Bureau Veritas
| Bureau Veritas
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| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | FR0006174348 |
| founding | 1828 |
| Seat |
Paris , France
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| management | Didier Michaud-Daniel, CEO |
| Number of employees | 66,000 (2015) |
| sales | 4.6 billion euros (2015) |
| Branch | Services |
| Website |
www.bureauveritas.com
German: www.bureauveritas.de |
| As of December 31, 2013 | |
Bureau Veritas is a listed inspection , classification and certification company that emerged from an information office for maritime insurance founded in Antwerp in 1828 . The company's headquarters have been in Paris since 1833 . Bureau Veritas is the world's second largest company in conformity assessment and certification in the areas of quality , health & safety, environment and social responsibility ("QHSE-SR").
Recognized and accredited by the most important national and international organizations, Bureau Veritas is represented in 140 countries with a network of around 1,400 offices, laboratories and branches. In 2015, 66,000 employees looked after 400,000 customers and generated sales of 4.6 billion euros.
history
The company, founded in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1828, had a simple mission: to provide ship insurers with up-to-date information on premiums in trading centers, as well as the exact condition of ships and materials used to determine confidence levels. In 1830 an office was opened in Paris. As early as 1833, local business activity had increased so much that the company's headquarters were relocated to the French capital.
With the development of the Industrial Revolution, the company broadened its range of services. The use of iron and steel in shipbuilding made it necessary to check the materials on site. In 1910 a new service was introduced with the " material control ", the task of which was to examine all materials that had to do with industrial building materials, diesel engines, tractors and the like, as well as the factories themselves. In 1922 the French government entrusted Bureau Veritas with the official control of airworthiness certificates in civil aviation (the expertise acquired in the maritime sector has already proven to be extremely valuable). The new Aeronautical Service introduced comprehensive regulations based on regular controls and carried out according to certain rules.
Similarly, the demand from insurance companies for regular checks on buses and trucks in France led to the establishment of Automobile Services in 1927. With the increasing number of accidents during the construction boom after the First World War, insurers quickly realized that they were taking the risks without going first Can no longer cover controls. Bureau Veritas reacted again to this changed market situation and in 1929 founded the Control Service for Buildings & Civil Engineering. In 1932 Bureau Veritas opened its own laboratories in Levallois-Perret near Paris to carry out metallurgical and chemical analyzes as well as testing building materials.
Between 1980 and 1990 Bureau Veritas founded several new subsidiaries in order to be able to react optimally to special requirements, one of them was BVQI, today Bureau Veritas Certification.
In 1988 quality requirements and ISO certification became key issues for many companies. There followed an increasing demand for independent third parties to perform system certification. In 1995, two new institutional investors, CGIP and Poincaré Investissement, brought a breath of fresh air to Bureau Veritas activities.
Major acquisitions
- 2005 Linhart Petersen Power Associates (USA)
- 2005 Clayton and NATLSCO (USA)
- 2005 Casella (Great Britain)
- 2006 IRC (Australia)
- 2006 Kilpatrick (Australia)
- 2006 Intico (Australia)
- 2007 ECA GLOBAL (Spain)
- 2008 Cesmec Group (Chile)
- 2008 Amdel (Australia)
- 2008 ANASOL (Brazil)
- 2010 Inspectorate (Great Britain)
- 2013 7Layers Group.
- 2014 Matthews Daniel (Great Britain)
Fields of activity
The company has been reorganized since 2000 and operates in eight global business areas:
- Industry
- Inspection and in-service verification
- Certification
- shipping
- Construction and real estate
- Consumer Product Services
- Government treaties and international trade
- raw materials
Services
Inspections and audits
The service includes the inspection of plants, equipment and products as well as the auditing of systems and processes at both regional and international level. The result of these inspections and audits is usually the issuance of a certificate that confirms conformity with the requirements such as quality, health and safety, the environment and social responsibility.
