Engineering office for forestry engineering, forest ecosystem management, natural hazards and restoration

ETUFOR SA

SwitzerlandNew on Amplifa

over 20 years of experienceExperience in forestry engineering

About ETUFOR SA

ETUFOR SA is an engineering office specialized in the management of forest ecosystems, forestry and biology engineering, restoration measures on degraded sites as well as measures to reduce natural hazards. The office supports its clients from the concept stage through project design and the permitting process to implementation, including tendering, site supervision and final accounting. Its range of services covers forestry (sylviculture), planning and forest surveys, studies and planning as well as the construction of protective structures against natural hazards, environmental impact assessments and clearing permit procedures, as well as the restoration of degraded natural areas in the field of biodiversity. The office has more than 20 years of experience and works in multidisciplinary teams, among others with the partner office GRENAT Sàrl. Its clients include the municipality of Vollèges and DranseEnergie SA (forces motrices d'Orsières). The location is in Switzerland, demonstrably active in the Canton of Valais.

Site: Switzerland
Processes: Forestry engineering and management of forest ecosystems, Forestry (sylviculture), planning, forest surveys, Natural hazards: studies, planning and construction of protective structures, Environmental impact assessments and clearing permit procedures, Biodiversity: restoration of degraded natural areas, Project planning, site supervision and final accounting
Materials: Forestry (Sylviculture), Natural Hazards, Environmental Impact Assessment / Clearing Procedures, Biodiversity
Certificates: Partner office GRENAT Sàrl
Industries: Forestry, Environmental and nature conservation, Hydropower/energy, Municipalities/public sector, Municipalities/public sector

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Study and concept
02
Project design and permitting process
03
Tendering
04
Site supervision
05
Final accounting

Services and Methods

SYL

Forestry (Sylviculture)

Planning and forest surveys for the sustainable management of forest ecosystems.

NGEFA

Natural Hazards

Studies, planning and construction of protective structures against natural hazards.

UVP

Environmental Impact Assessment / Clearing Procedures

Conducting assessment and permitting procedures for interventions in forests.

BIO

Biodiversity

Restoration of degraded natural areas as compensation and offset measures.

Location

Switzerland

Office (location not explicitly stated, active in the Canton of Valais)

Projects

**Plans-Mayens Dam, Lac de Chermignon**Construction and engineering project · Hydropower/drinking water supply

**Revitalization of the Biolley forest pasture**Restoration · Ecosystem management

**Forest pastures Mont-Chemin, Col du Lein**Forest reserve study · Forestry

Inside the production

Investigation into the dieback of mountain pines in Valais

Industries

ForestryEnvironmental and nature conservationHydropower/energyMunicipalities/public sectorMunicipalities/public sector

Additional services

Forestry engineering and management of forest ecosystemsForestry (sylviculture), planning, forest surveysNatural hazards: studies, planning and construction of protective structuresEnvironmental impact assessments and clearing permit proceduresBiodiversity: restoration of degraded natural areasProject planning, site supervision and final accounting

Reference customers

Commune de VollègesDranseEnergie SA (forces motrices d'Orsières)

Quality and Partners

The office works with specialized experts, in particular with the associated office GRENAT Sàrl (gruppe-étude-nature), and regularly integrates itself into multidisciplinary project teams.

Evidence	Switzerland
Partner office GRENAT Sàrl

History

2002
Clearing dossier for DranseEnergie SA (Orsières); compensatory measure for the revitalization of a forest pasture area in Biolley.
2022
Mandate from the municipality of Vollèges for the study of the forest reserve of the Mont-Chemin forest pastures (Col du Lein – Blisiers).
2023
Start of construction for the raising of the Plans-Mayens dam to double the storage volume of the Lac de Chermignon.