Putting Infrastructure in Its Place IDQ Is a Scientifi C and Technical Not-For-Profi T Community-Oriented Organisation Based in Macau for 20 Years
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INFRASTRUCTURE Thus, its list of works over these 20 years is vast, both in quantity and in the diversity of areas in which it has submerged itself (see list on this page). A RICH LIST While on the one hand it continues Some of IDQ’s projects over the course of its 20 years, to conduct classic Non-destructive test- ing, “we also provide services in the ar- highlighted either by social impact or technical challenge: eas of environment, hygiene and safety - Macau Airport Hangar at work, equipment safety, traffi c man- - Macau Cultural Centre agement, control and monitoring and - Structure of the Macau Sovereignty Transfer Ceremony industrial engineering,” IDQ Director for the People’s Republic of China Carlos Costa told Macau Business. In essence, IDQ has been follow- - Water treatment plant of the Coloane Thermoelectric Plant ing and taking advantage of “the rapid - Fire Resistance Testing of Building Materials development of Macau . [which has] - Thermography Assays . created the need for a wide range - IACM Fleet Management System of new services that we have been try- - Garden lighting monitoring system ing to identify and have been creating - Monitoring system for storm-water sewage pumps in Macau solutions for”. - Auxiliary boiler of the Coloane Thermoelectric Power Plant With more than 50 employees, - Elevators of The Venetian Macao “we are proud of the results we have - New University of Macau Campus achieved,” says Costa. The IDQ Direc- - Traffi c offence detection systems tor highlights three achievements: “We - Urbanisation of Seac Pai Van have sustained growth over the years - Luminosity Measurements with the development of new services - Noise Measurements and constant training of our employ- - Indoor Air Quality Monitoring ees; our employees are proud to say - Non-destructive testing that they work with us and feel a sense of belonging to their peers and the Macau Airport Hangar Putting infrastructure in its place IDQ is a scientifi c and technical not-for-profi t community-oriented organisation based in Macau for 20 years BY JOÃO PAULO MENESES everal factors make the Insti- ronym). ISQ is the largest technologi- emblematic works such as the Macau tute for Development and Qual- cal infrastructure in Portugal and since Airport Hangar, the Macau Cultural ity (IDQ) a completely differ- the mid-1990s has sought to establish Centre and the structure of the Macau ent company than any other itself in Macau. Sovereignty Transfer Ceremony for the inS Macau. First of all, the list of its When they fi nally decided that People’s Republic of China. shareholders - ranging from the Macau it was time, they contacted various Macau lacked technical capac- Foundation to the University of Macau Macau institutions, explaining the ad- ity in the fi elds of metal construction, (see text on this page with members of vantages of having in the territory ‘a technical inspection and quality thus the board) - and the fact that they do scientifi c and technical not-for-profi t IDQ grabbed the opportunity, with the not have a lucrative operation. community-oriented organisation, knowledge it brought from Portugal. IDQ was founded in Macau 20 with the support of advanced European Following the transition, and un- years ago, the initiative of a Portuguese know-how and expertise’. like many Portuguese companies entity known as the Welding and Qual- Also, during the Portuguese Ad- that left Macau, IDQ not only stayed ity Institute (ISQ in the Portuguese ac- ministration they were linked to some but prospered. Macau Cultural Centre 38 JUNE 2017 JUNE 2017 39 INFRASTRUCTURE Coloane Thermoelectric Power Plant growing recognition and confi dence of society of our services”. The objectives, in the future, will be to continue “to contribute to the ap- SEVEN AT THE SAME TABLE plied research and development of in- Putting together seven different organisations at the same dustrial sciences and technologies, to table is a work of art! At least in Macau. Even more incredible: provide technical services and training things work. And they have been operating for 20 years in the fi elds of advanced engineering applications and of quality systems, General meeting and to establish a state-of-art centre of President: Institute for Civic and Municipal Affairs (IACM) Excellence in Maintenance Engineer- ing to provide high quality, cost effec- Secretary: University of Macau (UM) tive service to industries in Macau and Secretary: Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM) to the surrounding regions.” IDQ has already provided services Management in Mainland China but in the last dec- President: University of Macau (UM) ade has been focusing attention on the Member: Welding and Quality Institute (ISQ) MSAR, although it can provide quality Member: Macau Foundation (FM) assurance services in the pre-fabrica- tion in Mainland China of metal struc- (CPTTM is invited to organise the meetings of the Board) tures destined not only for Macau but other territories. Its quality system is Supervisory board accredited by the China National Ac- Chairman: Macau Civil Engineering Laboratory (LECM) creditation Service. Member: Institute for Civic and Municipal Affairs (IACM) In this mandate, the IDQ board is Member: Polytechnic Institute of Macau (IPM) chaired by the University of Macau, with the ISQ and the Macau Founda- tion acting as two board members. 40 JUNE 2017.