TÜV Rheinland Relocates Operations Center To Boston

By John Voket

TÜV Rheinland North America Holding, Inc, with offices on Commerce Road, has moved its operations center to Boston’s Financial District. According to a company spokesperson, the relocation will provide for closer proximity to a large density of TÜV Rheinland’s customers as well as potential new clients.

“As the company looks for further growth through acquisition, a central business location becomes a requirement,” said Stephan Schmitt, president and CEO of TUV Rheinland North America Holding, Inc.

These potential clients and customers, almost exclusively high-tech companies, are located in the corridor surrounding Boston and represent many technology sectors, including consumer electronics, ITE, telecommunications, medical devices, laboratory and test equipment, chemical, software and biotech.

The relocation of the newly established Holding Company from Newtown to Boston is part of the expansion of TUV Rheinland’s reach in North America.

Last year, the holding company oversaw the acquisition of two regional testing companies, Unified Testing Services and Non-Destructive Testing, Inc, as well as the creation of TÜV Rheinland PTL, LLC, part of the world’s largest solar and photovoltaic testing network.

The new office for the holding company will serve as a center for all business opportunities coming into and out of North America. According to Mr Schmitt, executive personnel will facilitate and support the interactions of the company’s regional and international business stream activities from the new Boston location.

The company will maintain a presence in Newtown, and the move will reportedly involve relocating about a dozen jobs from the local workforce to the Boston area.