MOVE AS ONE
The RWTÜV Group operates under the motto move AS ONE: The RWTÜV Group's brands are strong individually, but we inspire each other, benefit from each other, and develop together. With this strategy, Thomas Biedermann and Dr. Fabian Fechner, together with the RWTÜV Group, aim to deliver operational excellence.
From association to corporation
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As a result of the liberalisation of technical inspection in Germany, RWTÜV transformed into an innovative, market-oriented, international service company. In the course of this, a group structure corresponding to the usual industry standard emerged in 1993, placing the operating business into independent investment companies beneath a management holding company, today's RWTÜV GmbH. Via RWTÜV Holding GmbH, RWTÜV e.V. is today the majority shareholder of RWTÜV GmbH. Further shareholders are the RWTÜV Foundation and TÜV Thüringen e.V.
In the 2004 financial year, in view of the economic challenges of liberalisation, the strategic decision was taken to split RWTÜV into two significantly more focused and efficient business groups:
RWTÜV's investment companies focused on new technologies were consolidated as the RWTÜV business group and bundled under RWTÜV GmbH in the business areas of insurance services, information and telecommunications technology, and energy & environment.
The classic TÜV testing and inspection services of RWTÜV, by contrast, were merged with those of TÜV NORD e.V. and TÜV Hannover/Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. The merger of these classic TÜV services gave rise to the TÜV NORD business group, in whose management holding, TÜV NORD AG, RWTÜV GmbH holds a stake.
The strategic decision to split into two mutually independent, more efficient business groups has proven successful and exceeded all expectations. At the same time, all economic challenges of liberalisation have been mastered.
In 2007, RWTÜV e.V. established the RWTÜV Foundation. Its foundation purpose "Promotion of science and research in the fields of technology, safety and the environment" is complementary to the association purpose of RWTÜV e.V. The RWTÜV Foundation supports science and research at renowned universities. Like RWTÜV e.V., the RWTÜV Foundation holds shares in RWTÜV Holding GmbH and thus indirectly in RWTÜV GmbH.
Today, RWTÜV e.V. and the RWTÜV Foundation form the umbrella of the RWTÜV business group. They stand for the core values of the business group, namely neutrality, independence and solidity. At the same time, RWTÜV e.V. and the RWTÜV Foundation guarantee the sustainable development of the RWTÜV business group, free from the influences of the capital market.
The RWTÜV business group is thus sustainably positioned as an independent business group with a multi-brand strategy.
2025 – Today
move AS ONE: Strategic development of the RWTÜV Group along the values of Independence, Sustainability, Safety, and Competence
2026
First-ever implementation of two internal RWTÜV online in-house exhibitions: All Group companies will introduce themselves to interested colleagues under the motto „identify AS ONE.“ The format is based on a proposal from an internal ideas competition aimed at shaping the overarching „move AS ONE“ strategy.“
2025
Launch of the "move AS ONE" 2030 Strategy: RWTÜV GmbH is strategically advancing the companies within the values-driven group of technology service providers by leveraging potential synergies and the benefits of diversity
Sale of G+N, Flyct (NL), and CETECOM Inc. (USA)
2020 – 2024
Brand positioning of RWTÜV in conjunction with strong individual brands: Development of a brand identity and formulation of strategic objectives
2024
Merger of Optismall, Enersave, and EnIA into parent company Enoplan; sale of the Dragintra Group
Achieving the Goals of Strategy 2025 Ahead of Schedule
2023
Launch of the RWTÜV Innovation Platform, Internal Innovation Competition, and the First Group-Wide Intranet, „RWTÜV CAMPUS“
Start Human Development Offers for Management and Employees of all Group Subsidiaries
Completion of CTC advanced and CETECOM merger into cetecom advanced
2022
Presentation of the RWTÜV Startup Award and awards ceremony as part of the RWTÜV Group’s 150th-anniversary celebration at its founding location in Siegen
Acquisition of shares in ensun and isn – innovation service network, purchase of cesitec, apro.gmbh, Spotlite, MN Ingenieure, and Kalimbassieris Group
First-time implementation of summer festivals at subsidiaries with support from the RWTÜV Group headquarters
2021
RWTÜV Gets a New Look: Repositioning the Brand and Brand Identity
Joint venture between Van Ameyde subsidiary Interschaden and Claims Factory in Germany, and acquisition of Quadra Claims
2020
Thomas Biedermann and Dr. Fabian Fechner jointly head RWTÜV GmbH, RWTÜV Foundation, and RWTÜV e. V.
