General Information
Geobrugg is an independent company within the BRUGG Group, headquartered in Romanshorn, Switzerland. Guided by the principle “Safety is our nature,” the company has been developing and manufacturing protection solutions since 1951. Geobrugg employs over 500 specialists worldwide and maintains a presence in more than 50 countries with production facilities on all continents. Through close cooperation with research institutes and continuous internal training, the company consistently drives innovation and establishes industry standards.
Business Sector
Geobrugg operates in the safety, engineering, and manufacturing sectors. They specialize in the development, production, and implementation of high-tensile steel wire nets and related digital monitoring services to mitigate natural hazards and ensure safety in industrial environments.
Application
Geobrugg’s high-tensile steel meshes and monitoring systems are utilized across a wide variety of environments to protect people, machinery, and infrastructure:
- Natural Hazard Mitigation: Protecting against rockfalls, landslides, debris flows, and avalanches.
- Coastal and Marine Environments: Securing marine coasts, waterways, subsea cables, pipelines, and harbors against underwater erosion.
- Mining and Tunneling: Securing critical underground zones to protect personnel and equipment while reducing work interruptions.
- Motorsports and Roadways: Protecting drivers and spectators at world-renowned racetracks, as well as serving as temporary protective fencing in road construction.
- Specialized Industrial Uses: Providing impact protection in test facilities against flying or falling debris, as well as solutions to prevent break-outs or break-ins.
Products
The company provides a comprehensive range of physical and digital protection solutions, including:
- Rockfall protection barriers capable of stopping impact energies up to 12,500 kJ.
- Slope stabilization netting anchored with soil nails and spike plates, designed to be nearly invisible and favor natural revegetation.
- Flexible avalanche prevention systems that double as rockfall protection during snow-free periods.
- Coastal erosion and underwater protection systems.
- Specialized meshes and mechanical installation aids for mining and tunneling.
- FIA-homologated motorsport barriers and fences.
- Digital monitoring and alarm systems designed to enable predictive maintenance, increase overall safety, and reduce operational costs.
- Custom impact protection systems for specialized applications.
