A prompt, satisfactory and accountable service is assured.

Since 1986

About us

A Quality surveillance and Third Party Inspection Services firm serving Industry Since 1986.
We provide complete support along with technical guidance and assistance by our founder
Mr. Rammohan Nagarkar along with the leadership of our Principal surveyor & Proprietor
Mr. Krishna Mane.

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We routinely conduct training of our own Engineers for inspection of the jobs in hand, including training, qualification and Certification in NDT disciplines, prior to taking up the inspection work. We also undertake training of Vendors’ staff, as part of Vendor Development exercise, on behalf of, at the request of our Clients. The training comprises not only of explaining behaviour of commonly used materials to International Material Standards, their unique physical, chemical and metallurgical properties, but also the appropriate interpretation and implementation of the requirements of the adopted Code/s of Construction. Independent Review of Welding Procedure Specifications, witnessing Welding Procedure & Welder Performance Qualification Tests as per ASME, AWS and BS/EN/ISO Codes, and Certification of the approved WPSs, PQRs and WPQRs is also undertaken by us at the request of Welding Fabricators. A measure of our Clients’ satisfaction is their placing repeat Orders on us. We hope our Clients will continue to place their trust in our services for years to come.

We take the opportunity to introduce ourselves as an Inspection & Expediting Organization based in Pune, India


QUEST Associates, a quality surveillance and inspection services firm, embarked on its journey more than 25 years ago in July 1986 at Pune. Our initial struggle was to impress upon our esteemed prospective clients, the importance and need for outsourcing Second Party and Third Party Inspection work to a new, indigenous firm, as a beneficial support to their existing Quality Control Department, by a team of Inspection Engineers, qualified with additional qualification in NDT & welding inspection like CSWIP, 3.1 & NACE Certification an equally important aspect was that we offered locational advantage and economical services.

Appropriately qualified, trained and experienced Engineers are deputed for each assignment, to carry out inspection work as per the Scope of Inspection or an agreed the Quality Plan as stipulated. A prompt, satisfactory and accountable service is assured. Quest also rendered the Inspection services at Baroda, Hyderabad, Chennai, Belgaum, Bangalore & Delhi region. QUEST Inspection Services Pvt Ltd. Is Approved by the chief controller of explosives, Govt. of India (Known as PESO) as an Inspection authority for unfired pressure vessels under the preview of the static & Mobile pressure vessels (U) Rules 1981

Mr. R. S. Nagarkar
Founder,Quest Associates



Recognized Third Party Inspection agency and Inspection Authority under SMPV (U) Rules, 1981, by the CCE, Nagpur


QUEST Associates, A Quality surveillance and Third Party Inspection Services firm serving Industry Since 1986, Complete support with technical guidance by Our company's founder is Mr. R. S. Nagarkar, an ex-Lloyds Surveyor, who currently supports us in his role as a consultant, We undertake second or third party inspection of projects and equipment, entirely as per client's specified requirements at client's approved vendors' works at Mumbai, Thane, Pune and other districts of South Maharashtra.

Over the years, we have been able to provide our services in line with our credo, “a prompt and satisfactory inspection service, without prejudice, fear or favour”. and with technical integrity of our personnel, to the satisfaction of our Clients, in many parts of India, and have earned a reputation as one of the best Indian Inspection Services Firm, comparable to any international inspection agency.

The credit for this goes of course to our Clients, who placed their confidence in us, by hiring our services for the inspection of variety of simple and complex equipment’s [used by Chemical Process, Petrochemical and other heavy engineering industries], during construction, testing, trials and sometimes even during commissioning. We have also undertaken field Inspection on behalf of International Inspection & Certification Agencies such as Lloyd’s Register, Velosi Kuwait & RW-TUV India, when appointed.

Inspection of the equipment’s that happen to be our forte are: Pumps (Water & Process), Air & Gas Compressors, Material Handling Equipment’s (including Cranes) of all types, Dairy Equipment, Brewery Equipment, Structural Equipment’s of all types, including support structures for Water Tube Boilers and imported Air Compressors, Simple and Complex Pressure Vessels, Agitators and Heat Exchangers, Bio Process Engg equipment, and simple electrical equipment like LT Motors & Control Panels. Inspection of MS & SS Tubular in Tube Mills in India and China was also undertaken by us,


We are specialized in second party and third party inspection of materials, centrifugal compressors, screw compressors with heavy base frames, silencers, filters & piping’s, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, IBR & Non IBR Boilers, Superheaters, Dowthermvessels, Derators, Reactors, tankages, material handling equipment, rotating machinery, forgings, castings, tubular, valves, pumps, electric motors and control panels to codes of practice & standards. We undertake the project based inspection services for rubber reclaims machineries, dairy, breweries & distilleries etc.

Mr. K. V. Mane
Principal surveyor & Proprietor,Quest Associates




It is the policy of QUEST, Pune that only appropriately qualified, trained and experienced Inspection Engineers and Surveyors are deputed for each assignment, to carry out inspection work as per the Scope of Inspection and an agreed / approved Quality Plan. A prompt, satisfactory and accountable service is assured.
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