inspections

Industrial inspections

    Industrial inspections

    Land, sea and air; everything is possible

    We provide independent, high-quality inspection services that help asset owners maintain full control over their equipment and operations. Our global reach, combined with in-depth local expertise, ensures consistency and reliability across all services. Through a structured and efficient approach, we deliver inspections with a strong focus on clear, timely, and accurate reporting.

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    With our expert testing and certification services we are your key to control through global coverage and local knowledge

    Our services

    Full Outturn Guarantee (FOG)

    Full Outturn Guarantee (FOG)

    Shippers, traders and receivers of bulk commodities can manage risksby employing our Full Outturn Guarantee (FOG) services.
    Draft survey

    Draft survey

    With a draft survey we measure displacement of water to determine the weight of cargo.
    Tank Sounding

    Tank Sounding

    Monitoring your stocks is important throughout the supply chain. We can provide continuous monitoring or periodic spot inspection where we keep an eye on the movement and condition of your commodities.
    Load compartment inspections

    Load compartment inspections

    Our Load Compartment Inspections (LCI), or hold cleanliness inspections, are performed by experienced and qualified surveyors who are familiar with the relevant rules and regulations (GMP+).
    Hold and hatch inspection

    Hold and hatch inspection

    Hold inspection ensures the vessel’s hold is ready to receive cargo without contamination and complete hatch inspections to prevent a cargo defect.
    Ship Tank Inspection

    Ship Tank Inspection

    Control Union is equipped to conduct thorough inspections of all types of helicopter fuelling systems in accordance with leading specifications.
    Representation port loading and discharge

    Representation port loading and discharge

    In our Port Loading & Discharge services, we use our inspection and supervision expertise to support you in meeting contractual obligations or regulations.
    Weight Supervison

    Weight Supervison

    The confidence to offer Weight Supervision services is based on our extensive experience in commodity inspection, quantity verification, and operational monitoring across the supply chain. We provide reliable weight supervision services to support accurate cargo handling, commercial transparency, and operational compliance worldwide.
    Weight and quality determination

    Weight and quality determination

    While some weight loss is unavoidable during the transportation and handling of bulk cargoes, we aim to minimise possible discrepancies in cargo weight between loading and unloading.
    Tallying

    Tallying

    Our global team of highly professional inspectors and supervisors is dedicated to delivering accurate, independent, and reliable weight supervision services to support transparency, operational efficiency, and confidence throughout the supply chain.
    Sampling and sealing

    Sampling and sealing

    Through correct sampling inspection in quality control, we can ascertain that the quality of your product meets the contractual specifications.
    Stuffing/Unstuffing

    Stuffing/Unstuffing

    The confidence to offer Pest Control services, a critical issue in every step of the supply chain, is based on our extensive knowledge about quality assurance, project risk management and hazard control. We offer pestmanagement worldwide.
    Temperature monitoring (TEMO)

    Temperature monitoring (TEMO)

    We have an established track record, gained over 12 years of conducting automated temperature monitoring services for international clients, across a wide range of commodities (including biomass, feed and food).
    Fruit Inspection

    Fruit Inspection

    Ensuring the safety and reliability of offshore cranes is essential in the energy industry. At Control Union, we specialize in conducting comprehensive annual inspections for offshore cranes.
    Cargo Condition/Damage survey

    Cargo Condition/Damage survey

    Through experienced surveyors and inspection professionals, we provide dependable cargo condition and damage survey services to help identify cargo issues, minimize operational risks, and support transparent reporting across the supply chain.
    Pre-shipment inspections

    Pre-shipment inspections

    By choosing Control Union for your pre-shipment inspections, you can trust that our experienced inspectors will diligently evaluate your equipment, providing you with valuable insights and peace of mind.
    Laboratory services

    Laboratory services

    We offer flexible, market-driven lab services for foodstuffs, animal feed, compound feed & (bio) fuels.
    Core values

    How you benefit

    We are the industry leader in the industrial inspections market and our clients identify with our success. Our core values make us exemplary, we value tradition and project clear vision, determination, order and structure.

    Knowing your specific requirements is an integral part of our services, which are tailored to your operations. We proactively think through the best solutions to your challenges.

    We strive to be the best at what we do and our employees are dedicated to delivering the best service. We constantly develop our staff based on our own experiences and industry best practices.

    We do as we say and we say as we do. We don’t make promises that we can’t deliver. We keep it simple and practical.

    Our staff are trained to the highest standards and focus on continuous development to deliver fact-based services with transparent pricing that you can rely on.

    We adopt a practical and logical approach to our services. We have pragmatic procedures to ensure we deliver safe, results-driven solutions for all of your challenges.

    We are completely independent and family-owned, enabling us to make reliable and unbiased judgments and recommendations.

    We focus on long-term relationships with our customers, employees and suppliers. As a family company, we think in generations rather than quarters.

    Certifications and accreditations

    To ensure we are ‘your key to control,’ we hold various certifications, approvals and memberships. All our approvals and activities ensure we maintain our position at the forefront of global developments and industry best practices, which we use to continuously help improve your operations.

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    Industries we work in

    We are extending our services to cover the entire industrial sector.

    Energy

    Food

    Feed

    Maritime

    How we work

    Discover how our approach allows us to provide independent inspection services in an efficient manner. We are very proactive in sharing knowledge and offer a tailor-made customer portal, all in line with your internal processes.

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    How can we help you?

    Are you looking for a certain service or do you have any questions about the inspection programs? Let us know.

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