SAFRE

What SAFRE does

SAFRE, Estudos e Projectos de Engenharia Lda, is a privately-held civil engineering consultancy founded in 1994 and headquartered at Rua Professor Simões Raposo n.º 20 A, Lisbon, Portugal. The firm specializes in structural engineering and provides a portfolio of core and consulting services: structural design for foundations, reinforced concrete, steel structures, and mixed steel-concrete solutions; peripheral containment design; structural reinforcement and rehabilitation of existing buildings including heritage structures; special structures such as launching girders, pedestrian bridges, and telecommunications towers; multi-disciplinary engineering project coordination; phasing and assembly studies; engineering consulting; forensic and expert assessment studies; and independent engineering project review. Delivery is led by an internal team of civil engineers supplemented by retained consultants covering electrical, telecommunications and security; HVAC, thermal behavior and acoustics; hydraulics; building physics; and measurements and cost estimation, enabling integrated multi-disciplinary packages.

The firm serves public and institutional clients (municipalities including Abrantes, Albufeira, Ílhavo, Odivelas, Oeiras and Tavira; Parque Escolar EPE; Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa; IPPAR; Forças Armadas Angolanas), commercial and retail customers (McDonald's Portugal, BESA - Banco Espírito Santo Angola in Lobito/Ondjiva/Soyo), large construction firms (Teixeira Duarte, Construtora Abrantina, Somague, Sopol, Soconstroi), and architectural practices (ARX Portugal, SERALVAREZ, Tal Projecto, Arquitrave, Bonacci Group). Go-to-market is relationship-based, driven by direct institutional procurement and long-standing collaborations with architect-led teams.

Revenue mechanics are project-based professional services on custom engagements; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm operates in Portugal, with international presence through the 2011-established jointly-controlled Brazilian subsidiary SP.Project Estudos e Projectos Ltda in São Paulo, and project-based engagements in Angola and Australia via local partners. The legal entity is a Portuguese private limited company (Lda) with no disclosed parent, investors, or funding rounds.

Name

SAFRE

Legal name

SAFRE, Estudos e Projectos de Engenharia Lda

Website

https://safre.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SAFRE is a Lisbon-based civil engineering consultancy founded in 1994 specializing in structural design, rehabilitation, special structures, and multi-disciplinary engineering coordination for public, commercial, and residential construction across Portugal, Brazil, Angola, and Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil & Structural Engineering Services

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

Keywords

• Structural engineering design
• Civil engineering consulting
• Foundation design services
• Structural rehabilitation
• Building engineering coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisboa

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Civil engineering consulting services including structural design, project review, coordination, and expert assessments for construction projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

SAFRE (Estudos e Projectos de Engenharia Lda) is a civil engineering consultancy that delivers structural engineering design, peripheral containment, structural reinforcement/rehabilitation, and special structures design. The firm also provides multidisciplinary project coordination, phasing and assembly studies, forensic/expert assessments, and engineering project review for construction projects across residential, public/institutional, commercial, and special infrastructure sectors.

Product overview

SAFRE (EstudOS e Projectos de Engenharia Lda) is a civil engineering company that develops engineering projects with special dedication to structural engineering. The company operates as a service-based firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of engineering services organized into core services (structural design, containment design, reinforcement/rehabilitation, special structures, project coordination) and consulting services (phasing studies, engineering consulting, forensic studies, project review). SAFRE works across multiple sectors including residential, public/institutional, commercial, and special infrastructure projects, primarily serving clients in Portugal, Angola, Brazil, and Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Engineering Design Services
• Peripheral Containment Design
• Structural Reinforcement and Rehabilitation
• Special Structures Design
• Engineering Project Coordination
• Phasing and Assembly Studies

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TAL ProjectocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2011In September 2011, SAFRE partnered with TAL Projecto and Arquitrave to form SP.Project Estudos e Projectos Ltda, a project company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Miguel Brazão was designated as General Manager for Brazil operations.
• ArquitravecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with TAL Projecto and SAFRE to form SP.Project Estudos e Projectos Ltda in São Paulo, Brazil in September 2011.
• BONACCI Group (Queensland) Pty LtdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Australian engineering group for King George Square project in Brisbane and Enco Precast Yard infrastructure project.
• ARX PortugalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOngoing collaborative relationship on multiple projects including Centro Sociocultural da Costa Nova, Museu de Cantanhede, Colmeia Mar, and other residential and public projects.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with deep structural engineering practice. Comparable to SAFRE in offering structural and civil engineering design and project coordination, but operates at vastly larger scale across many more geographies and sectors.
• WSP Global: Global professional services firm with substantial structural and civil engineering consulting practice. Overlaps with SAFRE on building structural design and infrastructure projects but operates as a broad incumbent serving many more end markets.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with structural engineering practice. Competes broadly with SAFRE on building and infrastructure design but at significantly larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• AFRY: European engineering, design, and consulting firm with structural and civil engineering capabilities. Comparable in service offering to SAFRE, particularly in their shared heritage of operating across European markets with multi-disciplinary engineering teams.

Direct peers

• TY Lin International: Engineering consultancy specializing in bridges, structural engineering, and infrastructure design. Comparable to SAFRE's special structures (bridges, launching girders on viaduct projects) and structural engineering services for transportation and building projects.
• Thornton Tomasetti: US-headquartered engineering consultancy specializing in structural design, building rehabilitation, and forensic studies. Highly comparable to SAFRE's structural engineering design, reinforcement/rehabilitation, and forensics offerings, with similar project-based professional services model.
• Knippers Helbig: Specialized structural engineering consultancy focused on complex geometry buildings, bridges, and special structures. Directly comparable to SAFRE's special structures offering (pedestrian walkways, launching girders, telecommunications towers) and similar boutique firm profile.
• Bollinger + Grohmann: European structural engineering consultancy with comparable boutique firm profile, specializing in innovative structural solutions and working closely with architecture firms on complex buildings - directly parallel to SAFRE's structural engineering focus and architectural firm partnership model.

Regional players

• A400 - Projetistas e Consultores de Engenharia: Portuguese structural engineering consultancy offering similar services to SAFRE in the Iberian market. Most direct regional peer competing for the same Portuguese institutional and private developer clients.

Emerging players

• Expedition Engineering: UK-based structural engineering consultancy with comparable boutique profile to SAFRE. Specializes in complex structural engineering challenges with multi-disciplinary coordination, similar to SAFRE's project delivery model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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