Bureau Veritas
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Global TIC group and ASME-accredited Authorized Inspection Agency (AIA) whose inspectors are commissioned by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors; provides in-service and new-construction inspection of boilers and pressure vessels, API-certified inspectors, and PED CE-marking support for pressure equipment. Global testing, inspection, and certification group; through its LCIE Bureau Veritas subsidiary it operates as a European Commission notified body (No. 0081) performing ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU testing and certification of electrical and mechanical equipment used in explosive atmospheres. Global TIC conglomerate providing supplier audits and certification for pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturers, covering GMP-related concerns such as air filtration, contamination control and facility compliance as part of its broader certification portfolio. Global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) group with a dedicated buildings and infrastructure division that performs bridge deck and roadway condition assessment (its BridgeScan service) and robotic cable-stay bridge inspection (CableScan) using non-destructive testing methods, alongside broader highway, bridge and rail inspection work in North America.
- Headquarters
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
- Founded
- 1828
- Website
- group.bureauveritas.com
Notable facts
- Traces its origins to 1828 (founded in Antwerp, Belgium, before relocating over time to France)
- Recognized by ASME as an authorized inspection agency for boiler/pressure vessel code work
- Operates roughly 1,600 offices and laboratories across some 140 countries
- Founded in Antwerp in 1828 to inspect maritime insurance risks; sold its North American HSE consulting business to Apex Companies in 2019, so its current US industrial-hygiene-consulting presence is limited relative to its ATEX/product-certification work.
- Founded in Antwerp, Belgium in 1828 as a marine-classification and inspection society; now headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
- Operates in roughly 140 countries through more than 1,500 offices and laboratories, per company and industry sources.
- Entered an exclusive North American partnership with Infrastructure Preservation Corporation to integrate robotics-based bridge inspection technology into its infrastructure portfolio.
- Buildings and infrastructure services account for a significant share of group revenue (around 27% per reported figures).
Service categories
Sources. This profile is compiled from public reference data, WebSearch-verified againstsource 1 · source 2 · source 3. Data as of 2026-07-11. See methodology.
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