TÜV SÜD, head quearted in United Kingdom, is engaged in range of services including consultancy, inspections, tests, certification and training. The objectives of the company, as per the company website, are reliability, safety and quality as well as environmental protection and cost effectiveness.
TÜV SÜD was established 140 years ago as a private-sector regulatory body with the objective of "protecting man, the environment and property against the adverse effects of technology".