CONSORTIUM NETWORK AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
ISQ, aside from working with companies within the ISQ Group, integrates consortia with other international companies for the provision of services in the European Space Centre and in the ITER project.
It is also present in several international organizations or Portuguese representative, e.g. the European Weld Federation – EWF, where it holds the executive and permanent secretary, in the International Institute of Weld – IIW, International Institute of Cold and the United Nations.
CONSORTIUM
IQSE - International Quality Safety Environment
The IQSE is a European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIE), created for the ITER project - International Experimental Thermonuclear Reactor, and later expanded to all civil nuclear programs, formed by ISQ, APAVE and TÜV SUD for the rendering of services of Quality Assurance, Quality Control, third party Inspection and Testing, and Follow up.
ESQS - Europe Spatial Qualité Securité (Kourou, French Guiana)
ESQS is an Industrial Grouping of European Companies formed, among others, by ISQ, APAVE, TÜV SUD, GTD, INSA providing management services of operations, technical inspection, risk analyses and analysis/development of procedures for the launching systems of Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega, in the European Space Center in French Guyana.
The European Space Center is the biggest base for commercial launching of satellites in the world. Although it is located in French territory, its operations have a great financial participation of ESA and are operated by ARIANESPACE.
Portugal is the European country that, along with France, has had technicians working for longer in this base.
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
UNECE - WP.11
ISQ holds, since 2005, the presidency of WP sub group of the Department of Terrestrial Transports of the United Nations responsible for the ATP certification - Transport of Perishable Products.
Contact
Tel: +351 2142 29 431 / +351 272 322 336
Mail: pachaves@isq.pt
EWF - European Welding Federation
ISQ holds the executive and permanent secretary of the European Welding Federation (EWF).
This organization counts 23 Welding Institutes as members from as many European countries.
Contact
Olga Teixeira
Tel:+351 214 228 114 / +351 214 229 434
Fax:+351 214 228 122
Mail: ewf@isq.pt
http://www.ewf.be/
IIW - International institute of Weld
ISQ is the Portuguese member institution in this important international organization.
The IIW is the world-wide organization for the union technologies.
Contact
Pedro Matias
Tel:+351 214 228 132
Mail: pm@isq.pt
http://www.iiwelding.org/
International Institute of Cold
ISQ is the representative of Portugal in the sub commission CERTE for the area of ATP - Transport of Perishable Products.
Contact
Tel: +351 214 229 431 / +351 272 322 336
Mail: pachaves@isq.pt
ITC - Infrared Training Center (group FLIR)
International certifying instructor for the Portuguese territory of Inspectors of Level I Thermography.
Contact
Tel: +351 214 229 431 / +351 272 322 336
Fax: +351 214 229 021
Mail: pachaves@isq.pt
TIC Council - Testing, Inspection and Certification
ISQ is a member of the Board of Directors of the TIC Council.
Contact
Pedro Matias
Tel: +351 214 229 132 / +351 214 228 100
