Dekra

DEKRA (proper spelling: DEKRA ) was founded in 1925 in Berlin as a German automobile surveillance Club. With approximately 28,000 employees and a turnover of about 2 billion euros in Germany DEKRA is the largest and one of the world 's leading audit companies and claims to be the market leader in Europe. The Group is mainly engaged in the testing of motor vehicles and technical equipment, but also offers other services. His seat has DEKRA since 1946 in Stuttgart. The operating business is performed by the DEKRA SE, which is completely in the possession of DEKRA eV.

Tasks

The main tasks of DEKRA include the periodic inspection of motor vehicles ( general inspection, emissions testing ), expert reports, safety inspections and testing of electrical installations.

DEKRA operates as " officially recognized inspection organization " in the old federal states. In the new Länder and Berlin, the club also has the status of a " technical test center for motor vehicle traffic " with the appropriate competencies ( inter alia loss of driving license tests and assessments to obtain operating permits ).

Nationwide maintains DEKRA 480 own branches and carry out regular vehicle inspections in 38,500 Prüfstützpunkten ( workshops) by. The authority responsible for education and training DEKRA Academy is represented in 150 locations.

Group structure

The association DEKRA eV has about 25,000 members. These are mostly companies with commercial fleets, such as trucking companies, which are managed economically and technically by DEKRA. Among other things, the training of staff for business is operated, for example, who are busy with safe transport of dangerous goods or hazardous substances.

DEKRA eV holds 100 percent of the shares of DEKRA SE. This acts as a holding company for organized into the following three divisions, subsidiaries:

• DEKRA Automotive ( vehicle inspection, reports, used car management, homologation and type tests, claims )
• DEKRA Industrial (industrial & structural inspection, materials testing and inspection, product testing & certification, system certification, consulting)
• DEKRA Personnel ( qualification, temporary work )

Overall, the Group has more than 230 subsidiaries and investments and is active in more than 50 countries.

Indicators

In fiscal 2012, the expert organization achieved the best result of their more than 85- year history. Sales rose by 7.8 percent to 2.2 billion euros. At the reporting date December 31, 2012 DEKRA Group employed 28,340 employees, of whom 42.0 percent were employed outside Germany.

History

DEKRA was founded in 1925 in Berlin as a German automobile surveillance Club. During the Second World War, no tests were performed. 1946, the employees their work at the new location in Stuttgart again. 1961, DEKRA has been recognized as an official inspection agency. The first DEKRA training center was opened in Wart 1977. Vehicle inspections were first offered in 1981 in France. 1990 DEKRA AG was founded and took over the duties of the association. Furthermore then was a commitment to the field of quality management. The DEKRA ETS was founded in 1991 and took over responsibilities in the areas of technical safety, materials testing and construction. Together with the Cologne Reinsurance Dekra Environmental was founded in 1993. As of 1993 made ​​further cooperation in Eastern Europe.

In 1996, former salaried engineers had made ​​independently and connected as DEKRA partner the company. From this about 50 partner offices have been created. On 13 July 2010, the DEKRA AG was renamed the DEKRA SE ( Societas Europaea ) and thus was a European Company.

Sponsor

DEKRA is since 2003 official sponsor of the DFB football referee. A world wide reputation gained DEKRA between 1991 and 1995 as the exclusive advertising partner with Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher. Since 1989, DEKRA is the technical partner and sponsor of the DTM ( German Touring Car Masters ).

Memberships

DEKRA is a member of the Network European Movement Germany.

Criticism

As with the TÜV Nord II recipients are employed as an occupational returners also at the DEKRA unemployment benefits. These are then under circumstances not dealt with immediately beneficial tasks such as with the solution of a puzzle. The company gets for this work between 500 and 800 euros per user per month. In the DEKRA business branch " Toys Company " means.

The project has two objectives, namely, to enable needy families and single parents access to free toys, while facilitating the return to professional life by training and practice acquisition long-term unemployed. The basic principle of Toys Company is based on hand toys - from board game to children's bicycle - to raise about fundraising and repair professional in your own workshop if needed and clean. Are the toys functional again, these to needy families with children ( upon presentation of unemployment benefit II Bescheides ), as well as to social institutions such as Kindergartens, children's homes, youth centers and hospitals away.