The is group consists of the parent company, is Industrial Services AG, headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany, and a series of international subsidiaries.

The firm was founded by Peter Dinstuehler in 1990, converted to a stock corporation in 2000, and remains a closely held private corporation. The is group currently has operations in Europe, North America, and Arabia, but conducts projects worldwide. It employs a multi-disciplinary staff consisting predominantly of engineers, IT professionals, physicists, technicians, and support personnel.

The is group pursues a strategy of international representation and expansion.