As TÜV SÜD Turkey, we started to serve primarily in the field of industry in 1987. By providing world-class technical service to the leading organizations of the sector; We have strengthened our presence in the Turkish market in a short time. In 1995, we expanded our field of activity and started to offer management systems audit services. With the addition of automotive, training and product certification areas, we started to offer our customers all the technical services they need from a single point.
TÜV SÜD Turkey is one of the leading companies in Turkey, which draws its strength from its 150 years of experience in safety, quality and sustainability, and provides technical service from a single point. Our extensive industry experience and technical expertise we have accumulated to date; It allows us to provide technical services in testing, product certification, surveillance, inspection, management systems certification, information services and training.
As part of our growth strategy in Turkey, we expanded our range of services in the industry with the acquisition of TEKKON A.Ş., which provides services in the fields of quality control and quality assurance, non-destructive testing and inspection, in November 2014. This investment, which we have made in order to increase our competitive advantage on a global scale, is an important step we have taken in maintaining our leading and key role in Turkey and new markets.
TÜV, as the abbreviation of Technischer Uberwachungsverein in German; It means Technical Inspection Union in Turkish. SÜD, on the other hand, means south in German and is a permanent reminder of where TÜV SÜD's story begins.