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Global Alliances
Five named alliances extend the delivery network: Chugai Technos in Japan, Approved Group International in Malaysia, BIEWU in Qatar, Bizpeer in Korea, and Planys Technologies for submersible robotics in India.
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In brief
TCR Engineering, whose NABL-accredited laboratory (NABLT0726MH18640) is in Navi Mumbai, holds five alliances for capabilities and markets that laboratory does not itself cover: Approved Group International for forensic investigation across Southeast Asia, Planys Technologies for underwater robotic inspection in India, Bizpeer for vendor inspection in Korea, Chugai Technos for Japan, and BIEWU International Trading for Qatar. None is a subsidiary.
Approved Group International (Malaysia Alliance)
Approved Group International (AGI) is TCR's Malaysia alliance partner.
Founded in 2001, AGI brings together forensic scientists and engineers and experienced restoration specialists under one roof, with in-house teams covering forensic engineering, fire and explosion forensics, vehicle accident investigation, digital forensics, damage assessment (including plant and machinery, lift, escalator, and lightning damage), disaster restoration, and business continuity management including plant residual life analysis. AGI operates in more than 22 countries and works for the loss adjuster, insurer, reinsurer, broker, and legal community, with work product built to pass legal scrutiny.
For TCR, the alliance extends the group's failure investigation and insurance referee practice into Southeast Asia and gives AGI access to NABL-accredited laboratory evidence, in-situ metallography, and fitness for service engineering behind its forensic conclusions. The two firms present a combined incident-to-laboratory response on major industrial losses in the region.
| Address | 6, Jalan Dbp 3, Dolomite Business Park, 68100 Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Office Number | +603 618 86311 |
| Contact | Kirit Kumar, Managing Director (+6012 2992 172) |
Planys Technologies (India Alliance)
Planys Technologies is TCR’s alliance partner in India for underwater robotic inspection. Incubated at IIT Madras and founded in 2015, Planys designs and builds its own compact remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles at Chennai, and combines marine robotics with underwater non-destructive evaluation and post-inspection analysis.
The alliance carries TCR’s underwater work in India. TCR’s own robotic inspection practice works inside tanks, boiler headers and reformer tubes; below the waterline it works through Planys in India and through TCR Arabia, the joint venture, which has run submersible robotic inspection in Saudi Arabia since 2020. Planys inspects submerged structure without a shutdown and without divers: jetty and berth substructure, dam and intake works, bridge piers below the waterline, penstocks and ship hulls. Paired with TCR’s NABL-accredited laboratory evidence, fitness-for-service engineering and its 500+ bridge inspection record across India, an owner gets one integrity opinion covering the structure above and below the water line.
| Planys Technologies Pvt. Ltd. | Detail |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015, incubated at IIT Madras |
| Head office | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Capability | Remotely operated vehicles and autonomous underwater vehicles, designed and manufactured in-house; underwater non-destructive evaluation; post-inspection analysis |
| Scope under the alliance | Underwater inspection of submerged structure, delivered alongside TCR’s laboratory testing, above-water NDT and fitness-for-service assessment |
| Web | planystech.com |
Bizpeer (Korea Alliance)
Bizpeer is TCR's alliance partner in the Republic of Korea for vendor inspection. Founded in December 1994 and based at Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, Bizpeer provides third-party inspection, expediting and technical consulting across shipbuilding, offshore plants, public works and industrial projects, offshore wind and power generation, with inspectors qualified in welding, NDT, coating, bending, high-pressure and rotating equipment, general mechanical parts and power electrical inspection.
The alliance runs in both directions. Bizpeer's stated case for it is that Korean owners and EPC contractors, among which it names Hyundai and POSCO, manufacture, install and commission in India, where TCR's accredited laboratories and its inspection crews are already resident; and that TCR's established position in Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf gives Korean engineering contractors a route into those markets. In the other direction, TCR can call on Bizpeer's organisation and inspector base when a client's equipment is being built in Korea.
| Contact | David Ko, Chief Technology Officer |
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| Address | 32, Bieum-ro 4beon-gil, Seongsan-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 51454, Republic of Korea |
| Telephone | +82-70-5067-1668 |
| Mobile | +82-10-2093-3050 |
| yck3050@bizpeer.co.kr | |
| Web | www.bizpeer.co.kr |
| Established | December 1994 |
| Scope under the alliance | Vendor inspection and expediting on equipment manufactured in Korea, and Korean-owner scopes executed in India and the Gulf |
Frequently asked questions
How many alliances does TCR hold, and why does it hold them?
Five. Each one covers a capability or a market TCR's own laboratory does not hold: Approved Group International for forensic investigation across Southeast Asia, Planys Technologies for underwater robotic inspection in India, Bizpeer for vendor inspection in Korea, Chugai Technos for Japan, and BIEWU International Trading for Qatar. An alliance is added when a client scope runs past the edge of the bench, not to lengthen a partner list.
Is an alliance partner a TCR subsidiary?
No. None of the five is owned by TCR. The group companies are TCR Arabia and TCR Advanced, with Evolve by TCR a subsidiary of TCR Advanced, and they are listed under Global reach; TCR Eastern and TCR Northern are branches of TCR Engineering. In an alliance the client contracts with TCR and receives one report through TCR; the partner brings its own market access, inspectors or equipment.
What does the Planys Technologies alliance add?
Underwater inspection in India. TCR's own robotic practice works inside tanks, boiler headers and reformer tubes; below the waterline it works through Planys in India and through TCR Arabia in Saudi Arabia. Planys inspects submerged structure with its own ROVs, without a shutdown and without divers: jetty substructure, dam and intake works, bridge piers, penstocks and hulls. The two together give an owner one integrity opinion above and below the water.
What does the Chugai Technos alliance cover?
Under the memorandum of understanding signed on 29 April 2026, TCR testing and asset integrity work reaches Japanese asset owners, and Chugai's drone structural inspection, the Scale Checker and Japanese-grade environmental testing reach Indian and Gulf owners. The full two-way detail is on the TCR Japan page.
How does the Approved Group International alliance help an insurer?
AGI works in more than 22 countries for the loss adjuster, insurer, reinsurer, broker and legal community, and its work product is built to pass legal scrutiny. The alliance puts NABL-accredited laboratory evidence, in-situ metallography and fitness-for-service engineering behind AGI's forensic conclusions, so a major industrial loss gets one incident-to-laboratory response.
Why is Bizpeer the Korean partner?
Because Korean owners and EPC contractors build, install and commission in India and the Gulf, where TCR is already accredited and resident, and TCR's clients build equipment in Korea, where Bizpeer has been inspecting since December 1994. The alliance runs in both directions and covers vendor inspection and expediting.
Who do I contact to run a scope through an alliance?
TCR. Every alliance scope is contracted and coordinated through TCR Engineering, so the client has one counterparty and one report. Use Request a Quote and name the country and the structure.