TÜV Rheinland acquires part of ABB’s Energy Industries division
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TÜV Rheinland acquires part of ABB’s Energy Industries division
Combined business will create a full-service offer to the high hazard industries, supporting customers in the energy transition and energy security / Strategic growth of safety, risk and integrity management services
TÜV Rheinland has today completed the acquisition of ABB’s UK technical engineering consultancy, part of ABB’s Energy Industries division. ABB’s UK technical engineering consultancy will complement the existing risk, safety and integrity management services provided by TÜV Rheinland and will be integrated into its Industrial Services & Cybersecurity business in the UK.
ABB’s UK technical engineering consultancy including a network of subcontractors and associates has around 160 people operating from two main sites in the northeast and the northwest of England. A specialist team of technical experts helps global energy customers improve process safety, equipment and asset integrity as well as technical design for new and existing industrial plants.
The combined business will create a scalable, broad-based technical engineering provider delivering a full-service offer to the high hazard industries, supporting customers in the energy transition and energy security.
About ABB
ABB’s Process Automation business automates, electrifies and digitalizes industrial operations that address a wide range of essential needs – from supplying energy, water and materials, to producing goods and transporting them to market. With its ~20,000 employees, leading technology and service expertise, ABB Process Automation helps customers in process, hybrid and maritime industries improve performance and safety of operations, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. go.abb/processautomation
ABB is a technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. The company’s solutions connect engineering know-how and software to optimize how things are manufactured, moved, powered and operated. Building on more than 130 years of excellence, ABB’s ~105,000 employees are committed to driving innovations that accelerate industrial transformation. www.abb.com
About TÜV Rheinland
TÜV Rheinland stands for safety and quality in virtually all areas of business and life. The company has been operating for more than 150 years and ranks among the world’s leading testing service providers. It has more than 20,000 employees in over 50 countries and generates annual revenues of around 2.1 billion euros. The highly qualified experts of TÜV Rheinland test technical systems and products around the world, support innovations in technology and business, train people in numerous professions and certify management systems according to international standards. In doing so, the independent experts generate trust in products as well as processes across global value-adding chains and the flow of commodities. Since 2006, TÜV Rheinland has been a member of the United Nations Global Compact to promote sustainability and combat corruption. Website: www.tuv.com
Media contact: TÜV Rheinland, Press Office, Tel.: +49 2 21/8 06-21 48
Press releases as well as photo and video footage are available on request by email to presse@de.tuv.com or on www.tuv.com/press.
ABB Media Relations
Ben Moore, Tel.: +41 79 664 47 85, Email: benjamin.moore@ch.abb.com
ABB Ltd, Affolternstrasse 44, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
Further material to download document: 05_TÜV Rheinland acq~nsulting_final.docx