BUREAU VERITAS IN AFRICA

Bureau Veritas in Africa

We capitalize on more than 125 years of experience in Africa to anticipate your expectations better, in all key sectors. Our knowledge of the continent enables us to meet the challenges raised by growing urbanization, contributing to the emergence of smarter cities. We are working on the transition to a greener and more efficient economy. We are ensuring more reliable agriculture for a growing African population. We integrate and support the digitalization of our companies, while ensuring to minimize the risks. 

45teams on all over the continent
30offices
30laboratories

 

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OUR HISTORY

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1828

Bureau Veritas was founded in 1828 with the objective of securing maritime transport by providing insurers with up-to-date monitoring of ships and equipment. We have thus created a new methodology for assessing the risks of ships and equipment.
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1898

We set up our first office in Dakar, Senegal
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1900

The strong development of marine and construction activities led the development of a new branch in Morocco.
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DE 1980 A 2009

We continue the development of our activities in 11 new countries to better respond to the needs of our clients.
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2007

Bureau Veritas became a world leading inspection and testing organisation for the commodities industry.
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2010

Our expansion continues with the acquisition of the coal sector expert Advanced Coal Technology in South Africa.
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2011

Our first single window concessions are launched in West Africa.
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2012

Two new antennas opened in Tanzania and Burkina Faso.
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2015

We completed our network by establishing two new teams in Ethiopia and Zambia.
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2018

The acquisition of the food analysis and testing laboratory, Labomag in Morocco reinforced our range of service in agriculture sector.