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Notable inspection & TIC providers
56 real, publicly-documented testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) and engineering-services providers referenced across our 15 categories. 37 have certification data verified so far. Every record carries the source URLs used to verify it. This is a reference and comparison tool, not a ranking or endorsement.
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| Provider | Headquarters | Founded | Categories | Certifications / accreditations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABS Group | Spring, United States | 1971 | 4 | Management systems certification body accreditation (scope covers ISO 9001 and related management-system standards) held by subsidiary ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. (ABS QE) ✓ |
| Acuren | Tomball (Houston metro area), United States | 1974 | 2 | National Board Inspection Code (NBIC) Authorized Inspection Agency (AIA), Inservice and Repair/Alteration inspections, registered under NB-369 ✓Entity listed in the National Board's Manufacturer & Repair Directory under the name 'Acuren Inspection, Inc.' ✓Specific stamp/endorsement type held by 'Acuren Inspection, Inc.' (e.g. an 'R' Repair endorsement) as described on Acuren's own site (unverified)ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (unverified)ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory accreditation, plus NADCAP and NAS-410 (materials/mechanical testing labs) (unverified) |
| Allometrics | Webster, United States | 1976 | 3 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accredited Laboratory, Calibration field ✓NSF/ANSI 49 Accredited Biosafety Cabinet Services (unverified) |
| Amberg Group | Regensdorf, Switzerland | 1966 | 1 | Not yet verified |
| American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) | Spring, United States | 1862 | 1 | IACS Member / Recognized Organization (classification society) status (unverified) |
| Apex Companies, LLC | Rockville, United States | 1988 | 4 | Not yet verified |
| Applus+ | Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona area), Spain | 1996 | 1 | ISO/IEC 17020:2012 (Type A Inspection Bodies) and ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (Information Technology and Mechanical testing fields) ✓ISO/IEC 17025 Testing/Calibration Laboratories (multiple national accreditations claimed: A2LA with certificate number 3351.01, ANAB, IAS, ENAC, UKAS, DAkkS, CNAS, Cofrac, RvA, IECEE, across various Applus+ divisions/countries) (unverified) |
| Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc. (BakerRisk) | San Antonio, United States | 1984 | 5 | Not yet verified |
| Bureau Veritas | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | 1828 | 5 | ASME/NBIC Authorized Inspection Agency (unverified)Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) Notified Body (unverified)Emissions-testing laboratory accreditation (unverified) |
| Bureau Veritas (Curtis-Straus) | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | 1828 | 1 | Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Program recognition ✓ |
| Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | 1828 | 1 | Not yet verified |
| China Classification Society (CCS) | Beijing, China | 1956 | 1 | Not yet verified |
| ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai) | Tokyo, Japan | 1899 | 1 | Not yet verified |
| Collins Engineers, Inc. | Chicago, United States | 1979 | 2 | Not yet verified |
| Commissioning Agents, Inc. (CAI) | Indianapolis, United States | 1996 | 0 | Not yet verified |
| Conversion Technology Inc. (CTI) | Norcross, United States | 1986 | 6 | Not yet verified |
| COWI | Kongens Lyngby, Denmark | 1930 | 3 | Not yet verified |
| CSA Group | Toronto, Canada | 1919 | 2 | IECEx ExCB (IEC 60079 series, hazardous-location equipment) ✓Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) (unverified)Certification Organization (ISO/IEC 17065) and Inspection Body (ISO/IEC 17020) (unverified)Testing Organization (ISO/IEC 17025) and Inspection Body (ISO/IEC 17020) (unverified)National Certification Body (NCB) / Certification Body Testing Labs (CBTLs), CB Scheme (unverified) |
