About us

Atomium

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.

History
Expertises
Added value
Figures
Group management

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.

  1. TRUST THE RIGHT PEOPLE
    • Accountable people who take ownership
    • Pragmatic people for the thoughtful investment
    • Cooperative setup with absolute independence
  2. RELY ON STRONG EXPERTISE
    • Multiple engineering disciplines - in-house
    • Best in class experts - for true prevention
    • Academic credentials of our Technical Board
  3. 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 SECO Group

Jan

Van Steirteghem

President
Renaud Chevalier - Vice President SECO Group

Renaud

Chevalier

Vice-President
Bernard Heiderscheidt

Bernard

Heiderscheidt

CEO
Philippe Wetzel

Philippe

Wetzel

COO
International
Frederick Foncke

Frederik

Foncke

COO
Belgium
Olivier Delbrouck

Olivier

Delbrouck

COO
Certification & Inspection

Matthias

Verberckmoes

CIO

Antoine

RENIER

Group Strategical Advisor