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Shaping mountain regions

A collective dedicated to enhancing mountain regions and their resources

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Areas of expertise

ABEST, an engineering consultancy specialising in mountain regions, supports stakeholders at every stage of their projects.

Six disciplines dedicated to the development of your region

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Areas of expertise

Every region is unique. That is why we deploy targeted expertise across six major challenges: leisure, snow, civil engineering, environment, climate and mapping, supporting mountain stakeholders in projects that are at once sustainable, innovative and tailored to their realities.

LeisureLeisure

Leisure

Enhancing regions

SnowSnow

Snow

Optimising snow while preserving it

Civil engineeringCivil engineering

Civil engineering

Structuring and developing spaces

EnvironmentEnvironment

Environment

Preserving natural environments

ClimateClimate

Climate

Adapting to climate change

MappingMapping

Mapping

Visualising the region

Examples of applications

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Enhancing regions and their assets

22

Strategic studies

33

Master plans

44

Activity diversification

55

Visitor-flow and customer-journey management

11

Ski areas

22

Sports stadiums

33

Olympic and international winter-sports venues

44

Operations auditing and training

55

Grooming and snowmaking

66

Integrated mountain reservoir

11

Roads and utilities – Site servicing

22

Residential and business-zone developments

33

Waste treatment and storage unit

44

Civil engineering structures

11

Environmental and regulatory assessment

22

Mountain-torrent hazard assessment

33

Hydrological management – Hydraulic engineering expertise

44

Regulatory consent applications

55

Mapping of environments and associated issues

11

Supporting regions in adapting to climate change

22

Snow-cover projections

33

Snow-cover management and optimisation

44

Projected changes in water resources – Assessment of uses

11

Data management, GIS, Surveying

22

Structural monitoring

33

Network georeferencing

44

Drone imagery and 3D scanning

55

Project integration and digital videos

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The group

Discover the group

Ever more effective, with flawless professional and on-the-ground expertise, the ABEST group delivers the best possible service to regions, drawing on two offices in the Alps and one in the Pyrenees.

A leading partner serving your region

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The team

Meet the team
Maud Vradilof, Managing Director of ABEST Ingénierie

“We are committed to supporting our clients in making their mountain region a lasting and unique place to live, by drawing on both its strengths and its challenges.”

Maud Vradilof — Managing Director, ABEST Ingénierie

Richard Dudit-Gros, Account Manager at ABEST

“Through the complementary nature of its expertise, ABEST works across a wide range of subjects and contributes with conviction to the development of regions, here and beyond.”

Richard Dudit-Gros — Account Manager

Florian Cibel, Design Draughtsman at ABEST

“A project… means starting from nothing and creating something. Our added value: always bringing you the most suitable solution.”

Florian Cibel — Design Draughtsman