We shared pleasant moments at the opening of the offices of Geotest, a Swiss company and a prominent member of the Chilean-Swiss Chamber of Commerce, offering services in geology and risks, glaciers and permafrost, monitoring and alerts.
The stay in Chile of partner and manager Dr. Bernhard Krummenacher was the perfect occasion for Lukas Rohrbach, Regional Director for South America, to organize this successful event, which gathered various authorities and professionals of the sector; among the guests were representatives of the Embassy of Switzerland in Chile, ministries and major mining companies.
For Dr. Krummenacher, Chile is an important market, "and now, with Lukas's excellent management, we have grown as a company, which makes us very happy", he commented.
Also present was Johanna Zwahlenes, who is in charge of communication between Geotest Chile and Geotest Switzerland.
As the Chilean-Swiss Chamber of Commerce notes in its article GEOTEST – Toward a Comprehensive Concept of Natural Risk , Geotest's work in Chile consists of applying the Swiss risk concept, adjusting it to the local situation. To do so, it combines hazard analysis with the most modern and sophisticated technical methodologies. It also offers support in the process of institutionalizing the risk concept and assistance to authorities in citizen participation concepts, the development of practical guides and training in Natural Disaster Prevention.
