What DEKRA Organisational and Process Safety does

DEKRA Organisational and Process Safety is the UK process safety and organisational reliability arm of DEKRA SE, the German-founded global inspection, certification, and testing organisation whose roots date to 1925. Operating from five UK sites (with the UK process safety headquarters in Southampton and the organisational reliability headquarters in Aberdeen), the unit delivers physical safety testing (dust, electrostatics, gas, chemical reactivity), DSEAR/ATEX testing and consultancy, and organisational safety/reliability work for chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and other high-hazard industries. It holds UK GLP good-laboratory-practice certification as well as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001, and sits within a wider DEKRA network spanning more than 50 countries.

The business has progressively broadened beyond traditional laboratory testing and consultancy into a packaged digital offering branded as the DEKRA Safety Ecosystem™, including Adaptive BBS™ (behaviour-based safety), Veridata, the Dynamic Risk Register, and Cyber SafePS for industrial control system cyber risk, alongside the Virtual Process Safety Academy for remote training. It also offers proprietary methodology frameworks such as the Culture of Care Maturity Ladder®.

Commercially, revenue is generated through a mix of fee-for-service physical testing, project-based consultancy, recurring revalidation work (re-assessments often on multi-year cycles), training delivery, and an emerging SaaS-style component from the digital ecosystem products. The practice reports 80% repeat business in lab testing in 2023 and draws on long-tenured expertise (30+ years in UK process safety, 40 years in instrumentation, 50+ years in claims) as the basis for client retention and cross-sell into adjacent safety and reliability engagements.

Name

DEKRA Organisational and Process Safety

Legal name

DEKRA UK Limited

Website

https://dekra-uk.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Short description

DEKRA Organisational and Process Safety is the UK unit of DEKRA SE providing physical safety testing, DSEAR/ATEX consultancy, and organisational reliability services to chemical, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, and other high-hazard industry operators across the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Process Safety Consulting and Testing

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Engineering Services (541330), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Safety & Major Hazard Risk Management (PSM) (BPAHAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reliability, Safety & Risk Engineering (RAMS/PSM) Consulting (BPAHAIAK), Fire Safety Compliance, Risk Assessments & Training (Code Consulting) (IMAIAJAL), Process Safety Management (PSM) & High-Hazard Operations (EDABAEAD), Fire & Life Safety Services (Inspection/Testing/Sprinklers/Alarms) (IMAIAAAI), Fire & Life Safety Code Compliance Inspections & Consulting (AHJ Support) (BPABAHAJ), Integrity, Reliability & Safety / Risk Assessments (BPACAMAJ)

Keywords

• Process safety consulting
• Explosion hazard testing
• Behavioural safety programmes
• Automotive business improvement
• Regulatory compliance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Southampton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Process Safety Consulting Services: Expert consulting services for process safety including hazard analysis, compliance audits, incident investigation, and tailored solutions for industrial safety needs. Services are delivered by experienced process safety consultants through partnership programmes.
2. Process Safety Testing: Laboratory testing services providing data on flammability, combustibility, thermal stability, electrostatic properties, and chemical reaction hazards. Testing performed in state-of-the-art facilities according to global standards.
3. Process Safety Training: Competence development programmes including open courses, in-company courses, and virtual academy. Training available in multiple international languages and tailored to specific local requirements.
4. Process Safety Instrumentation: Design, manufacture, and supply of portable, hand-held and laboratory instruments including MIE, MIT, Powder Resistivity, BAM equipment, and JCI electrostatic instrumentation. Includes calibration services and maintenance.
5. Automotive Business Coaching and Training: Coaching and training programmes for automotive sector including sales performance improvement, customer experience, fleet operations, and digital transformation services.
6. Regulatory Compliance Services: Compliance services covering REACH, CLP, and UN transportation regulations including testing, classification, labelling, and documentation support for chemical substances and dangerous goods.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DEKRA Organisational and Process Safety delivers specialist consulting, laboratory testing, instrumentation, training, and regulatory compliance services for high-hazard process industries, alongside organisational safety, reliability, and automotive business improvement services. Offerings span DSEAR/ATEX compliance, fire and explosion hazard assessments, behavioural safety programmes, and digital safety platforms such as Adaptive BBS™.

Product overview

DEKRA Organisational and Process Safety is a multi-service safety consultancy and testing organisation offering a comprehensive portfolio of interconnected services. The core offerings include Process Safety (Testing, Consulting, Regulatory Compliance, Instrumentation, and Training) and Organisational Safety and Reliability consulting. Supporting these core pillars are digital products including Adaptive BBS™ (cloud-based behaviour-based safety SaaS), DEKRA Cyber SafePS, Dynamic Risk Register, Veridata, DEKRA Safety Platform, and Virtual Process Safety Academy. The organisation also provides Automotive Business Improvement services, Digital & Product Solutions, Claims & Expertise, and Audits. Services are delivered through various formats including on-site consulting, laboratory testing, open/public training courses, in-company training, e-learning via the Virtual Process Safety Academy, and digital tools. As part of the broader DEKRA organisation (the world's leading expert organisation), the company leverages over 30 years of process safety expertise and global laboratories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DEKRA Cyber SafePS: Cyber risk identification services for industrial control systems in process plants
• Adaptive BBS™
• DEKRA Culture of Care Maturity Ladder®
• DEKRA Safety Ecosystem™
• Digital ChaMP
• DEKRA ABC (Advanced Blended Coaching)

