What INDACO srl does

INDACO S.R.L. is an Italy-based provider of in-situ destructive and non-destructive investigations for existing buildings, with a particular focus on concrete, masonry, steel, wood, and mortar. Its portfolio includes concrete coring and compression testing, sclerometry, ultrasonic and sonic testing, pacometry, endoscopy, infrared thermography, flat-jack and load testing, exploratory investigation, crack mapping, and dynamic testing for bell towers and structural ties. INDACO also provides digital structural monitoring and engineering interpretation that converts field data into inputs for seismic vulnerability, restoration, consolidation, and construction-quality decisions; the company reports more than 100 interventions across protected, reinforced-concrete, and steel structures.

INDACO monetizes bespoke diagnostic campaigns billed per project; pricing is quote-based and varies with building type, size, test mix, and complexity, and is not publicly disclosed. Ongoing monitoring may generate multi-year contracts. The company sells directly through a field team using certified operators and engineers, relying on professional referrals, direct relationships, and public-administration procurement; it has offices in Calolziocorte and Macerata and dispatches teams to sites across Italy.

Name

INDACO srl

Legal name

INDACO S.R.L.

Website

https://indacosrl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

INDACO srl provides destructive and non-destructive structural diagnostic testing, monitoring, and engineering interpretation for existing buildings, serving engineers, architects, surveyors, public administrations, cultural-heritage bodies, contractors, private owners, and inspectors primarily in Italy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Calolziocorte, Lecco

HQ country

Italy

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. Diagnostic Testing Services: Project-based professional services providing destructive and non-destructive testing on existing buildings for seismic vulnerability assessment, structural characterization, and material quality evaluation. Services are tailored to each client's specific needs (engineers, architects, public administrations) and billed per diagnostic campaign. The company develops custom test protocols and delivers interpreted results with technical support.
2. Structural Monitoring Services: Ongoing structural monitoring services using digital instrumentation with GSM data transmission, including crack evolution monitoring, plumb deviations, and mechanical parameter tracking under specific loading conditions. May involve multi-year monitoring contracts for critical structures.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

INDACO is an Italian specialist firm that performs in-situ structural diagnostic testing on civil, historic, and monumental buildings. It delivers over 20 destructive and non-destructive testing methods (sclerometric, ultrasonic, sonic, flat jack, pacometric, endoscopic, thermographic, durometer, carbonation, core drilling, static load, dynamic bell tower, chain tie tension, crack pattern survey, reinforcement extraction, exploratory) to characterize mechanical, physical, and chemical properties of concrete, masonry, steel, and wood. Services support seismic vulnerability analysis per NTC08, restoration design, and post-earthquake reconstruction projects.

Product overview

INDACO srl (Indagini Diagnostiche Applicate al Costruito) is a diagnostic investigation services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of over 20 types of destructive and non-destructive testing services for the civil and historical-monumental construction sector. The company's services portfolio includes concrete testing services (carotaggio, sclerometric, ultrasonic, carbonation tests), masonry testing (flat jack, sonic, endoscopic, exploratory tests), reinforcement testing (pacometric, durometer, pull-out/pull-off tests), dynamic testing (bell tower vibration, chain tension), structural monitoring, and crack pattern surveys. Services are delivered using specialized instrumentation including MAE A5000UM, FLIR E50, DRC equipment, and Novatest systems. The company operates primarily for engineers, architects, surveyors, testing laboratories, construction companies, and public administrations, providing support for seismic vulnerability analysis, structural safety verification, and restoration/consolidation design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Concrete Coring and Compression Testing (Carotaggio del calcestruzzo)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 20 different types of diagnostic tests available in a single provider
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature17 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP Italia: Global professional services firm with an Italian property and buildings practice covering structural assessment, building forensics and inspection. Operates as a broad incumbent over the same end-customers as INDACO (developers, public bodies, asset owners), albeit with a portfolio of services that goes well beyond on-site diagnostic testing.
• RINA Consulting: RINA is Italy's principal testing, inspection and certification body and the very organization that certifies INDACO's operators. Beyond certification, RINA offers structural and infrastructure engineering advisory and inspection services in Italy and globally, placing it as a broad incumbent whose certified-testing activities overlap with INDACO's.
• Bureau Veritas Italy: Global TIC and certification group with an Italian footprint across testing, inspection and conformity assessment. Comparable to INDACO as a third-party testing provider serving construction and infrastructure clients, but operating at much larger scale across multiple industries and regions.

Direct peers

• Studio Sarti (Sarti Associati): An Italian structural engineering consultancy with longstanding practice in assessment, restoration and seismic upgrading of existing and historic buildings. Comparable to INDACO for projects requiring combined diagnostic testing and structural analysis, though more weighted toward design than field NDT execution.
• 4 EMME Service S.p.A. Italian specialist in building diagnostics, structural testing and conservation engineering with documented experience in post-earthquake damage assessment and historic-monument investigations. Directly comparable to INDACO across the heritage and post-seismic service lines, operating at slightly larger scale nationally.
• Laboratori ed Indagini Sperimentali (LIS): Italian laboratory and field-testing provider offering materials and structural testing for construction. Comparable to INDACO across the materials characterization and on-site testing line of work for civil and infrastructure assets in Italy.
• TecnoLab Italia: An Italian engineering firm performing in-situ diagnostic testing and structural monitoring on existing buildings and infrastructure, including NDT for concrete and masonry. It directly competes with INDACO in the Italian structural diagnostics market, with a comparable service portfolio of destructive and non-destructive testing methods.

Regional players

• Studio Geotecnico Italiano: Established Italian geotechnical and structural engineering firm offering testing, monitoring and ground investigations. Comparable to INDACO in the diagnostic and monitoring services for construction, with overlap particularly in instrumentation-driven assessment on civil projects.
• Italferr (Gruppo FS): Engineering subsidiary of Italian State Railways providing design, supervision and diagnostic assessment on transport infrastructure and buildings. Comparable in structural assessment and NDT execution for infrastructure assets, primarily railway-adjacent rather than heritage, and operates primarily as a state-owned engineering firm.

Others

• Proceq SA: Swiss manufacturer of portable NDT instruments for concrete and structural assessment (e.g., rebound hammer, ultrasonic, cover meter products). It is adjacent rather than competitive: INDACO is a consumer of comparable instruments (DRC sclerometers, MAE sonics, FLIR cameras), making Proceq an enabling technology vendor to the same diagnostic workflow.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/indaco-srl-calolziocorte

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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