About us

History

SECO was established in 1934, on the initiative of Professor Magnel, Professor at the Ghent University and Professor François, Professor at the Brussels University. Our company became the first independent and neutral technical partner of the construction industry, the technical platform for the three major professions involved in construction: architects, civil engineers and contractors.

The purpose of our company is to enhance global quality all over the industry through many ways. We prevent risks, especially when it comes to innovative solutions. We have been the pioneers in the safe application of what once were innovative solutions such as prestressed concrete, prefabricated facade elements, insulated window systems… or through our contribution in committees about norms and standards, such as the ones on frost resistance of concrete, on wind loads or on fire safety. Our contribution is recognized at a European level.

Expertises

Bridges

Mobility

Energy

Health

Marine

Schools

Tunnels

Retail

Industry

Housing

Towers

Water

Offices

Renovations

Materials

Fire

Added value

We focus on the construction industry, where we combine all aspects of knowledge: design, construction, operations, products and processes, delivering information you can trust to make better decisions. We are recognized for this. Every day our highly specialised engineers reduce substantially the cost of non-quality and thus improve profitability of our clients. On top, our effective mitigation of safety risks is potentially life saving.

TRUST THE RIGHT PEOPLE
Accountable people who take ownership

Pragmatic people for the thoughtful investment

Cooperative setup with absolute independence
RELY ON STRONG EXPERTISE
Multiple engineering disciplines - in-house

Best in class experts - for true prevention

Academic credentials of our Technical Board
SAVE MONEY AND TIME
SECO quality boost pays off in after-sales

SECO advice enables better and quicker decision making

We focus on essentially simple and innovative solutions

Figures

90

years of expertise
and innovation

450

employees

62

million EUR
turnover

43

countries where
we are actually active

1500

new projects
per year

1200

factories audited
per year

9000

million EUR worth
of works supervised

30000

projects supervised
until now

Group management

Jan

Van Steirteghem

President

Renaud

Chevalier

Vice-President

Bernard

Heiderscheidt

CEO

Philippe

Wetzel

COO
International

Frederik

Foncke

COO
Belgium

Olivier

Delbrouck

COO
Certification & Inspection

Matthias

Verberckmoes

CIO

Antoine

RENIER

Group Strategical Advisor