TÜV Rheinland
Cologne, Germany
German TIC group accredited by ASME as an Authorized Inspection Agency for boiler and pressure vessel manufacturing inspections, providing NBIC-based repair/alteration verification and acting as a Notified Body for the EU Pressure Equipment Directive (PED). TIC organization providing electrical safety testing and certification for telecom, industrial, and consumer electronics products alongside its broader product safety and environmental simulation testing portfolio.
- Headquarters
- Cologne, Germany
- Founded
- 1872
- Website
- www.tuv.com
- Legal name
- TÜV Rheinland of North America, Inc.
- Employees
- 10,001+ employees
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Geographic coverage
- Global — localized sites for 70+ countries/territories per own country selector
- North America operations run under TÜV Rheinland of North America, Inc.
Notable facts
- Origins date to an 1872 steam boiler monitoring association in the Elberfeld/Barmen region
- Headquartered in the Cologne-Poll district of Cologne
- Reported 2024 revenue of about €2.71 billion with roughly 25,900 employees
- Traces its founding to an 1872 steam boiler monitoring association formed by textile manufacturers
- More than 28,000 employees test, inspect, and certify products, plants, and processes globally
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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