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Geoquest Australia visit:  G’day Vincent! We were delighted to welcome our global CEO at Geoquest/Geoquest, Vincent Oudin, Down Under last week. Vincent visited our Australian offices to catch up with teams and see our local work first-hand. He ended his travels with a site visit in [...]

Geohazard mitigation, such as rockfall protection barriers and nets, and debris flow barriers, is rising in prominence as recent climate events across Australia highlight the pressing need to prepare for an uncertain future. Climate change is ushering in unprecedented challenges, with the frequency and intensity of geohazards [...]

Geoquest celebrates 50 years of operation in Australia in 2024. The company opened its first office in the country, just ten years after Geoquest was founded in France and our first Geoquest wall patent was registered. It’s an important milestone that business and the entire team take [...]

Landslide protection and restoration: In September 2011, the town of Tindharia located in West Bengal, India experienced a massive landslide following an earthquake and heavy rainfall. The landslide significantly affected three locations – S1 (Height 34.9m), S2 (Height 102.8m) and S3 (Height 38.7m) – resulting in the [...]

Reinforced Earth® rockfall embankment / bund withstands 103 km/hr impact of 5000 KJ Three years of research subjected to a few seconds of truth The excitement was palpable at the Montagnole rockfall test site near Lyon, France. Three years of collaborative research combining the expertise of Geoquest [...]