TÜV SÜD
TÜVs (short for German: Technischer Überwachungsverein, English: Technical Inspection Association) are internationally active, independent service companies based in Germany and Austria that test, inspect, and certify a wide range of technical systems, facilities, and objects to reduce risks and prevent damage. TÜV Nord, TÜV Rheinland, and TÜV SÜD (including TÜV Hessen) are the three largest holdings, whereas TÜV Thüringen, TÜV Saarland, and TÜV Austria are tiny separate enterprises.
TÜV SÜD AG is a stock corporation based in Munich, Germany. The company does not have a stock market listing. The registered organization TÜV SÜD, which has roughly 13,500 members, owns 74.9 percent of the shares, while the TÜV SÜD Foundation owns the remaining 25.1 percent. The association's members include the energy corporations E.ON, Vattenfall, and EnBW. It provides a wide range of services as a technical testing organization, with testing and certification as its primary focus. With 24,000 people, it had yearly revenues of €2.3 billion in 2015. TÜV SÜD has over 800 facilities in Germany, Europe, the United States, and Asia. Around 43% of purchases are made outside of the United States.
Its solutions for the food safety testing market include testing, auditing, inspection, and certification across the supply chain.
- Founded: 1866 - 1990
- Headquarters: Munich, Germany
- Industry: chemical and process, consumer products and retail, energy, healthcare and medical devices, infrastructure and rail, manufacturing, mobility and automotive, and real estate.
- Number of locations: more than 800: Germany, Europe, America, Asia
- Website: https://www.tuvsud.com/de-de