Entry into force of the first 5-year strategy 2025 for the RWTÜV Group with visions, missions, and goals in the areas of Performance & Growth, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Culture & Identity
2004 – 2019
Realignment and Diversification: Integration of Classic TÜV Businesses into TÜV NORD AG and RWTÜV as a Strong Holding Company for Technology Service Providers
2014-2019
Acquisition of Ingenieurbüro Nordhorn, Woodgate & Clark (UK), and G + N Consult
2007
Founding of RWTÜV Foundation
2006
Acquisition of Enoplan
2005
Kronprinzenstraße 30 in Essen will be the new headquarters of the RWTÜV Group.
2004
Split and Merger: TÜV NORD AG is formed from TÜV NORD e. V., TÜV Hannover/Sachsen-Anhalt e. V., and parts of RWTÜV. RWTÜV GmbH now consists of the business divisions Insurance Services, Information and Telecommunications Technology, and Energy & Environment, and holds a stake in TÜV NORD AG.
1979 – 2003
Internationalization and Liberalization
2003
Acquisition of CONSULECTRA by Vattenfall Europe as a consequence of the restructuring of the German energy industry
2000
Start of compliance testing, certification, and approval procedures for mobile communications by the RWTÜV Telecommunications Department
1992
RWTÜV acquires Van Ameyde Group in the Netherlands
1991
Spin
1987
Certification of quality management systems according to ISO standards
1872 – 1979
Foundation and Growth: TÜV as a Synonym for Technical Safety and Quality, Assumption of State-Relieving Activities
1969
Change of name to Rheinisch-Westfälischer Technischer Überwachungsverein – RWTÜV Essen
1960
Introduction of exhaust gas measurements for motor vehicles and 1961 introduction of TÜV inspection stickers for vehicles
1950
Establishment of the Automotive Laboratory and Development of Non-Destructive Testing Methods Using Ultrasound
1938
Regional Restructuring and Merger into TÜV Essen e.V.
1905
Inspection tasks are state-mandated and extended to elevators, motor vehicles and their drivers, electrical installations, etc. DÜV becomes TÜV (Technical Inspection Association), and in 1906, driver's license examinations become mandatory and are administered by the TÜV organizations.
1872
Founding of the Steam Boiler Inspection Association in the Lenne, Sieg, and Dill Industrial Districts (e. V.) in Siegen
Creating Values in the Future
150 years ago, TÜV's pursuit of safety began, evolving into the vision of mastering technology and engineering. Today, the RWTÜV Group is a driver of innovation, transformation, and a pioneer of progress with safety.
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Shareholder structure
The RWTÜV Group is a unique corporate holding company with the values of a medium-sized enterprise. In our strategic investments, we combine sustainable commitment with the greatest possible entrepreneurial spirit in our subsidiaries. The shareholders of the RWTÜV Group stand for the core values of the corporate group: neutrality, independence, and solidity.
RWTÜV Foundation
The RWTÜV Foundation, founded in 2007, promotes research, science, and educational initiatives at an institutional level with the founder RWTÜV e. V. The focus is on innovations for sustainability and safety. Learn more about the RWTÜV Foundation here.
The Executive Board of the RWTÜV Group
Thomas Biedermann
Chairman of the Board of RWTÜV GmbH
Dr. Fabian Fechner
Managing Director of RWTÜV GmbH
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Supervisory Board of RWTÜV GmbH
Dr. Peter Sauermann (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
Senior Manager Deployment Europe / Head of Aral Research, BP Europa SE, Bochum
Dr. Hans Christian Atzpodien (Deputy)
Managing Director Knappschaft Kliniken GmbH, Recklinghausen
Dipl.-Ing. Volker Höhnisch
(Member of the Supervisory Board)
Chairman of the Board of Directors of TÜV Thüringen e.V.
Elisabeth Bienbeck-Ketelhohn
(Member of the Supervisory Board)
Member of the Advisory Board of eurobits e.V., Essen
Dipl.-Ing. Hüseyin Güngör
(Member of the Supervisory Board – Employee Representative)
cetecom advanced GmbH
Steven Becker, M.Sc.
(Member of the Supervisory Board – Employee Representative)
cetecom advanced GmbH