| Cyberhawk (Cyberhawk Innovations) | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 2008 | 3 | Not yet verified |
| DEKRA | Stuttgart, Germany | 1925 | 5 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 ✓IECEx Certified Equipment Scheme (ExCB/ExTL) ✓ATEX Notified Body, Directive 2014/34/EU (unverified)ISO/IEC 17020 (Type A Inspection Body) (unverified)NVLAP (unverified) |
| DNV | Høvik, Norway | 1864 | 3 | Not yet verified |
| Doble Engineering Company | Marlborough, United States | 1920 | 1 | ISO 9001 (unverified)ISO/IEC 17025 (unverified)ISO 17034:2016 (unverified) |
| Element Materials Technology | London, United Kingdom | 1827 | 3 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 ✓ISO/IEC 17025 / ISO/IEC 17020 / ISO/IEC 17065 (various, by location) (unverified)ISO/IEC 17025 (various, by location) (unverified)ISO/IEC 17025 (various, by location) (unverified) |
| ENV Services | Hatfield, United States | 1971 | 3 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 ✓ |
| ERM (Environmental Resources Management) | London, United Kingdom | 1971 | 4 | Not yet verified |
| Eurofins Electrical & Electronics (MET Laboratories) | Baltimore, United States | 1959 | 1 | ISO/IEC 17025 ✓ISO/IEC 17025:2017 ✓NFPA 790/791 Field Evaluation Body ✓OSHA Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) ✓IECEE CB Scheme (NCB / CBTL) (unverified)CBAP / IBAP (Standards Council of Canada program) (unverified)FDA ASCA (Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment) (unverified) |
| Exponent, Inc. | Menlo Park, United States | 1967 | 4 | ISO/IEC 17025 ✓ |
| Fauske & Associates, LLC (FAI) | Burr Ridge, United States | 1980 | 4 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (unverified)ISO 9001:2015 (unverified) |
| Fugro | Nootdorp, Netherlands | 1962 | 3 | Not yet verified |
| GexCon AS | Bergen, Norway | 1987 | 4 | Not yet verified |
| Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB) | Hartford, United States | 1866 | 2 | National Board Authorized Inspection Agency (AIA), Inservice NB-369 and New Construction NB-360/w Repairs ✓ |
| HNTB Corporation | Kansas City, United States | 1914 | 3 | Not yet verified |
| Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) | Mumbai, India | 1975 | 2 | IACS Full Membership (incl. Quality System Certification Scheme) (unverified)ISO/IEC 17020 (Inspection Body, Type A, held via IRClass's Industrial division/subsidiary ISSPL, not the core classification-society entity) (unverified)ISO/IEC 17025 (Testing Laboratory, via GML Bangalore) (unverified)ISO 17029:2019 (Validation and Verification Bodies) (unverified) |
| Infrastructure Preservation Corporation (IPC) | Clearwater, United States | — | 2 | Not yet verified |
| Intertek | London, United Kingdom | 1885 | 10 | ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management) (unverified)AS9110:2012 (Aerospace Maintenance QMS) (unverified)IECQ QC 080000 (Hazardous Substance Process Management) (unverified)ISO/IEC 17020 (Inspection Body -- referenced for ABS-approved class-survey/hull-gauging services in Brazil) (unverified)IECEx Certification (explosive-atmosphere equipment) (unverified) |
| Jensen Hughes, Inc. | Baltimore, United States | — | 3 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 ✓ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 19443:2018 (unverified) |
| Kinectrics | Toronto, Canada | 2000 | 1 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 ✓CSA N285 Certificate (pressure vessels, piping, fittings, supports, repairs - nuclear applications) (unverified)ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory accreditation (SCC Testing and Calibration Laboratories Accreditation Program, Environmental Testing (ET) specialty area), fields of testing: Biological, Chemical/Physical, Ionizing Radiation ✓ |
| Korean Register (KR) | Busan, South Korea | 1960 | 4 | IECEx Certified Body (ExCB) Scheme ✓ |
| Lloyd's Register | London, United Kingdom | 1760 | 1 | ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 (unverified) |
