Founded 1828
Bureau Veritas
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
A French global testing, inspection and certification group serving building/infrastructure, industry, agri-food, marine/offshore and consumer-products clients, with laboratory operations that include materials and mechanical testing in support of construction and industrial compliance work.
- Headquarters
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
- Founded
- 1828
- Website
- www.bureauveritas.com
Notable facts
- Founded in 1828 in Antwerp, Belgium as the Bureau de renseignements pour les assurances maritimes (Information Office for Maritime Insurance), by underwriters Alexandre Delehaye and Louis van den Broek and broker Auguste Morel.
- Adopted the name "Bureau Veritas" on 28 May 1829, a year after founding.
- Relocated its headquarters to Paris in July 1833; it is now based in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris.
- Listed on Euronext Paris (ticker BVI) since going public in 2007, and was added to the CAC 40 index on December 20, 2024.
- Reported about 82,000 employees across more than 1,500 offices and labs in 140 countries, with 2025 revenue of €6.47 billion.
- The Wendel investment group holds roughly a 35.5% stake in the company.
Testing categories
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