About Control Union
About us
Welcome to the family!
Control Union has been helping to build a better world for several decades. From our roots in agriculture, we have since grown to become a global trustworthy partner for testing, inspection and certification (TIC), providing a comprehensive range of quality services to clients in more than 80 countries.
Cross-sector, global expertise
Our in-depth knowledge and experience covers all aspects of the supply chain, across a wide range of industries, including food, feed, energy, forestry, sustainability, social compliance, and textiles.
Thanks to our global network of offices, and our 5.000+ people, we are uniquely equipped to support businesses anywhere in the world, providing on-the-ground support and insight to assist partners with local challenges on testing, inspections and certifications.
Driven by our values
We are proud of our reputation as trusted experts acting with honesty and respect for people, society, and the environment. We prioritize integrity, safety, and transparency in everything we do, from our service to clients to our relationships with stakeholders, and from the development of our employees to the support we give the communities we work in.
Above all, we are committed to our mission to work with our clients, partners, stakeholders and employees to build a better tomorrow. Growing our future together, we are taking the next steps towards a more sustainable, more efficient and safer world.
TIC Council
Control Union is a member of the TIC Council. Control Union, a Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) Group of companies, is a member of the TIC Council (tic-council.org), the world association of testing, inspection and certification companies.
Read more about our TIC Council membership
Proud to be the proof to your promise
Although the scale of our business may have changed over the past century, the values that drive us have not, as we deliver long-term, sustainable and innovative solutions to clients across the globe.
Integrity
We are a family company, with trust as our biggest value, so we act and swear by honesty, making responsible and respectful decisions
Customer focus
Our customers are the reason for our existance. Their success is our success, delivering the highest level of service quality and experience is our focus
Entrepreneurship
Every step we and our partners take, is a step forward. To help them overcome their ongoing challenges
Long-term-view
We think long-term and keep an adaptive mindset, focused on sustainable growth and assisting our partners on their way towards a sustainable future.
Safety first
We believe in safety first. Always. We are committed to keeping ourselves, our colleagues, our partners, and communities safe. And furthermore:
Our sustainability impact
Our vision is to be a leader in sustainable practices and to create a positive impact on the environment through our operations and services. We are committed to doing our part and have set a goal to achieve net zero emissions by 2040.
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Worldwide reach
Global coverage, local knowledge
For decades, Control Union has offered peace of mind to many supply chains in businesses and industries around the globe. We are always nearby. In 80+ countries and with more than 274 offices worldwide, we provide solutions and ‘boots on the ground.’ Our in-depth knowledge and experience cover all aspects of the supply and value chain in many industries. Check out our story.
offices and labs worldwide
countries of operation
proud employees
Innovation and design thinking
We recognize the importance of looking ahead, forecasting and innovation. We see innovation as our duty to ourselves, our stakeholders and our clients. Not as a desire for new techniques and business models but more as a culture that we nurture in our company. Committed to providing top-quality service, using state of the art technology and expert techniques and personnel for a range of services bespoke to the needs of our clients, we are proud to offer innovative solutions that are supported by our core values.
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Our sustainable promises
To accelerate our journey towards a more sustainable future we launched our second annual Sustainability Report and its focus is on how we are incorporating sustainability management into our overall strategy. The report presents our current standing and the targets we aim to achieve. It also provides information on our overarching sustainability strategy.
Our 2022 report was developed in reference to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards and covers all activities within the various business entities in the Royal Peterson and Control Union Group, regardless of their geographic location.
Global coverage, local knowledge
Find your local or nearby office on the world map.
Cairo
Bldg. No. 205, Neighbour Hood 1
District 7
Sheikh Zayed City
Egypt
Postal address
12, Nouh Afandi St.
Off Sultan Hussein St.
El Pharana, Floor 4
21621 Alexandria
Egypt
Alexandria
12, Nouh Afandi St.
Off. Sultan Hussein St.
El Pharana, Floor 4
21621 Alexandria
Egypt
Postal address
12, Nouh Afandi St.
Off Sultan Hussein St.
El Pharana, Floor 4
21621 Alexandria
Egypt
Addis Ababa
Gerji Area,
Alfoz Building
5th Floor, Room 501B
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Postal address
P.O. Box 124445,
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Accra
Number 12, Noi Fetreke Street,
Airport Residential Area
Accra / Ghana
Postal address
Number 12, Noi Fetreke Street,
Airport Residential Area
Accra / Ghana
Abidjan
Marcory Résidentiel, Rue de la Paix
Immeuble NSIA Banque, 3ème étage
Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Postal address
P.O. Box 3454
Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Nairobi
Githinji Investments House
3rd Floor, Room 303,
Chambers Road off Murang’a Road
Nairobi
Kenya
Postal address
P.O. Box 1993-00600
Nairobi
Kenya
Casablanca
Immeuble Iman Center 1,
10ème Etage, appartement n°2
1, Rue Mohammed Errachid
20300 Casablanca
Morocco
Postal address
Immeuble Iman Center 1,
10ème Etage, appartement n°2
1, Rue Mohammed Errachid
20300 Casablanca
Morocco
Kigali
Gikondo MAGERWA Street
NAEB Complex
KK6AV Kigali
Rwanda
Postal address
Gikondo MAGERWA Street
NAEB Complex
KK6AV Kigali
Rwanda
Rynfield
Building 5
57 Pretoria Road
1501 Rynfield
South Africa
Postal address
P.O. Box 11354
1514 Rynfield
South Africa
Durban
304 Malvern Park, 3rd Floor
Cnr Main/Ridley Park Road,
Malvern
4001 Durban
South Africa
Postal address
304 Malvern Park, 3rd Floor
Cnr Main/Ridley Park Road,
Malvern
4001 Durban
South Africa
Cape town
Office 130
Ipic Shopping Centre Soneike
Cnr Bottelary Road & Amandel Way
7580 Kuils River
South Africa
Postal address
Office 130
Ipic Shopping Centre Soneike
Cnr Bottelary Road & Amandel Way
7580 Kuils River
South Africa
Dar Es Salaam
1st Floor, C&G Plaza
672/2 Old Bagamoyo Road,
Mikocheni
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
Postal address
P.O. Box 105135
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania