BUREAU VERITAS: CERTIFICATION PROFILE

Who we are & What we offer.
CERTIFY YOUR VALUE!

1. Bureau Veritas Certification profile
Certify your value
With 80,000 clients in more than 100 countries, delivering over 100,000 certificates,
Bureau Veritas Certification (formerly BVQI) is the world's leading certification body.
Relying on a global network of 5,700 highly qualified auditors and expertise that is recognized
by more than 35 national and international accreditation bodies, Bureau Veritas Certification
provides you with a comprehensive range of certification and auditing services from public
standards to more customized schemes, in the fields of Quality, Health, Safety,
Environment, and Social Responsibility (QHSE-SR).
Delivering Added Value through Innovative Solutions & Services
Bureau Veritas Certification is strategically positioning itself to deliver innovative
solutions based on our clients’ unique needs. We are committed to bring you added
value through our seamlessly integrated global services. Among our solutions portfolio,
customers can select from key industries such as aerospace, automotive, agro-food, railways,
chemical, and more. We also offer the possibility of combining certifications, incorporating a
wide range of recognized standards and bringing you consistency, optimization and efficiency.
Based on our proven expertise, we created VeriCert
®
, Bureau Veritas’ risk-based audit
approach, as well as VeriSelect
®
, Bureau Veritas’ services certification.
Bureau Veritas Certification has been consistently selected by world-class companies in over 100 countries
as the certification services provider of choice.
Bureau Veritas Certification is the independant certification body of Bureau Veritas.
Founded in 1828, Bureau Veritas is an international group with a core business of conformity assessment, applied in
the areas of Quality, Health, Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility (QHSE-SR).
Bureau Veritas serves more than 280,000 customers throughout the world. In 2006, present in 140 countries with
more than 700 offices and laboratories, Bureau Veritas revenues were more than 1.846 billion euros. Bureau Veritas
employs more than 26,000 staff including many experts. Bureau Veritas is recognized and accredited by the largest
national and international bodies.
OUR SERVICES:
A ONE-STOP SERVICES PROVIDER
Bureau Veritas Certification offers certification and auditing services
for all existing and proprietary standards.
•Management Systems Certification Standards
Quality (ISO 9001, IS0 20000…), Environment (ISO 14001…),
Health and Safety (OHSAS 18001…), Social Accountability (SA8000…),
Security (ISO 27001, ISO/PAS 28000…)
•Sector-specific Solutions
Automotive (ISO/TS 16949…), Aerospace (AS/EN 9100…), Food (ISO 22000,
EurepGAP, BRC, IFS…), Forestry (FSC, PEFC, OLB…), Electronics (HSPM…),
Railways (IRIS…), Oil&Gas (ISO 29000), Telecom: TL9000, Chemical: RC14000
•Customized Auditing Services
Suppliers’ audits, network’s audits, internal audits, international
certification program
•VeriCert
®
: the Risk-Based Audit Approach of Bureau Veritas
•VeriSelect
®
: the certification of services of Bureau Veritas
•Assurance of Sustainability Report
•Climate change validation and verification services: CDM, EU ETS, JI…
•Training
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2. OUR ABILITY TO CERTIFY YOUR VALUE
Efficient International Network
With 5,700 hightly qualified auditors in more than 100 countries, Bureau
Veritas Certification offers a unique combination of local and international
networks. This worldwide network allows us to provide both consistent
service as well as quick reaction time when delivering new services.
The Mark of Global Recognition
When your company displays this mark of certification from Bureau Veritas
Certification, you are showing the world your commitment to excellence,
sustainability, and reliability. As an internationally recognized symbol, our
mark of certification is used by over 80,000 clients in more than 100
countries, all of whom benefit from the added value inherent in advertising
their professionalism and quality through our mark.
Unrivaled Expertise, Skilled Auditors
Bureau Veritas Certification offers you unrivaled expertise thanks to our
extensive knowledge of all standards, but also of all specific industry sectors
such as automotive, aerospace, food and forestry. This expertise has earned
us recognition by 35 national and international accreditation bodies and
allowed us to establish competence centers across the globe. Our cross-
sector expertise is solidified and supported by our team of 5,700 specially
trained auditors.
HIGHLIGHTS
•The world’s leading certification body
•Operating in more than 100 countries
•More than 80,000 clients worldwide
•Over 5,700 highly trained and experienced auditors
•Over 100,000 certificates delivered
•More than 35 accreditations
•Active member of a wide range of professional organizations:IIOC, IFIA SCC, EFQM, ISO
•First certification body to offer ISO 14001, food standard for ISO 22000, first to be registered
as an EMAS verifier and one of the pilots for the launch of OHSAS 18001, leading verifier
of corporate social responsibility, SA8000
•Certification Services Provider of choice of world-class companies
CONTACT
For details about this service, please contact
Bureau Veritas Certification
By phone: please contact your local office
By e-mail: [email protected]
FOR MORE INFORMATION
please visit:
www.bureauveritas.com
17/12/2007
ISO 9001
BUREAU VERITAS
Certification
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