Laboratoire du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics (LBTP)

Cooperation proposal

The company operates in the civil engineering and energy sectors and is looking for commercial cooperation with partners:

• Developers and promoters of electrical, energy, construction, civil engineering, sewerage and drainage projects: Companies, Architects, Design offices, Ministries in charge of infrastructures and construction.
• Sector of activity: Mining, hydrocarbons (gas & oil), roads, buildings, railways, bridges, ports, airports, electricity and energy (solar energy, hydroelectric dams, biomass, refineries, pipelines, etc.) in Côte d’Ivoire and throughout Africa.
• Role and responsibility expected of the cooperation partner: LBTP invite Finnish companies to purchase their services.

Offering

Laboratoire du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics (LBTP) operates in the civil engineering, electrical, industrial control and energy sectors. The company was founded in 1954 and is today certified ISO 9001:2015 and accredited ISO/EC 17025:2017.

LBTP operates in the following fields:

• Studies, laboratory and in-situ tests: Providing project owners in the private and public sectors with the technical data required for road, engineering structure, dam, port, airport and industrial construction projects.
• Quality control, expertise, industrial and energy control: Checking that work has been carried out in accordance with regulatory requirements and the rules of the trade; observing the behaviour of structures under the stresses to which they are subjected; checking the conformity of internal electrical installations before they are switched on for the first time.
• Research, training and technical regulation: Adapting existing tests and construction processes to the local context; researching new technologies and solutions to infrastructure problems; informing companies and the general public about the quality of construction materials available on the market.

Portfolio of services:

• Geotechnical studies
• Geophysical and hydraulic studies
• Topographic and bathymetric studies
• Quality control of construction materials
• Works supervision
• Road and structure inspection; Stability studies
• Electrical technical assistance; Expertise in electrical installations
• Inspection of pressurised equipment; Energy audit; Energy saving; Technical training

Markets and customers

LBTP is active in various African countries such as Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Chad, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Ghana, Mali, Senegal and Togo.

LBTP has participated in the implementation of several projects funded by the
European Union and other international partners, alongside local companies and
international firms from countries such as Belgium, France, Germany, Italy,
Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, UK, US and Canada.