PHILIPPINES
ABOUT US
BUREAU VERITAS is a large multinational organization founded in 1828 with 900 locations and inspection centers in 140 countries worldwide. Bureau Veritas deploys multi disciplinary skills of more than 40,000 employees around the world. BV is an international professional service group specializing in QHSE management system (quality, health and safety, environment and social accountability.
Each business line offers a range of specific services – in areas of asset management, certification, classification, consulting, inspection audit, testing and analysis and training designed to business needs.Bureau Veritas PHILIPPINES was established since 1970. For almost 20 years, it has operated through local agent. In 1995, the Philippine Branch of Bureau Veritas was set up with the company’s registration in the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Six Business Lines are currently operating in the Philippines, namely, Marine, Industry and Inspection, Certification, Government Services and International Trade, Consumer Products Service and Commodities. For direct access to each department's activities, see OUR SERVICES...
OUR OFFICE LOCATIONS
BV MANILA
8th Floor, Ramon Magsaysay Center
1680 Roxas Boulevard cor J. Quintos St.
Ermita, Manila
Tel Nos.: +63 2 5211068
Fax No.: + 63 2 5211959
BV CEBU
603A 6/F Keppel Center,
Cebu Business Park, Ayala,
Cebu City
Tel Nos.: +63 32 2331014/ 2331018
Fax No.: +63 32 2331007
6 DIVISIONS
Philippine operations maintain two (2) marine offices; one in Manila and the other in Cebu.
- Ship classification
If you are involved in the Martime Industry, classification refers to a range of services performed on a vessel, from its design and construction to its "in-service" status, with the objective to make it operate according to a high level of internationally recognized safety standards. As a classification body, we are strongly committed to the development and implementation of maritime technical standards to protect life, property and the environment.
We also provide assesment and certification services with respect to ISM Code, ISPS Code, and Harmonized or Integrated certification services to all types of ships.
Since the beginning of 2011, Bureau Veritas Philippines has been a leader in the voluntary certification of Manning Agencies against the MLC2006 Convention.
CERTIFICATION (Independent Certification Body of Bureau Veritas) The year 1995 was the start of the certification activities of BUREAU VERITAS in the Philippines with the creation of Certification Department. Functioning under the umbrella of BV Philippines, it carries it certification activities under the supervision and control of BVCertfication Holdings in London and other international certification centers, strictly complying the worldwide BV management system.
In September 20, 2006, BVQI evolved to the unique brand - Bureau Veritas- and became Bureau Veritas Certification. This migration was a name change but organizational structure and operations remains the same.
Today BVCertification continuously provides assessments and certification services to its more than 300 clients in the fields of quality, health and safety, environment and social accountability as well as trainings in the Philippines. Uniquely set-up, BVCertifcation hasaccessto expertise of the BV Group worldwide.
BVCertification offers a full range of services, including certification in areas of :
- QUALITY (ISO 9000, ISO/TS16949, ISO 22001, AS9001)
- ENVIRONMENT (ISO 14001, EMAS, GHG/CDM)
- SAFETY (OHSAS 18001)
- SECURITY (ISO 27001, FSR TAPA)
- SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY (SA8000)
- CDM
COMPLAINT MANAGEMENT
IMPARTIALITY STATEMENT
INDUSTRY & INSPECTION - Your organization wants to show responsibility by making sure that its facilities, equipment, products and services comply with quality, health & safety, environmental and social responsibility imperatives, whether they are:
- regulatory: imposed by applicable codes or regulations which condition the “license to operate”,
-voluntary: based on sector specific requirements or recognized international standards,
-proprietary: based on your own schemes, standards or requirements.
We are able to carry out inspections of your facilities, equipment and products, and audits of your systems and processes against practically any referential, on a local or worldwide basis. In a number of cases, inspections and audits will ultimately enable us to grant a certification to your organisation
GOVERNMENT SERVICES & INTERNATIONAL TRADE (GSIT)
>>> Reducing risk factors in worldwide trade
Bureau Veritas assists governments with the implementation of programmes designed to optimise the collection of taxes on imports and to check that products comply with the specified standards.
