Mission

To investigate, develop and apply state-of-the-art solutions in bridge and viaduct construction methods

Corgo Viaduct, Portugal, 2011/2012 © Luís Ferreira Alves
Vision

To be the world leader in the field of Bridge and Viaduct Construction Methods and Solutions

Corgo Viaduct, Portugal, 2011/2012 © Luís Ferreira Alves
Commitments

Excellency
Honesty
Innovation
Responsibility
Respect
Customer Service
Added Value

Corgo Viaduct, Portugal, 2011/2012 © Luís Ferreira Alves

History

2023

New contract in French Guiana for the construction of the Cayenne River Bridge (LGB70-S)...

Contract for the supply modular bridge for Ticapampa, Ancash Province, Peru.
Contract for the supply M57-I for construction of Talbrücke Sterbecke, Germany.

2022

First contract in UK to build 9 viaducts integrated into high-speed project.

alta velocidade.

2021

First MBS contract in Mozambique for the supply 40 modular bridges to ANE...

First MBS contract in Canada for the supply of one modular bridge to New Brunswick Transportation Department.

2020

MoU signing between MBS and India’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE)...

Assembly of the first MBS Modular Bridge in Peru, Silaco Bridge

2019

ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Patent “Empty Segments” granted by the United States Patent and...

Trademark Office
WIBE Prize Award Ceremony attended by the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
MBS additional contract for the supply of more 23 modular bridges for the Peruvian Ministry of Transport and Communications
Supply of the 148 modular bridges to the Peruvian Ministry of Transport and Communications
Contract in Germany for the construction of two parallel viaducts of A44 Langer Grund (M40-I)

2018

First MBS contract for the supply of 125 modular bridges for the Peruvian Ministry of Transport...

and Communications of Perú
Contract in Egypt for the supply of a hi-tech launching girder for the Metro Line 3 Extension project in Cairo (LG36-S)
Operation of two MSS M1-70-S in Bratislava, for the construction of the approach viaducts of the new Danube Bridge

2017

First Contract in Germany for the construction of Neckar Bridge deck (M38-I)

2016

M1, operating in Turkey, establishes world record by building 90-meter spans with MSS...

PhD Thesis by António André on “Study of Organic Prestressing Application in Temporary Bridges”
Creation of the new Modular Bridge Solutions Unit, MBS by BERD
Contract in Mexico for the construction of two high speed railway viaducts integrated in the Tren Mexico Toluca (M60-I e M70-S)

2015

Contract in Turkey for the construction of 6km of high speed railway viaducts...

with th largest active movable scaffolding system in the world for spans of 90 metres (295 feet): the M1.
Signature of a Protocol, with FEUP, to the creation of WIBE PRIZE – World Innovation in Bridge Engineering

2014

Contract for the construction of two viaducts in Belgium (M35-I)

2013

Equipment deployment and bridge construction in Brazil

2012

First Contracts in Brazil: Rodoanel (M30x2-S) and Laguna (LG50/100)...

M45-S and M70-S Refurbishment Contracts signed

2011

M60-I operation for the construction of the Corgo Viaduct deck...

Tender for the First Study on Bridge Construction Methods
Increase in Capital – Entry of Espírito Santo Ventures

2010

M45-S Refurbishment contract on Opatovicky Canal in the Czech Republic...

Contract to build a bridge in Slovakia, Creek Valley (M70-S)
Entry into the COTEC SME Innovation Network

2009

Contract for construction of a viaduct in the Czech Republic, Sokolov-Tisova (M45-S)

2008

First contract for construction of the Bridge over the River Cabriel, Spain (M70-S)

2007

Internationalisation rollout process

2006

BERD is incorporated

2005

Application of the OPS on a real scale: Construction of the Bridge over the River Sousa

2004

OPS 2 Project: Electrical components feasibility study in place...

Registration of the OPS Patent on an International Basis

2003

OPS 1 Project: Scientific and Technologic Cooperation between FEUP and Mota-Engil...

