TÜV Nord
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| Company type | Limited company (' Aktiengesellschaft ') |
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| Industry | technical services certification services |
| Founded | 1869 |
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Key people | Guido Rettig (Chairman of the Board of Management), Jürgen Himmelsbach, Klaus Kleinherbers, Harald Reutter, Dirk Stenkamp |
| Revenue | 1,089.5 € million (2014) |
| Total assets | 776.6 € million (2014) (balance sheet total) |
Number of employees | 9,840 (2014) |
| Website | www.tuev-nord.com |
TÜV NORD GROUP is a technical service provider with worldwide activities. Founded in 1869 and headquartered in Hanover, Germany, the Group employs more than 10,000 people in more than 70 countries of Europe, Asia, America and Africa. The Group is divided into the following operative brands and business units:
- TÜV NORD: Industrial Services, Mobility, Training, IT
- DMT: Natural Resources
- ALTER TECHNOLOGY: Aerospace
TÜVs (German abbreviation: Technischer Überwachungsverein, English: Technical Inspection Association) are German organizations that work to validate the safety of products and services of all kinds to protect humans, material assets and the environment against hazards.[1]
History
The story of TÜV NORD GROUP has its roots in the traditional boiler inspection associations founded by the industry, which in 1869 voluntarily undertook to begin monitoring and ensuring the operational safety of boilers. Gradually, the government gave the DÜV, later known as the TÜV (Technical Inspection Association) additional safety-related tasks, such as the regular inspection of automobiles, still a watchword for road safety in Germany today.
Recently acquired companies
- 2007: DMT GmbH & Co. KG (Germany),[2] Verebus Engineering BV (Netherlands)
- 2010: RAG Bildung GmbH
- 2011: Alter Technology Group (Spain)[3]
External links
References
- ^ "Members of the Association of TÜVs - VdTÜV". VdTÜV-Website.
- ^ "Company Overview of DMT GmbH & Co. KG". Bloomberg Businessweek.
- ^ "Portsmouth: ATG subsidiaries sold to TUV". The Business Magazine.