Quality Inspection Companies in the European Union

It is important that you ensure the products manufactured during mass production work as intended, and that their characteristics (e.g. colours, dimensions) match the ones of the initial samples.

Various quality inspection companies in the European Union can help you achieve these goals, and their services include auditing, inspections, and monitoring.

This guide lists EU quality inspection companies that cover products ranging from electronics to leather products, and that are based in different countries, including Portugal, Spain, and Poland.

Portugal

Mars Quality

Mars Quality specialises in delivering QC-related services to sourcing and manufacturing companies in several countries, including Portugal. The company’s quality inspection services include container loading verification checks and factory acceptance tests. The company also audits Portuguese suppliers to determine their compliance with environmental and social standards.

The company provides third-party factory audits, quality control, and inspection services in multiple locations across Portugal, such as Aveiro, Coimbra, Lagos, Santarem, and Lisbon.

Covered Product Categories

• Leather products
• Ceramic products
• E-bikes
• Electronics
• Furniture
• Glasses
• Mechanical parts
• Medical devices
• Shoes
• Textiles

Services

• First article inspection
• During production inspection
• Pre-shipment inspection
• Supplier verification
• ISO 9001 audit
• ISO 14001 audit
• ISO 22000 audit
• SA8000 audit

Location: Not provided

TRIGO Group

TRIGO Group, founded in 1997, provides quality management solutions for the manufacturing sector in the e-mobility, automotive, and heavy transportation industries. Its quality solutions aid clients in avoiding potential quality issues during manufacturing processes.

TRIGO operates two branches in Portugal since 2017 to provide inspection and rework services, with a focus in the transportation industries. It inspects over one billion components and products per year and has served over 8,000 customers.

Covered Product Categories

• Electronics
• Heavy transports
• Recreational vehicles

Services

• Technical reworks
• Inspection and containments
• Production supports
• Auditing
• Delivery assurances
• Quality engineering
• Automated optical inspections

Location (HQ): Rua da Bica nº 8 4705-454 Celeirós Braga – Portugal

Spain

IG Solutions

IG Solutions, a Barcelona-based company, offers quality control services and is an AEC (Spanish Association for Quality) member.

The company’s inspectors perform quality controls and their services include lab analysis. It drafts inspection protocols for its customers and is able to adapt to their specifications. IG Solutions also offers on-site permanent control services. For this, the company performs product reprocesses or component retrofitting anywhere in Spain.

Finally, according to its website, the company is ISO 9001 certified.

Covered Product Categories

• Textiles
• Plastics
• Toys
• Automotive
• Electronics
• Cabling

Services

• Quality control
• Quality audits
• Product quality inspection
• Container loading inspection

Location: Balmes, 191, 7º 2ª, 08006-Barcelona, Spain

CCIC Spain

CCIC Spain, founded and established in 1994 in Barcelona, is an inspection, and certification company that has established cooperative relationships with international inspection and certification bodies.

The company operates per ISO/IEC 17020’s requirements and has a global network it relies on to provide quality inspection services to trade partners. It commits to providing customers with professional quality services.

Covered Product Categories

• Recycling materials
• Food and agricultural products
• Textiles
• Wooden products

Services

• Preloading inspections and supervision
• Quality inspections of goods
• Visual inspections of packaging
• Loading condition inspections

Location: C/Mallorca 272, 6-10, 08037 Barcelona, Spain

Poland

Global Inspection Managing

Global Inspection Managing is a quality assurance firm that operates in Poland and other locations. It can send its inspectors in different locations to ensure that its clients’ products meet the defined quality standards, covering items from raw material storage to providing pre-delivery inspections.

The company also claims to stay updated regarding international and industry-specific regulations. It operates on general standards of quality as well as regulation-specific guidelines and legislation.

Covered Product Categories

• Apparel
• Footwear
• Toys
• Electronics
• Seafood
• Fresh produce
• Textiles

Services

• On-site inspections
• Pre-shipment inspections
• Video inspections
• Food inspections
• Manufacturing audits
• Ethical audits
• Environmental audits
• Company verifications

Location (HQ): Suite C, Level 7, World Trust Tower, 50 Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong

Polish Quality Inspection Company

Polish Quality Inspection Company aims to ensure that materials and products meet requirements and conform to relevant designs and standards provided. The company has engineers and quality inspectors, as well as experts in the oil and gas and renewable energy industries. Their ongoing training ensures that they deliver their services with the highest professional skill level.

