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
Read more
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.
Foundation in Siegen
Foundation in Siegen as the Steam Boiler Inspection Association Lenne, Sieg and Dill
The DÜV get the spark to glow
In April 1872, the Steam Boiler Inspection Association in the Lenne, Sieg, and Dill Industrial Districts (e.V.), renamed DÜV zu Siegen e.V. in 1899, began its work. The foundation was laid for 150 years of service dedicated to safety, integrity, and research.
TÜV Essen e.V.
Merger with further inspection associations to form TÜV Essen e.V.
The association and its areas of responsibility are growing
Throughout the 20th century, new areas of inspection were steadily added, and in 1938 the organization merged with other inspection associations and was restructured to become TÜV Essen e.V. Anyone seeking an independent assessment of their offerings—whether systems, products, or services—that was recognized globally as a seal of quality could find it at TÜV.
Renaming
Renamed to Rheinisch-Westfälischer Technischer Überwachungsverein
Renamed to Rheinisch-Westfälischer Technischer Überwachungsverein
Gradual Transformation
Gradual transformation into a market-oriented, internationally active service organisation
Pressure to adapt due to a free European market
Renamed again
Renamed from Rheinisch-Westfälischer Überwachungsverein to RWTÜV
Agility even on the business card
TÜV Thüringen
Members of RWTÜV begin building TÜV Thüringen
RWTÜV is establishing TÜV Thüringen
The Group
Building a Group Structure
Establishing a corporate structure
Split
Separation into two corporate groups to be more focused and agile
Improved performance through focus
RWTÜV Foundation
Establishment of the RWTÜV Foundation
Establishment of the RWTÜV Foundation
Expansion of the Foundation's Purpose
Promotion of Forward-Looking Topics
Promoting forward-looking topics
Group of companies
Today RWTÜV GmbH is a business group with a multi-brand strategy
A powerful group of companies with three business divisions
Today, RWTÜV is a group of technology service companies with strong brands, comprising RWTÜV GmbH as the holding company and three business divisions: “Insurance Services,” “Telecommunications,” and “Energy & Environment.” Through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies, the group operates in over 30 countries across four continents. RWTÜV GmbH serves as the strategic management and financial holding company. It manages and oversees all key group activities and the further expansion of the corporate group.
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.
You are currently viewing a placeholder content from Vimeo. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.
More InformationUnique and Competitive
Shareholder structure
The Executive Board of the RWTÜV Group
Thomas Biedermann
Chairman of the Board of RWTÜV GmbH
Dr. Fabian Fechner
Managing Director of RWTÜV GmbH
How can we help you?
The team at RWTÜV headquarters is happy to assist you in person. Contact us with your inquiry, and our knowledgeable employees will get back to you.
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