By 1881, there were steam boiler inspection associations located throughout most of Germany. However, each of the experts could still essentially decide on their own definition of proper functioning.

Walther Gyssling, the chief engineer of the BDRV, was pleased when he presented his report about fiscal year 1877 to the members. In the last five years, none of the more than 1,000 boilers inspected by the association had exploded.

Nearly 150 years German Group TÜV SÜD offers services for domestic and internationalmarkets, steadily improving and adapting the Group’s services to local needsand requirements. In changingenvironment of global markets continuous improvement program exploiting thepositive experience in countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

On October 13, 1868, Carl Isambert, a 29-year-old engineer, joined the company in Mannheim. He became the first full-time expert at a technical inspection association in Germany.