The company’s clients include General Electric, BP, AkerSolutions, Kinetics Technology, Tecnomont, and Eskom.

Covered Product Categories

• Pressure vessels
• Storage tanks
• Boilers
• Heat exchangers
• Pipelines

Services

• Machinery inspections of machinery
• Material item inspections
• Incoming raw material inspections

Location: Falck Polonusa 13b/37, Gdansk, Poland

Estonia

TÜV Eesti OÜ

TÜV Eesti OÜ is a subsidiary of the TÜV NORD Group and is accredited and accepted by the Estonian Accreditation Centre. The company issues TÜV NORD CERT management systems certificates under DAkkS (Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH) accreditation.

It offers inspections and audits. The company also performs technical inspections for vehicles such as tractor-trailers, trucks, buses, and motorbikes, as well as type approval of cars.

TÜV Eesti OÜ has a declaration of independence and impartiality on its website, stating that they only make objective, evidence-based decisions, and excludes activities with conflicts of interest.

Covered Product Categories

• Doors and windows
• Pressure equipment
• Road vehicles
• Tachographs

Services

• Technical auditing
• Vendor assessments
• Site inspections
• Pre-shipment inspection
• Advanced NDT and Coating inspections
• Pressure equipment audits
• Periodic technical inspection (PTI)

Location: Vana-Narva mnt 24B, 74114 Maardu, Estonia

DEKRA

DEKRA claims to be one of the world’s leading organisations in inspections, certification, and testing services for over ninety years. According to the company’s website, it operates in Estonia, as well as in over 60 other locations.

The company’s specialists work with consumer products, as well as medical and explosive products. In 2020, it earned the Platinum EcoVadis medal, scoring in the top 1% in Sustainability Rating.

Covered Product Categories

• Consumer electronics
• Lighting products
• Cars
• Radio technologies
• Industrial machinery
• Medical devices
• Traffic and infrastructure products

Services

• Research on local requirements
• Maintenance process monitoring
• Renewal process monitoring
• Initial and follow-up inspections
• Issues test reports and certificates

Location (HQ): Meander 1051, 6825 MJ Arnhem, Netherlands

Lithuania

Commodity Inspection Services

Commodity Inspection Services, established in 1989, offers qualitative and quantitative inspections and consulting and technical services. The company claims to be ISO 9001 and ISO 17020 certified, and to serve “all industries”, as well as government and international aid organisations.

It is a member of the Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA), Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations (FOSFA) Ltd, and TIC Council. Additionally, it is a member of both the Sugar Association of London and the Refined Sugar Association.

It is also licensed by the Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization (SSMO) to work as international surveyors in Sudan, inspect commodities, and issue inspection certificates per the SSMO’s rules.

Covered Product Categories

• Barley
• Wheat flour
• Paddy rice
• Soya bean
• Sunflower oil
• Corn gluten meal
• Cane sugar
• Milk powder
• Buses
• Re-bars
• Compressors
• Generator sets
• Pesticides
• Craft paper
• Cement

Services

• Commodity inspections
• Technical inspections
• Fertilizer inspections
• Pre-shipment inspections
• Trade facilitation support services
• Conformity verifications

Location: Jurginu 24/2, LT91205 Klaipeda, Lithuania

KLAIPEDOS NETAS

KLAIPEDOS NETAS, established in 1993 in Lithuania, offers inspections, claims adjusting services as well as cargo and vessel survey services. In 1996, AIMU (American Institute of Marine Underwriters) and WK Webster and Cesam appointed KLAIPEDOS NETAS as their Lithuanian correspondent. One year later, they became a Klaipeda Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts member.

Its clients include underwriters (e.g., AXA, Allianz), brokers (e.g., Aon, SIACI), and more.

Covered Product Categories

• Bulk cargo
• Containerized cargo
• Refrigerated or deep-frozen cargo
• Fruits and perishables

Services

• Quantity and quality inspections
• Loading or discharge supervision
• Pre-shipment surveys
• Weathertightness surveys
• Cleanliness inspections
• Lashing, securing, and stowage surveys

Location: S. Simkaus str, 14, LT-92129, Klaipėda, Lithuania

Czech Republic

SGS Czech Republic

SGS Czech Republic was established in 1993 as a subsidiary of the SGS Group. The company provides certification, inspection, and testing services for consumer goods, as well as industries such as automotive, industrial, and mineral.