Products and services

• Process Safety Testing Laboratory testing services that develop data for fire and explosion hazard assessments and incident investigations, including chemical reaction hazard testing, combustible dust testing, electrostatic testing, flammability testing, and thermal stability testing.
• Process Safety Consulting Expert consulting services for process safety management, including HAZOP, LOPA, process hazard analysis, functional safety, explosion protection, DSEAR/ATEX compliance, and organisational process safety.
• Regulatory Compliance Services Services ensuring compliance with REACH, CLP, and UN transportation regulations, including classification of hazardous substances, COMAH/Seveso compliance, REACH testing, safety data sheets, and dangerous goods classification.
• Process Safety Instrumentation Manufacture and supply of portable, hand-held, and laboratory instruments for process safety and electrostatic testing, including MIE, MIT, Powder Resistivity, BAM Fallhammer, BAM Friction equipment, static monitors, Faraday pails, and charge decay devices.
• Process Safety Training Competence development training programmes including ATEX & DSEAR training, HAZOP training, CRH & Safe Scale-Up training, process safety management training, electrostatic training, and virtual process safety academy e-learning courses.
• DEKRA Cyber SafePS Cyber risk identification service for industrial control systems in process plants, addressing technology malfunctions that can lead to financial losses, asset damage, environmental consequences, and injury to humans.
• Adaptive BBS™ Cloud-based SaaS behaviour-based safety programme designed to revitalise safety efforts with robust engagement, customisation, and streamlined processes for driving real change in organisational safety culture.
• Dynamic Risk Register Digital tool that reduces risk to employees, assets, and environment by dynamically gaining the highest level of insight from existing data.
• Veridata Safety data management system providing critical data for defining safe operating conditions for material handling and processing across industries, underpinning design and specification of safety systems.
• DEKRA Safety Platform Digital platform providing health, safety, and environment solutions including HSE strategy and management, safety advisory services, health and medical advisory, and fire protection management.
• Virtual Process Safety Academy Fully digitalised solution for process safety training that embeds process safety competence in organisations through e-learning courses.
• Organisational Safety and Reliability Consulting Behavioural change consulting services recognising that people are at the heart of organisational performance, including organisational diagnostics, leadership development, workforce assessment, and psychological consultancy.
• Automotive Business Improvement Automotive sector services including coaching, training, customer relationship management, digital transformation, and performance improvement programmes for manufacturers, leasing companies, and dealerships.
• Digital ChaMP Digital transformation change management programme that guides automotive companies through digitalisation processes, including digital readiness assessment, evaluation, coaching, and implementation support.
• DEKRA Advanced Blended Coaching (ABC) Dynamic coaching methodology delivering flexibility and Return on Investment (ROI) for automotive performance improvement, used in aftersales, EV sales, retail sales, and fleet sales coaching.
• DEKRA Learning Studio Learning experience creation services using skills and software to build bespoke training and coaching packages for automotive employee performance improvement.
• Digital & Product Solutions Testing and certifying services for consumer, industrial, automotive, information, and communication products, as well as medical devices, including EMC testing, product safety testing, cyber security, product certification, medical device services, and connectivity testing.
• Claims & Expertise Automotive and non-automotive claims services, vehicle appraisal and management services, loss adjusting for all possible damage, and battery testing for electric cars.
• Audits Audits and certifications according to recognised international and national standards, including sustainability audits, ESG assessments, carbon footprint verification, and automotive brand performance audits.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of lab work is repeat business (2023)

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• BVRLA (British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association)minorOthersDEKRA is a proud member of BVRLA, supporting the vehicle rental and leasing industry with expertise in automotive business improvement, fleet inspections, and compliance services.
• SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders)minorOthersDEKRA is a proud member of SMMT, supporting the automotive manufacturing industry with expertise across the full automotive value chain including safety, compliance, and performance improvement.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• TÜV Rheinland: Global TIC company offering industrial testing, product certification, and process/functional safety services. Comparable to DEKRA Organisational and Process Safety in industrial testing, hazardous area (ATEX) certification, and process safety auditing.
• SGS: World's largest TIC company providing industrial testing, process safety, environmental, and certification services. Comparable to DEKRA Organisational and Process Safety across process safety testing, REACH/CLP compliance, and industrial inspection offerings.
• DNV: Norway-based assurance and risk management company with a deep process safety, asset integrity, and industrial cyber security practice. Directly comparable to DEKRA's process safety consulting, cyber risk (Cyber SafePS), and high-hazard industry focus.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC major offering testing, inspection, and certification services including process safety, industrial asset integrity, and HAZOP consulting. Directly comparable as a one-stop TIC competitor serving the same high-hazard and process industry customers, with overlapping laboratory and advisory services.
• ioMosaic Corporation: Independent process safety and risk management consultancy providing process safety management, hazard analysis (HAZOP/LOPA), and laboratory testing. Most directly comparable niche competitor to DEKRA Organisational and Process Safety's consulting and testing services.
• Intertek: Global TIC provider with industrial services covering hazardous locations, process safety, and chemical compliance. Comparable to DEKRA's process safety testing, REACH/CLP support, and instrumentation offerings.
• UL Solutions: Global safety science and TIC organisation offering industrial safety testing, hazardous locations, and process safety advisory. Comparable to DEKRA on functional safety, explosion protection, and industrial product/process certification.
• TÜV SÜD: Global TIC provider with a strong process safety, explosion protection (ATEX), and functional safety practice. Comparable to DEKRA on regulatory testing, process safety consulting, and industrial certification services for high-hazard industries.
• GexCon: Specialist consultancy and laboratory for explosion and dispersion safety, providing consequence modelling, testing, and incident investigation. Comparable to DEKRA's combustible dust, explosion, and electrostatic testing and consulting capabilities.
• RINA Consulting: European engineering services and certification group with industrial safety, process safety, and asset integrity practices. Comparable to DEKRA Organisational and Process Safety on process risk assessment, safety audits, and high-hazard industry consulting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DEKRASafetyUK
• Facebookfacebook.com/DEKRASafetyUK

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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