AFTES 2026 CONFERENCE | PREVIEW


of projects in Switzerland, Portugal, UK, Australia, Canada, the US and more; innovative waterproofing; sizing shotcrete support; durability of low-carbon concrete segments. On working conditions briefings are to include


experience with: TBM boring through asbestos-bearing rock; risk management for tunnelling in geothermal conditions; and strategic approaches to TBM hyperbaric intervention through experience in Hong Kong. Also, a power utility’s information on accidents in pressurised galleries of hydropower plants. Fire safety is also to be briefed on research, technologies and project experiences.


Digital and data are also being discussed in a number


of presentations, including a number planned to look at: 3D face mapping; AI; digital twins for road tunnel operations; numerical modelling; estimating settlement at bored tunnels; modelling geological behaviour in drift excavations; and human-centred digitisation. Resilience and adaptation of underground assets


is also to be discussed, such as to support transport needs as demographic changes proceed along with services needs of energy and drainage, and how multiple-uses may be possible.


Go to: www.aftes2026.com SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS The sponsors of the AFTES 2026 conference and exhibition, and their support levels, are:


SPONSORS Platinum: Vinci Construction Gold: Eiffage Silver: ANDRA Bronze: Herrenknecht; Razel-Bec; Setec


EXHIBITORS Algaher A.S.T. Bochum Acochem Acri Ingenierie Altifers Aestuver Amberg ANDRA Aprotek Aramine Arcadis ArcelorMittal Artelia APS ATP


Axima


BEFES Bekaert Belloli Bessac Blakader Bouygues Travaux Publics


Cantillana CBE (Construx Group) CETU CERIB CFE Location CFT France Condat


CPT Group CREG


Deep Excavation Demathieu Bard genie Civil Denys Dolenco Ducrocq Engineering


E-Reef ECE Cogemacoustic EGIS Eiffage EJ


Enser


EPC Groupe Epiroc Etandex


F2A FAMA Fischer Forta Innovative Construction FIS


Gave GEEG Geokon Gil & Bert Groupe Fondasol Groupe Vicat GTA Infra


H. Petit & Cie Hailo Pro HBI Haerter Herrenknecht Hilti France


Imerya Implenia Infraneo Infrastructure Access (Alimak) Ingecom Ingerop X Geos ITASCA ITECH-Soft


Les Equipments Everest Liebherr Lombardi LPEE


Mapei Marti Technik Master Builders MB Europe Mecadrum Metalliance MineArc Systems Miraishield Montabert MS Muodim


Nouvetra Optimas


Pizzarotti Poces


PRB Proteor


Razel-Bec RBL-REI


Saint-Gobain Schulte Strathaus Sealable Solutions Secatol Sema Setec


Shandong East Eng Sigicom Sika France Sireg Geotech SNCF Reseau Socotec Sofistik


Soletanche Bachy Solexperts Spie Batignolles STM France Sub’Roca Systra Sytec


T-mix TELT (Lyon-Turin) TeMa Theodor Cordes Tinaflex TLT-Turbo TNL 18 Tractebel Tre Altamira Tsurumi Pump Tubeda


UBY Uretex


VDT Vinci


Weber Wimmer Witt & Sohn AG World Sensing WSP France


x-Glo


XL Industries Xylem


Zitron


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