SGS

SGS is a testing, inspection and certification company employing more than 99,500 professionals across 2,500 laboratories and business facilities in 115 countries. The firm provides independent verification of quality for buyers and sellers, with work spanning testing, inspection, certification and quality verification.

The company was founded in 1878 as a grain inspection house at the port of Rouen, France, charged with verifying grain quality for trading parties. That founding business has since broadened to serve virtually every industry, among them grain and agriculture, oil and gas, manufacturing, healthcare, technology, sustainability, and shipping and ports. Headquarters have been located in Geneva, Switzerland since 1915.

SGS operates in more than 115 countries and maintains a network of 2,500 laboratories and business facilities. Its stated brand promise is "when you need to be sure", and the firm describes its working principles in terms of independence, trustworthiness and precision. Its grain inspection services continue alongside its wider testing, inspection and certification (TIC) offering.