Experimental Study of the Application of OPS in reduced scale Movable
Scaffolding System.
Master’s Thesis by António André
Registration of the OPS Patent on a National Basis

2002

First laboratorial trials

2001

First experimental studies

1999

PhD thesis by Pedro Pacheco “Organic Prestressing System – An example of an effector system”

sistema efetor”

1994

Masters Thesis by Pedro Pacheco “Solutions of Nature for Structural Problems"

Team

Corporate Bodies

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Pedro Pacheco

Chairman

pedro.pacheco@berd.eu

Pedro Loureiro

ADMINISTRATOR

pedro.loureiro@berd.eu

Duarte Mineiro

Administrator

Filomena Pastor

Administrator

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Pedro Pacheco

President & CEO

pedro.pacheco@berd.eu

Pedro Loureiro

Member

pedro.loureiro@berd.eu

GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING

Dr António Lobo Xavier

Chairman

Dra Gabriela Pinheiro

Secretary

OFFICIAL AUDITOR

Dr. Jorge Amorim

Jorge Amorim SROC, Unipessoal, Lda.

SALES

Sérgio Barbosa Pinho

Regional Sales Director - Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia and Oceania

sergio.pinho@berd.eu

Edgar Cid

Regional Sales Director - Americas

edgar.cid@berd.eu

José Alexandre Lopes

Regional Sales Director - Americas

alexandre.lopes@berd.eu

MARKETING

Brigitte Rouquet

Marketing Director

brigitte.rouquet@berd.eu

TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT

Pedro Borges

Director

pedro.borges@berd.eu

João Macedo

Structural Engineer

joao.macedo@berd.eu

ENGINEERING & PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Frederico Fonseca

Project Coordinator

frederico.fonseca@berd.eu

Alberto Torres

Project Manager

alberto.torres@berd.eu

André Resende

Project Manager

andre.resende@berd.eu

Diogo Vasques de Carvalho

Project Manager

diogo.carvalho@berd.eu

Filipe Pinto

Project Manager

filipe.pinto@berd.eu

ENGINEERING

Cristiano Moreira

Senior Structural Engineer

cristiano.moreira@berd.eu

Patrícia Gomes

Senior Structural Engineer

patricia.gomes@berd.eu

Sara Lobo

Junior Structural Engineer

sara.lobo@berd.eu

CONSULTANTS

David Ramos

Senior Consultant

david.ramos@berd.eu

Drafters

Fábio Carvalho

Senior Drafter

fabio.carvalho@berd.eu

OPERATIONS AND LOGISTICS’ MANAGEMENT

Albino Santos

Manufacturing Coordinator

albino.santos@berd.eu

André Santos

Operations Supervisor

andre.santos@berd.eu

José Cunha

Operations Supervisor

jose.cunha@berd.eu

Rute Silva

Logistics Coordinator

rute.silva@berd.eu

EQUIPMENT & AUTOMATION DEPARTMENT

Teresa Oliveira

Director

teresa.oliveira@berd.eu

André Vieira

Specialist

andre.vieira@berd.eu

Manuel Ribeiro

Specialist

manuel.ribeiro@berd.eu

NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Dinis Sottomayor

DIRECTOR

dinis.sottomayor@berd.eu

OTHER BUSINESS

Pedro Pacheco

President & CEO

pedro.pacheco@berd.eu

António Guerra

Project Coordinator

antonio.guerra@berd.eu

José Maria Soares

Project Manager

jose.soares@berd.eu

Cecilia Parente

Junior Structural Engineer

cecilia.parente@berd.eu

Humberto Lopes

Junior Structural Engineer

humberto.lopes@berd.eu

Rui Fonte

Junior Structural Engineer

rui.fonte@berd.eu

Flora Ferreira

Data Analyst

flora.ferreira@berd.eu

Artur Louçano

Specialist and Software Developer

artur.loucano@berd.eu

PROCESSES IMPROVEMENT

Dânia Pinto

Process Improvement Manager

dania.pinto@berd.eu

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT

Pedro Loureiro

Vice-President & CFO

pedro.loureiro@berd.eu

Catia Mota

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

catia.mota@berd.eu

Mafalda Araújo

Executive Assistant

mafalda.araujo@berd.eu

MODULAR BRIDGE SOLUTIONS

Stephanie Mota

REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR - NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, AFRICA