| MISTRAS Group | Princeton Junction, United States | 1978 | 6 | ISO/IEC 17020:2012 (Inspection Bodies/Agencies) ✓ISO 9001:2015 (unverified)AS9100 Rev D (unverified) |
| Modjeski and Masters | Mechanicsburg, United States | 1893 | 2 | Not yet verified |
| NSF International | Ann Arbor, United States | 1944 | 1 | ISO/IEC 17025 (testing/calibration laboratories) (unverified)Certification-body accreditations from SCC, ANSI, ANAB, and IAS (multiple standards/scopes) (unverified)ISO/IEC 17021-1 (management systems certification body) (unverified) |
| Oceaneering International | Houston, United States | 1964 | 3 | ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System) (unverified) |
| Pace Analytical | Minneapolis, United States | 1978 | 5 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (Environmental Field of Testing) ✓ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (Biological Testing) ✓ASTM D7036 (Stack Testing Accreditation Council / Air Emission Testing Body competence) (unverified)TNI Field Sampling and Measurement Organization (FSMO) 2014 (unverified)AIHA IHLAP (Industrial Hygiene Laboratory Accreditation Program) (unverified) |
| Parsons Corporation | Chantilly, United States | 1944 | 3 | ISO 9001 (Quality Management Systems) (unverified) |
| RINA | Genoa, Italy | 1861 | 1 | ISO/IEC 17020:2012 (Inspection) (unverified)ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 (Management Systems Certification) (unverified)ISO/IEC 17025 (Testing and Calibration Laboratories) (unverified) |
| Scientific Safety Alliance (SSA) | Plymouth, United States | — | 3 | ISO 9001 Certified Laboratory (unverified)CETA / CNBT Accredited Certifier (Controlled Environment Testing Association / Certified Network of Biosafety Cabinet Technicians) (unverified)NSF Accredited Biosafety Cabinet Field Certification (NSF/ANSI 49) (unverified)NEBB Certification (Testing, Adjusting and Balancing / Cleanroom Performance Testing) (unverified) |
| SGS SA | Geneva, Switzerland | 1878 | 5 | IECEx Certified Equipment Scheme (Certification/Testing Body status) (unverified)ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (various testing scopes) (unverified)EU Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) Notified Body / pressure equipment certification (unverified) |
| Stonehouse Process Safety, Inc. | Lawrenceville, United States | 2018 | 4 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (unverified) |
| Team, Inc. | Sugar Land, United States | 1973 | 2 | API / ASNT / AWS / NACE (AMPP) technician certifications (unverified) |
| Technical Safety Services (TSS) | La Jolla, United States | 1970 | 3 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (Calibration) (unverified)ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (Testing Labs, Chemical, Microbiological) (unverified)NEBB Cleanroom Performance Testing (Firm Certification) (unverified)NEBB Fume Hood Performance Testing (Firm Certification) (unverified)ISO 9001:2015 (Field Services and Operations) (unverified)ISO 9001:2015 (Microbiology/Chemical Laboratory) (unverified)NSF/ANSI 49 Biosafety Cabinet Field Certification (unverified) |
| Triumvirate Environmental | Somerville, United States | 1988 | 3 | Not yet verified |
| TÜV Rheinland | Cologne, Germany | 1872 | 4 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 ✓ASME Authorized Inspection Agency (AIA) — Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code ✓ |
| TÜV SÜD | Munich, Germany | 1866 | 11 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 ✓OSHA Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) ✓ASME Authorized Inspection Agency (AIA) — Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code ✓National Board Inspection Code (NBIC) authorization (unverified) |
| UL Solutions | Northbrook, United States | 1894 | 2 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 ✓OSHA Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) ✓ |
| WSP Global | Montreal, Canada | — | 6 | ISO/IEC 17020 (Inspection Bodies) ✓ISO/IEC 17020 (Inspection Bodies) ✓ISO/IEC 17025 (Testing Laboratories) ✓ISO/IEC 17025 (Testing Laboratories) ✓ISO/IEC 17025 (Testing/Calibration Laboratories - Chemical field of testing) ✓ |
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