Apave, a construction engineering company, agreed to acquire Certifer, a French railway certification agency. Financial terms were not disclosed. "I am delighted to see the industrial partnership between Apave and Certifer being strengthened. This is a new step for Certifer, which will benefit even more strongly from the support of the entire Apave Group, enabling it to accelerate its growth trajectory. In this way, the Apave Group, a leader in risk management, confirms its ambition to enable the development of safer and more sustainable transport throughout the world, by mobilising expertise and skills whose technicality and quality are unanimously recognised by professionals in the sector," Philippe Maillard, Apave CEO.