DEKRA
Stuttgart, Germany
World's largest non-listed inspection body; DEKRA is an accredited third-party inspection body performing mandatory periodical and process-safety verification inspections of pressure equipment and tank farms across multiple countries. Global testing, inspection, and certification group whose process-safety practice performs combustible dust hazard assessments and OSHA/NFPA 652 compliance consulting, and whose EHS advisory arm covers industrial hygiene and ATEX/DSEAR-related workplace risk consulting. TIC organization providing safety testing for electrical products along with medium- and high-voltage testing and electrical inspection services through its Testing and Certification division.
- Headquarters
- Stuttgart, Germany
- Founded
- 1925
- Website
- www.dekra.com
- Legal name
- DEKRA SE
- Employees
- 48,155 employees worldwide, as of December 2025
Geographic coverage
- Active in over 60 countries, represented on six continents (Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia) — corrected from the original batch's unsupported "five continents" claim and mis-cited source
Notable facts
- Founded in Berlin in 1925 as the German Motor Vehicle Inspection Association (Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein)
- Headquartered at Handwerkstrasse 15, Stuttgart
- Reported 2024 revenue of about €4.29 billion with roughly 48,600 employees across more than 60 countries
- Founded in Berlin in 1925 as the Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein (a vehicle inspection association); now one of the world's largest privately held inspection organizations.
- Founded in Berlin in 1925 as the German Motor Vehicle Monitoring Association; Stuttgart became its headquarters after 1946
- Operates CB Testing Laboratories (CBTL) recognized under the IECEE international certification scheme
Verified credentials
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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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