Verily, Bureau Veritas says unto the business world: If you can't measure it, you can't manage it. Bureau Veritas provides technical services focusing on construction, quality, environmental, health, safety, social accountability, and information management issues. Core services include inspection, product testing and certification, and on-site testing and analysis. Based in France, the company has more than 1,500 laboratories in 140 countries serving the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Clients come from industries such as automotive, chemicals, construction, government services, metal and mining, and petroleum. French investment firm Wendel Investissement owns a controlling stake of Bureau Veritas.