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Fugro Completes Geofor Acquisition

Friday, July 4, 2014

Fugro completed the acquisition of the Geofor Group which is based in Africa and has offices in Libreville (Gabon), Douala (Cameroon), Pointe Noire (Republic of Congo), and São Tomé City (São Tomé). In addition to its longer established offices in the previously mentioned cities, Geofor has significant working experience in Niger, Chad, and Equatorial Guinea.

The acquisition allows Fugro to strengthen its presence in the Central Africa region and the French speaking African countries. It also represents a further milestone in Fugro’s growth strategy in Africa. Combined with the recent acquisition of Earth Resources in South Africa and its newly established offices in Angola, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda, Fugro is building a strong presence and leadership position in Africa for its services.

Geofor is an onshore/nearshore geotechnical company which delivers drilling services and has highly specialized engineers and geologists in the fields of geotechnical consulting, hydrology, and land survey.

 


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