SGS is a global testing, inspection and certification company, founded in 1878, providing independent quality verification services through 2,500 facilities in 115 countries.
SGS is a testing, inspection and certification company employing more than 99,500 professionals across 115 countries. Its work is delivered through 2,500 laboratories and business facilities, where technical staff carry out independent verification of quality for buyers and sellers. The company's origins lie in grain inspection: it was founded in 1878 by Henri Goldstuck as a grain inspection house in the port of Rouen, France, and adopted the name Société Générale de Surveillance in 1915, when it also established its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
The company's core offering is a suite of testing, inspection and certification (TIC) services, evolved from that original grain inspection business and now applied across virtually every industry. Technical domains include testing, inspection, certification, grain quality inspection, quality verification and sustainability. Sectors served range from oil and gas, manufacturing and healthcare to technology, grain and agricultural commodities, and shipping and ports.
With over 145 years of operation, the firm has built its work around independence and trustworthiness in verification, operating under the brand promise "when you need to be sure". Skilled roles at SGS are grounded in laboratory and field operations, supported by the scale of its global network of testing facilities.
