TÜV Rheinland: Testing Service Provider for Quality and the Safety of People, Technology and the Environment Association, foundation and stock corporation: an overview of the principles and history of the TÜV Rheinland Group The nucleus of the global testing company is an association, the present-day TÜV Rheinland Berlin Brandenburg Pfalz e.V. As a nonprofit organization, it has been and is the holder of virtually all governmental commissions. It has spun off essential operational testing activities to subsidiaries, which it groups through TÜV Rheinland Aktiengesellschaft, founded in 1993. The association is the sole shareholder of this company. Together with TÜV Rheinland Foundation—which is committed to social issues—the association and the stock corporation form the TÜV Rheinland Group or, simply expressed, TÜV Rheinland. Pursuant to its charter, TÜV Rheinland Berlin Brandenburg Pfalz e.V. is independent. The purpose of the association is to provide impartial consulting, assessment, testing and monitoring in safety and transportation technology, energy technology and environmental protection. The testing activity is conducted by TÜV Rheinland AG and its companies. Because the association has no intention to realize a profit as a shareholder, there is no pressure of shareholder value thinking. The full amount of the is used to safeguard and further develop subsidiaries’ profits the purpose of the association. This form of organization is a vital requisite for the independent testing work of the TÜV Rheinland experts. Testing activity Overview – TÜV Rheinland AG is a privately operated testing service provider. The Group employs almost 19,700 people on all continents. The independent experts stand for quality and safety in the interaction between people, the environment and technology in nearly all industrial sectors and areas of life. In its role as an independent third party, TÜV Rheinland tests technical systems, products and services, performs tests on behalf of companies and supports projects and processes for companies. This is done on the basis of recognized standards as well as national or international statutory requirements, which include, for example, German or international DIN or ISO standards, but also laws and regulations. In addition, the experts of TÜV Rheinland train and qualify people in a wide range of careers and industries. To this end, the company employs a global
TÜV Rheinland: Testing Service Provider for Quality and the Safety of People, Technology and the Environment Association, foundation and stock corporation: an overview of the principles and history of the TÜV Rheinland Group The nucleus of the global testing company is an association, the present-day TÜV Rheinland Berlin Brandenburg Pfalz e.V. As a nonprofit organization, it has been and is the holder of virtually all governmental commissions. It has spun off essential operational testing activities to subsidiaries, which it groups through TÜV Rheinland Aktiengesellschaft, founded in 1993. The association is the sole shareholder of this company. Together with TÜV Rheinland Foundation—which is committed to social issues—the association and the stock corporation form the TÜV Rheinland Group or, simply expressed, TÜV Rheinland. Pursuant to its charter, TÜV Rheinland Berlin Brandenburg Pfalz e.V. is independent. The purpose of the association is to provide impartial consulting, assessment, testing and monitoring in safety and transportation technology, energy technology and environmental protection. The testing activity is conducted by TÜV Rheinland AG and its companies. Because the association has no intention to realize a profit as a shareholder, there is no pressure of shareholder value thinking. The full amount of the subsidiaries’ profits is used to safeguard and further develop the purpose of the association. This form of organization is a vital requisite for the independent testing work of the TÜV Rheinland experts. Testing activity – Overview TÜV Rheinland AG is a privately operated testing service provider. The Group employs almost 19,700 people on all continents. The independent experts stand for quality and safety in the interaction between people, the environment and technology in nearly all industrial sectors and areas of life. In its role as an independent third party, TÜV Rheinland tests technical systems, products and services, performs tests on behalf of companies and supports projects and processes for companies. This is done on the basis of recognized standards as well as national or international statutory requirements, which include, for example, German or international DIN or ISO standards, but also laws and regulations. In addition, the experts of TÜV Rheinland train and qualify people in a wide range of careers and industries. To this end, the company employs a global