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More than four decades in the field. Damasco Penna was founded in 1980 by engineers Antônio Sérgio Damasco Penna and Yara Monteiro de Arruda Damasco Penna, and grew alongside Brazilian geotechnical engineering, from drilling to the full range of methods used today.

The timeline

  • 1980

    Founding

    Damasco Penna Geotechnical Engineering is founded, focused on drilling and in-situ testing.

  • 2007

    Special tests

    Piezocone testing (CPTu) begins, going on to become a technical hallmark of the company.

  • 2013

    ISO certification

    Management system certified under ISO-9001, 14001 and 45001, with audited and traceable processes.

  • 2020

    One Tree

    The programme that plants one native seedling for every borehole or test carried out begins.

  • 2023

    Drilling 4.0

    A pioneering real-time rig monitoring project, developed together with Vale.

  • Today

    Full cycle

    Investigation, laboratory, instrumentation and consultancy in a single operation, with around 150 professionals and nationwide operation.