stephanie.mota@berd.eu

Edgar Cid

Regional sales director - Middle East, Asia, Oceania, Brazil

edgar.cid@berd.eu

José Alexandre Lopes

Regional sales director - Middle East, Asia, Oceania, Brazil

alexandre.lopes@berd.eu

Clara Garland

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - LATIN AMERICA

clara.garland@berd.eu

Inês Ferraz

Senior Structural Engineer

ines.ferraz@berd.eu

Pedro Martins

Junior Structural Engineer

pedro.martins@berd.eu

Awards and Distinctions

2022

European Steel Bridge Awards in the Special Category, with the 148 modular bridges project for the Peruvian Government...

Portugal Steel Bridges Award with the 148 modular bridges project for the Peruvian Government.
COTEC Innovative Statute – 2nd consecutive year

2021

COTEC Innovative Statute

2020

SME Innovation COTEC BPI Award
SME Leader Status

2019

Millenium Horizontes Award in the Innovation category
AMP Entrepreneur Award in representation of the Municipality...

of Matosinhos

2017

Top Exporta 2017 awarded by Banco Santander Totta

2016

SME Leader Status – 7th consecutive year
Best SME Services Exporter, Export and Internationalisation Awards...

by Novo Banco & Jornal de Negócios

2015

Portugal Ventures Engineering & Manufacturing Venture of the Year
SME Leader Status – 6th consecutive year

2014

Honourable Mention given by the President of the Republic in the context of the COTEC Innovation Award...

SME Excellence Status 2014
SME Leader Status - 5th consecutive year
Top Exporta Award 2014 for the 3rd consecutive year in the Services’ Category, awarded by Banco Santander Totta.
Construction Innovation Prize from the “Construir” newspaper in the Category Equipment – Construction Methods with LG 50/100

2013

SME Leader Status - 4th consecutive year
Top Exporta Award 2013 for the 2nd consecutive year in the...

Services’ Category, awarded by Banco Santander Totta.

2012

SME Leader Status - 3rd consecutive year
Top Exporta Award 2012 in the Services...

QUALITY POLICY

BERD is certified under ISO 9001:2015 by Bureau Veritas, confirming that we ensure our products and services meet the requirements of our valuable customers through an effective and recognized Quality Management System (QMS). Furthermore, we have a clear commitment to Quality which is expressed in our Quality Policy:

Promote a management culture focused on the satisfaction of our clients, collaborators and other stakeholders

Analyse faults and deviations from compliance and take the necessary steps to reduce or eliminate them

Ensure that legal requirements and regulations applicable to the organisation and its activities are known and complied with at all times

Promote the development of staff skills and performance assessment, to create a culture of getting it right the first time

Develop its management models, ensuring the evaluation of its performance and continuous improvement of results

Promote a relationship that fosters mutual benefits between suppliers and service providers, aiming to attain quality in final products and services

Promote knowledge management and risk management

Promote Research and Development, offering innovative and sustainable new products & services

Environmental Policy

Promote BERD’s activities with full respect for the environment, based on the prevention of pollution, rationalisation of natural resources and preservation of biodiversity and ecosystems

Ensure at all times knowledge of and strict compliance with legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the organisation and its activities

Raise the awareness of employees in carrying out their activities and behaving with full respect for the environment

Reduce the significant environmental impacts of BERD

Invest in partnership relations with the company’s service providers to involve them in the established principles

Whenever possible, consider the environmental factor in the establishment and acquisition of processes and technologies

Promote the development of sustainable products and services

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