A pioneer in earthquake-resistant engineering, Bridgent delivers a comprehensive portfolio of seismic protection devices and integrated services under our trusted product range — engineered to safeguard structures across the full seismic spectrum.
New construction, retrofitting of existing structures, and post-earthquake rehabilitation. Bridges, viaducts, industrial facilities, energy plants, heritage buildings, hospitals, and schools.
Built on four core principles — Isolation, Energy Dissipation, Connection, and Junction — used individually or in combination to address any seismic scenario.
Average upfront savings of 15% on total project cost. Structures remain operational after seismic events, significantly reducing post-earthquake rebuilding expenditure.
Seismic protection devices substantially reduce the mass of superstructures and foundations, lowering material consumption and the overall environmental footprint.
Designed for straightforward installation and replacement, our seismic devices require minimal ongoing maintenance throughout their service life.
Full compliance with all applicable international standards. CE marking available on request, ensuring regulatory acceptance across global markets.
Beyond off-the-shelf products, we engineer bespoke solutions calibrated to the specific seismic hazard, structural characteristics, site conditions, and budget constraints.
End-to-end capability — from seismic risk analysis and structural assessment through device design, manufacturing, installation, and long-term maintenance.
Each device category can be deployed independently or in synergistic combination, allowing engineers to optimise seismic performance across a wide range of structural typologies and hazard levels.
Our specialist technical teams provide dual expertise at the earliest project stages, combining structural seismic analysis with deep knowledge of protection device behaviour.
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We place this integrated expertise at the disposal of structural designers and project owners, delivering practical, cost-optimised solutions that minimise seismic risk throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.
Prototypes are produced in-house and subjected to rigorous testing at our dedicated laboratory facility to validate the final design before production.
The entire supply chain and manufacturing process conforms to CE marking requirements. Production testing is conducted routinely to ensure reproducible, certified performance. For CE marking compliance, a minimum of 20% of production output is tested in our state-of-the-art laboratory — the most comprehensively equipped facility of its kind.
Bridgent provides on-site technical supervision to guide clients through device installation in strict accordance with engineering specifications and best practice. On request, our project teams can assume full responsibility for the complete installation scope, including all associated civil and structural works.
Photo credit: ITER Organization
In the aftermath of a seismic event, Bridgent's qualified technicians and structural engineers conduct thorough inspections of installed seismic devices to assess their condition, evaluate repair requirements, and recommend appropriate structural repair or strengthening interventions to restore full protection capacity.
Bridgent damping systems dissipate seismic energy to minimise structural impact. Highly effective under rapid dynamic loading — earthquakes, vessel impacts — while offering negligible resistance to slow service movements. Compatible with isolation systems including High Damping Rubber Bearings.
Learn MoreBridgent isolation systems extend the fundamental vibration period of the protected structure, reducing seismic acceleration response by a factor of two to three — substantially lowering forces transmitted to structural elements.
Learn MoreThe Bridgent Shock Transmission Unit (STU) rigidly links structural elements during seismic events, emergency braking, or extreme wind loading, while permitting free thermal movement under normal service conditions.
Learn MoreThe Bridgent SFX supported mat joint accommodates structural movements imposed by the main structure through controlled deformation of its elastomeric sections, providing reliable seismic joint performance.
Learn MoreFrom developing a comprehensive seismic protection strategy to supplying and installing systems designed, manufactured, and tested in-house, Bridgent delivers turnkey solutions for retrofit, seismic strengthening, and post-earthquake repair of existing structures.
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Nearly five hundred precision-engineered isolation bearings were manufactured and installed with exacting tolerances to protect the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) against earthquake damage — one of the most demanding seismic protection projects ever undertaken.
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