Bureau Veritas also fulfils the needs of private operators, international organisations and public bodies, handling operations such as inspecting agro-food and agricultural products and checking export products (wood, oil, cocoa, etc.)
The company’s programmes mainly consist of services involving the inspection of goods either prior to shipping or on arrival at the destination, services involving checking that the goods comply with domestic or international standards and services involving technical inspection of vehicles.
In order to achieve the targets, the Division draws on support from a solid network of inspectors and specialist laboratories and can also call upon advanced techniques such as risk management and X-ray scans.
Bureau Veritas has been accredited by the Committee for Accreditation of Cargo Surveying Companies (CACSC) of The Philippines, on December 23rd, 2009.
This accreditation has been given to perform Cargo Survey Services on any Bulk and Break Bulk product with The Philippines destination, due to arrive on Jan 4, 2010 and onwards.
The scope of services encompasses quantity and quality inspection plus price comparison. The objective of this programme is to ease the import formalities.
The GSIT Business is accredited ISO 17020 in respect of both services, Pre-shipment inspection (PSI) services and Verification of conformity (VOC) for products. This accreditation demonstrates an ongoing commitment by GSIT to apply rigorous controls to services and innovations for delivering quality assured, inspection services. This is based upon a worldwide approach to the needs of both Governments and the Trading Community.
CONSUMER PRODUCTS SERVICES (CPS)
The Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services division is a world-leading concept-to-consumer quality assurance and compliance services provider to manufacturers, distributors and retailers.
With a presence in every major sourcing and selling territory around the world, our solutions help companies making, distributing or selling products to improve their:
- Product quality, safety and compliance
- Sourcing flexibility
- Speed-to-market
- Profitability
- Brand security throughout the supply chain
As you would expect from a world-leading solutions provider, Bureau Veritas holds a comprehensive range of international accreditations and certifications from some of the largest and most recognized international bodies. With a global network of locations in 40 countries supported by more than 8,000 employees, Bureau Veritas has the right people in the right place, to help you at every stage.
Industry Sector:
- Hardlines
- Health and Beauty
- Toys and Juvenile Products
- Softlines and Footwear
- Electrical and Electronic Products
Core Services:
- Analytical and Chemical Compliance
- Factory Audits
- Engineering
- Inspections
- Knowledge Products
- Social Compliance
- Supply Chain Solutions
- Sustainability Services
COMMODITIES
Brief History :
Started as Toplis and Harding (Far East) Inc. in 1967, the company grew in strength and expanded in business to become Inspectorate (
Founded on our core values of Integrity and Equity and with offices and sub-offices in major ports of the Philippines and a coal laboratory (Coal Test Center) located in Manila, Inspectorate (
Statement of Capability:
Our long years of experience and team of managers and staff of highly trained professionals have earned us the support of major companies in the following fields:
> Petroleum and Petrochemicals
- Loading and discharging - Bunker Inspeciton
supervisions of crude oil, LPG, - Stocks Inventory
Lube Oil, chemicals, asphalt, - Engineering and Calibration
aviation gas, gasoils, gasoline, - Sampling
naptha, reformate, etc. - Witness On-site Testing
- Tank Preloading Inspection
> Agri-Minerals, Steel-Metallurgical, Energy
- Draft Survey - Weighing Supervision
- Vessel Holds and Tanks - Sampling and Sample
Pre-loading Inspection Preparations
- Loading and Discharging - Cargo Condition Survey
- Supervision and Monitoring - Coal Testing
> General Marine Cargoes
- Sampling and Sample Preparations - Warehouse Survey
- Shipboard Surveying - Heavey Equipment Cargo
- Container Inspection - Vehicle Survey / Inspection
- Turn-Over Cargo Survey
CONTACT US:
2/F Velco Centre, cor. R.S. and A.C.
Delgado St., Port Area, Manila, 1018
Phone : + 63 2 708 7070 / 7171
Fax : + 63 2 708 7373
Mobile : + 63 917 5959470