Testing and analysis
Companies need extensive knowledge of their own products, equipment , facilities or systems. Through component analyzes , i.e. different test and analysis methods such as B. non-destructive tests and environmental analyzes that are carried out on site or in laboratories, it supports companies in gaining the necessary knowledge.
Classification
In the ship classification is a series of operations that are used in marine applications, from construction through the commissioning and ongoing ship operation. The aim is to keep the ship operational at the highest level in accordance with internationally recognized safety standards and thus to protect life, health and the environment.
Ships that have been measured by the Bureau Veritas bear the letters BV on the loading lines ( Plimsoll stamp ) amidships.
Certification
Process efficiency and transparency, product and system safety as well as demonstrating environmentally conscious behavior are, for example, reasons for companies, products or systems to be certified. The certification process usually includes on-site audits, standardized tests and inspections and then, later, continuous reviews (e.g. surveillance audits) throughout the duration of the certification.
Project and asset management
Commercial real estate - mainly office buildings and industrial or commercial facilities - should be safe at all times and be in the best possible condition. Companies are offered assessments of buildings and facilities in the form of technical due diligence . In addition, the existing safety devices (e.g. fire protection ) are checked for conformity with valid requirements and legalities and, if necessary, suggestions for improvement are made. In addition, the building and licensing situation of real estate is assessed and documented.
training
Employees as the most important resource within a company should always be up to date with the latest knowledge. Training or further education helps the company and its employees to learn current methods and "good practices" in the areas of quality , health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility. The training helps to adapt to the requirements of the market so that the right decisions can be made depending on the situation.
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
By examining assigned problems or projects, recommendations, benchmarking and technical advice such as: organizational and risk management advice, design and implementation of technical and organizational solutions that promote performance can be provided.
Locations in the DA-CH region
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In addition to its headquarters in Hamburg, Bureau Veritas in Germany has branches in Berlin, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Essen, Duisburg, Neu-Isenburg , Leipzig, Freyburg (Unstrut), Speyer, Halle, Mannheim, Munich, Nuremberg, Ratinge, Schwerin, Türkheim and Ulm, Viernheim.
In Switzerland, Bureau Veritas has branches in Weiningen and Lausanne .
Main shareholder
52 percent of Bureau Veritas shares are (as of 2011) owned by the French private equity company Wendel Investissement .
Memberships
Bureau Veritas is part of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS International Association of Classification Societies ) to. Bureau Veritas is also a member of the Green Rating Initiative's Governance Committee , which, together with AEW Europe, AXA Real Estate and ING Real Estate , has developed a new European rating tool that enables reliable measurement of the environmental compatibility of existing buildings.
Markets
- Automotive industry
- Construction and real estate
- service
- retail trade
- electric
- power supply
- Industrial plants and equipment
- Consumer goods
- Food
- Aerospace
- oil and gas
- Process industry
- Governments, Organization and Commerce
- Transport and infrastructure
logo
The logo shows a young woman sitting on the edge of a fountain with her arms raised. She holds a torch in her right hand and a mirror in her left. Your left foot rests on the globe. On the floor there are scales, a herald's staff and a cock with an upright look at the woman. The horizon shows a three-master, with sails up, crossing a bay.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Financial Performance in 2013
- ↑ Profile
- ↑ Bureau Veritas moves closer to SGS ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Finance and economics
- ↑ Acquisition of 7Layers Accelerates Bureau Veritas Development in Wireless and Cellular Industry, Bureau Veritas Press Release, January 4, 2013.
- ^ Bureau Veritas acquires MatthewsDaniel and diversifies its services for the Marine & Offshore industry. Retrieved June 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Locations Germany. Retrieved December 9, 2019 .
- ↑ WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS. Retrieved February 23, 2018 .
- ↑ http://www.wendel-investissement.com/
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from February 5, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.green-rating.com/
- ↑ http://www.bureauveritas.de/wps/wcm/connect/bv_de/Local/Home/About-Us/Profile-Logo/
