American Bureau of Shipping American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is an organization that provides classification services for marine and offshore assets. | ![]() SGS SGS (Société Générale de Surveillance) is a company that provides laboratory testing, inspection, and certification services. | ![]() BSI The British Standards Institution (BSI) is a service organization that sets standards across various industry sectors. | Lloyd's Register Lloyd's Register Group is a company that provides technical and business performance management solutions for the maritime sector. | |
Founding Date | Founding Date 1862 | Founding Date 1878 | Founding Date 1901 | Founding Date 1760 |
Type | Type Private | Type Public | Type Private | Type Subsidiary |
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Locations | Locations London, GB HQ Macquarie Park, AU São Paulo, BR Mississauga, CA Montreal, CA Beijing, CN Chongqing, CN see more | Locations London, GB HQ Buenos Aires, AR Buenos Aires, AR Brisbane, AU Melbourne, AU Murarrie, AU Perth, AU see more | ||
Employees | Employees 6,7005% increase | Employees 95,244 | Employees 5,0454% increase | Employees 3,66921% decrease |
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Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $575.6m (FY, 2024) | Revenue (est.) CHF6.9b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) £585.6m (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) £516.8m (FY, 2023) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $435m (FY, 2024) | Cost of goods CHF424m (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods £280.4m (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods £324.4m (FY, 2023) |
Gross profit | Gross profit $140.6m (FY, 2024) | Gross profit CHF6.5b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit £305.2m (FY, 2021) | Gross profit £192.4m (FY, 2023) |
Net income | Net income $157.8m (FY, 2024) | Net income CHF717m (FY, 2025) | Net income £58.9m (FY, 2021) | Net income (£16.8m) (FY, 2023) |
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Countries | Countries 40 (FY, 2021) | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 182 (Jan, 2023) |

SGS (Société Générale de Surveillance) is a company that provides laboratory testing, inspection, and certification services.
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The British Standards Institution (BSI) is a service organization that sets standards across various industry sectors.
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