In July 2008, Douce-Hydro took over the activities of Jarret Structures, which specializes in the design and manufacture of viscous fluid dampers for the protection from shock and vibration in the seismic and civil engineering industries.Jarret Structures offers a wide range of patented damping devices and, by utilizing its extensive designsoftware, test and simulation capabilities, has the ability to create specialized products to meet complex and unique shock absorption application requirements. Through both internal research and research programs carried out with large universities worldwide, Jarret Structures is able to offer technically innovative and commercially viable solutions to most shock absorption problems.