November 2014 © ISQ

ISQ Group supervises works to Santa Justa Lift

Classified as a National Monument, this century-old cast iron structure dates back to 1902 and is enriched with filigree motifs. More


New ISQ 2015 Training Catalogue

ISQ has just launched the 2015 Training Catalogue, which places more emphasis on the practical component of training courses for technical positions, with students having access to ISQ's vast network of laboratories. More

ISQ Group qualified as a Metrological Verification Body of Manometers and Vacuum Manometers

Legal metrology plays an extremely important role in the economy and level of wellbeing of populations. More

ISQ makes around 60 entrepreneurs “rock”

ISQ celebrated the end of the SME 2008-14 Training Programme, promoting a team building and motivation action for over sixty entrepreneurs. More

The problematic issue of asbestos

Is the asbestos in private buildings less harmful than that in public buildings? Are the diseases caused by this chemical agent only harmful to workers directly exposed to materials containing asbestos? More

ISQ Group founding partner of ADSA

ISQ Rehabilitation and ISAQpave are among the founding partners of ADSA - the Association for the Development of Welding in Angola. The ADSA is a professional association, structured to be a meeting and qualification platform for professionals in the welding field, through training and skill qualification actions. In addition to the ISQ Group, the founding partners include IGC – Serviços Tecnológicos, LYON – Construções e Manutenções Metalomecânicas and António Leitão Correia.

ISQ Group attends Refcomm 2014 (Rio de Janeiro)

The conference which took place in October and gathered operators, suppliers and other professionals from the area of coking and catalytic cracking, was attended by professionals from all over the world who exchanged experiences of the different challenges faced by refineries on a daily basis. More



Training in Angola

The ISQ Group will train 350 people in Angola for Cabinda Gulf Oil Company, the Angolan subsidiary of the American company Chevron. This longterm training project encompasses lifting and cargo handling equipment, Occupational Health and Safety, industrial safety, quality, metrology and maintenance.

ISQ has new office in Madrid

ISQ's new office in Madrid is located in the Cerro de los Gamos de Pozuelo de Alarcón business park, just ten minutes away from the centre of Madrid.

ISQ inspects "Open Drain Caisson" production

It took six months to be manufactured at ARSOPI in Vale de Cambra and at 93 metres tall and weighing 105 tonnes is one of the largest parts produced in Portugal. It was manufactured with super duplex stainless steel and is intended to be used on a North Sea offshore platform.

ISQ participates in the launch of Rosetta probe

On 2nd March 2004 the Ariane 5 G+ rocket successfully launched the Rosetta probe. Quality Inspector Solo Rodrigo Cunha was in the field and accompanied the V158 launch. More