the “Institute for Applied Automotive Research” at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia's Higher Engineering School.
     

  • 1981

    Norcontrol was born, to respond to a need of the Unión Fenosa group, in issues related to maintenance and the environment. It was created, therefore, as a subsidiary of Unión Fenosa.
     

  • 1982

    VELOSI was founded in 1982, when the company opened its first office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We offered conventional non-destructive testing (NDT) to local clients. In 1987, VELOSI became the largest inspection company in the country, when it was awarded its first inspection contract with Shell in Miri (located in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak)

  • 1996

    Agbar Automotive was born following the diversification of the Aguas de Barcelona Group into the vehicle-inspection business.

  • 1999

    IDIADA A.T. (80% owned by Applus+ and 20% by the Generalitat of Catalonia) has since 1999 been operating under an exclusive contract at the 331-hectare technology centre near Barcelona (owned by the Generalitat of Catalonia), which includes the most comprehensive independent proving ground, testing laboratories and vehicle development centre for motor vehicles in Europe. The contract runs until 2024 and is renewable until 2049.

  • 2003

    Privatisation of LGAI with its incorporation into the Applus+ Group as a division dedicated to testing and certification. 

     

  • 2004

    Applus+ acquires SOLUZIONA Calidad y Medio Ambiente (Applus+ Norcontrol and Novotec), becoming Spain’s largest industrial and environmental inspection and technical assistance company. 

  • 2006

    In 2006, Applus+ commenced its operation remotely in Mongolia.

    Applus+ acquires Dutch Group Röntgen Technische Dienst (RTD), the European leader in non-destructive testing and inspection for the European oil and gas industry. Applus+ positions itself as the market leader in oil and gas industry testing.

  • 2011

    Applus+ achieves a €1206M turnover accross more than 65 countries.
     
    Applus+ acquires the multinational Malaysian company VELOSI, specializing in inspection services, certification, testing and personnel recruitment for the oil and gas industry, thereby consolidating its global leadership in the sector.
     
    The company acquires German firm BKW, which offers testing and materials characterisation for the European aeronautics industry.
     
    Between 2002 and 2011, thanks to a steady process of internationalisation, 70% of turnover is achieved outside of Spain across five continents.
     

  • 2014

    Applus + has been listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange since May 2014.

     

     

  • 2016

    Energy & Industry is born as a result of the Integration of the former Applus+RTD, Applus+ Velosi and Applus+ Norcontrol divisions.

  • 2017

    Applus+ Mongolia became the subcontractor of the Owner's Engineer of Tractebel, ENGIE's engineering arm, at the construction site of "Sainshand Wind Farm". 
     
    Applus+ Mongolia actively contributed in construction of "Tsogt Tsetsee Wind Farm" from the start and provided highly skillful local and expatriate engineering staffs to the EPC contractor - Vestas, #1 WTG supplier in the world. 
     
    Applus+ Acquires several companies, including Inversiones Finisterre (Spain and Costa Rica), Emilab (Italy), AC (Spain).

 
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      • Vendor Surveillance
    • Industries
      • Construction
      • Government and Public Organisations
      • Maritime
      • Oil and Gas
      • Other Industries
      • Power
      • Telecommunications
    • Solutions
      • 3D Laser Scanning
      • Asset Integrity Management
      • Corrosion Monitoring
      • Data Management
      • Drone Inspection
      • Energy Efficiency
      • Environment
      • Geo-hazard Assessment
      • Health and Safety
      • Material property evaluation
      • Offshore Inspection
      • Pipeline integrity inspection
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