Bureau Veritas
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| Type | Société Anonyme |
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| Traded as | Euronext: BVI |
| Industry | Quality |
| Founded | 1828 as Bureau d'information pour les assureurs maritimes |
| Headquarters | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Frank Piedelièvre (Chairman and CEO) |
| Services | Testing, inspection, certification, environmental and engineering consulting |
| Revenue | €2.930 billion (2010)[1] |
| Operating income | €456.3 million (2010)[1] |
| Profit | €290.4 million (2010)[1] |
| Total assets | €3.273 billion (end 2010)[1] |
| Total equity | €859.9 million (end 2010)[1] |
| Employees | 47,970 (end 2010)[1] |
| Website | www.bureauveritas.com |
Bureau Veritas S.A. is a multinational company providing conformity assessment, certification and consulting services to industry, government and individuals. Originally formed in Antwerp in 1828 as Bureau de Renseignements pour les Assurances Maritimes (Information Office for Maritime Insurance), the Bureau Veritas name was adopted in 1829. As of the end of 2010, the Group has more than 47,000 employees in 1000 offices and laboratories located in 140 countries.
Bureau Veritas provides consulting in compliance with quality, health and safety, environmental protection standards and regulations, particularly in the shipping and construction industries.
The company has its headquarters in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near La Défense.
[edit] History
Formed in June 1828 in Antwerp by underwriters Alexandre Delehaye and Louis van den Broek, and insurance broker, Auguste Morel, the Bureau Veritas name was adopted in 1829. This included the adoption of the figure of Truth logo designed by Achille Deveria.
The company went public on the Paris Stock Exchange (Paris Bourse) in October 2007.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f "Annual Report 2010" (PDF). Bureau Veritas. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9ODg3NjN8Q2hpbGRJRD0tMXxUeXBlPTM=&t=1. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ Fabio Benedetti-Valentini; Elisa Martinuzzi (October 10, 2007). "French goods-inspection firm plans IPO". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 20081024. http://web.archive.org/web/20081024092644/http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/09/news/bxveritas.php. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
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