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The city of Fribourg secures various roads that lie below rock faces with rockfall protection barriers. To monitor the condition of these barriers, it is installing 16 GUARD monitoring devices. With the new safety concept, the city can specifically and effectively protect the routes that are well used by local recreationists.

The Geobrugg GUARD reached another milestone. During the Ground Engineering Awards 2022 in London, we were able to win in the "Digital Innovation" category. Information about the ceremony and our product can be found below. 

El cantón de los Grisones dispone ahora de 31 dispositivos de GUARD.

Deepening a mine shaft is dangerous. Continuous operation of the shaft during deepening is required. Therefore, installing an artificial shaft bottom was necessary for impact protection at this mine (Przedsiębiorstwo Budowy Szybów S.A., Poland.

El cantón de los Grisones dispone ahora de 31 dispositivos de GUARD.

CONSIS permite a los proyectistas y contratistas evaluar las estructuras de protección flexibles desde la perspectiva de los desarrolladores y fabricantes de sistemas.

Nuestras vallas de protección han demostrado una vez más su versatilidad. El sistema de los deportes de motor también se utiliza cada vez más en las carreteras.

El Cajón del Maipo es una de las atracciones más populares de la capital chilena. Ofrece hermosos paisajes amados por los muchos turistas que lo visitan diariamente. Sin embargo, este lugar está sujeto a frecuentes desprendimientos de rocas.

La carretera provincial de Tremosine-Tignale es recorrida por miles de personas en bicicleta, a pie o en coche por las hermosas vistas del lago de Garda. Por desgracia, esta ruta se caracteriza por las altas paredes de roca adyacentes a la carretera, afectadas por la fracturación causada por las heladas y el agua de lluvia. 

El tramo de vía Andermatt - Göschenen del ferrocarril Matterhorn Gotthard se cruza hasta 56 veces al día. En la zona de la boca del túnel, por debajo del Teufelswand, la infraestructura ferroviaria y los trenes que pasan por allí corren un alto riesgo de desprendimiento de rocas.

The Miami International Autodrome will test Formula One driver skills to the limit, as the circuit prepares to host its first-ever Grand Prix this weekend at the Hard Rock NFL stadium. 11’526 meters of Geobrugg Motorsport Debris Fences will protect the track.

From March 29 to April 1, 2022, Geobrugg conducted its second expert course (CONSIS) to impart knowledge about flexible barriers and their function and maintenance.

The first Rocco 1000 barrier was installed in France.

Geobrugg fences have been successfully tested for snapback events.

New technology enables wider spacing between fence posts to give greater safety for drivers, better viewing for spectators and increased sustainability for circuits.

The e-charging stations at Geobrugg are ready for use, they work with the integrated wallboxes from BRUGG eConnect.

In mid-2021, we carried out certification tests for a new rockfall protection barrier. After two obligatory and successfully held tests (service energy level 1 +2), the program is complete - all the standards required here. But the tested barrier still looked too good. The engineers wondered: How many times can we drop the test block into the barrier before giving up? More in the video.

The practical guide for debris flow and hillslope debris flow protection nets is now available in English, published by Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL.

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Geobrugg Motorsport and the Dynamic Test Center (DTC) team, have been recently awarded the 2020 SAE International John Melvin Motorsport Safety Award. Sponsored by NASCAR in honor of Dr. John Melvin, a pioneer in driver safety, this award recognizes those who bring about significant positive change and elevate safety levels in the world of motorsports.

Geobrugg sigue ampliando sus actividades comerciales en América Latina y crea Geobrugg Andina Perú. Rolando Romero se convierte en el nuevo Gerente General , quien ha estado por parte de Geobrugg en el Perú durante los últimos 7 años.

We've posted on it before: Protection works around Kaikoura / New Zealand. Besides the self-cleaning rockfallcanopy a whole range of Geobrugg systems has been installed.

Against the erosion of the island's coastline, the design office recommended DELTAX STAINLESS mesh. The stainless steel wire is a high-performance solution, very discreet and suitable for wet and saline environments while respecting the integrity of the coastline.

The village of Gallivaggio in northern Italy was hit by a massive rockfall in 2018. Without safety measures, the village would remain largely uninhabitable. As a result 90.000 sqm of Geobrugg rockfall drapes got installed in only a few kamov helicopter rotations on a rockslope to protect the village.

And the winner is... the GeobruggGUARD! We received the LEADER Digital Award 2021 in the category "business" for the development of our RemoteMonitoring device: The GUARD makes structures for the protection against NaturalHazards smart in a few minutes and enables permanent digital status monitoring of these facilities. Above all, this is a win for more safety and economies in the maintenance of such structures!