It can help you to assess the quality of your batches and find critical defects before your goods get shipped to your clients.

Headquartered in Prague, it has offices in Strašnice, Kolín and Ostrava. SGS Czech Republic also operates mobile labs to bring their service straight to the client, or its suppliers’ factories.

Covered Product Categories

• Machinery
• Equipment

Services

• Manufacturing process inspections
• Coating inspections and failure analyses
• Dimensional inspections
• Documentation reviews
• Quality inspections of final products
• Packing and loading inspections
• Storing and handling inspections
• Visual inspections
• Welding inspections

Location: K Hájům 1233/2, Prague, 155 00, Czech Republic

EQIS

EQIS is a Czech quality control company that offers independent third-party inspection services. The company carries out order status evaluations, results testing, and qualitative parameter validation. It also performs technical product inspections, as well as control process and production inspections.

EQIS mainly focuses its services on the field of metallurgy and machinery and helps its clients to document, verify, and certify that control processes, production, and operations meet relevant requirements.

Covered Product Categories

• Vessel and heat exchangers
• Structural steelwork
• Welded products
• Converter sheets
• Tunnel and mine supports
• Railway wheels and wheel sets
• Tubings for petroleum gas
• Casings for natural gas

Services

• Process witness
• Pre-expedition inspection
• Final quality inspection
• Expediting
• Supervision during unloading
• Quality inspection monitoring
• Supervision during loading

Location: Jiřího z Poděbrad 2680, 738 01 Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic

Greece

SGS Greece S.A.

Established in 1878, SGS is an international testing, inspection, and certification company. The company has been operating in Greece since 1933, and it also has around 2,650 offices and labs in cities around the world.

SGS performs inspection, testing, and certification services. It also offers training and consultancy services. Its services cover consumer products and industries such as agricultural, environmental safety and health services, and automotive.

Besides product inspections, the company claims to also have the ability to check the past performance of suppliers – with regards to quality, – to help clients establishing an efficient quality assurance program, and minimise issues.

Covered Product Categories

• Furniture
• Electronics
• Toys
• Cosmetics
• Textiles
• Footwear

Services

• Initial Production Check
• During Production Check
• Final Random Inspection
• Loading/Unloading Supervision

Location: 2, Parnassou Street & 217 Kifissias Avenue, Maroussi, 15124, Athens, Greece

Pro QC

Pro QC began providing quality services in the 1980s and now serves many locations, including Greece. The company claims to improve the performance of local suppliers in Greece, helping factories prepare for product quality verifications and certifications.

Its quality assurance and quality control services are designed to meet specifications and guidelines, and according to its website, its auditors are certified to standards such as ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 9001.

Covered Product Categories

• Jewellery
• Cosmetic
• Footwear
• Furniture
• Medical devices
• Batteries
• Industrial components
• Integrated circuits
• Broadcasting equipment
• Auto parts
• Steering wheels
• Brake system parts
• Pipeline
• Heat exchangers
• ASME pressure vessels

Services

• Product inspections
• Container loading supervision
• Supplier selections
• Factory audits
• Supplier audit
• Supplier management
• Vendor compliance

Location (HQ): McHenry, IL, United States

Hungary

Goodada

Goodada was founded in Ireland in 2004 and is a third-party inspection and audit company that offers its services in over 76 locations, including Hungary. The company provides supplier audit and quality control services across the country. It claims that its services are designed to offer compliance and quality control services to firms that trade with Hungary.

Covered Product Categories

• Toys
• Furniture
• Textiles and apparel
• Footwear
• Electrical products
• Packaging
• Automotive products

Services

• Supplier audit services
• Pre-shipment inspections
• Inbound cargo inspections
• Loading inspections
• Factory production visits
• Production monitoring services
• Code of Conduct audits
• SA 8000 audit inspections
• Production quality control
• Buyer verifications

Location (HQ): U41 Rosemount Business Park, Ballycoolin Road, Dublin 11, Ireland