diff --git a/Installation/include/CGAL/tbb.h b/Installation/include/CGAL/tbb.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..331879f0738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Installation/include/CGAL/tbb.h
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013
+// INRIA Sophia-Antipolis (France).  All rights reserved. 
+//
+// This file is part of CGAL (www.cgal.org); you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+// published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License,
+// or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Licensees holding a valid commercial license may use this file in
+// accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the software.
+//
+// This file is provided AS IS with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE
+// WARRANTY OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+//
+// $URL$
+// $Id$
+// 
+//
+// Author(s)     : Clement Jamin
+
+#ifndef CGAL_TBB_H
+#define CGAL_TBB_H
+
+#ifdef CGAL_LINKED_WITH_TBB
+
+#include <tbb/tbb.h>
+#include <tbb/task_scheduler_init.h>
+
+namespace CGAL {
+
+/*!
+\ingroup Installation
+ 
+\brief The class TBB_configuration provides control over TBB.
+*/
+class TBB_configuration
+{
+public:
+  /*!
+  \brief    Set the maximum number of threads that TBB may create.
+  \details  If max_num_threads <= 0, TBB will decide the number of threads, 
+            which is typically the number of hardware threads.
+  */
+  static void set_max_number_of_threads(int max_num_threads = -1)
+  {
+    static tbb::task_scheduler_init init(tbb::task_scheduler_init::deferred);
+    
+    if (init.is_active())
+      init.terminate();
+
+    if (max_num_threads > 0)
+      init.initialize(max_num_threads);
+    else
+      init.initialize();
+  }
+
+  /*!
+  \brief    Returns the number of threads TBB scheduler would create if initialized by 
+            default.
+  \details  This number is typically the number of hardware threads (logical 
+            processors).
+  */
+  static int get_default_number_of_threads()
+  {
+    return tbb::task_scheduler_init::default_num_threads();
+  }
+
+protected:
+  // We don't want this class to be instantiated by an user
+  TBB_configuration() {}
+};
+
+} //namespace CGAL
+
+#endif // CGAL_LINKED_WITH_TBB
+#endif // CGAL_TBB_H
diff --git a/Mesh_3/benchmark/Mesh_3/concurrency.cpp b/Mesh_3/benchmark/Mesh_3/concurrency.cpp
index 7c428ec28be..9447116dcd1 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/benchmark/Mesh_3/concurrency.cpp
+++ b/Mesh_3/benchmark/Mesh_3/concurrency.cpp
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ const int     TET_SHAPE                = 3;
   // Concurrency config
   // ==========================================================================
 
-#ifdef WINVER
+# ifdef WINVER
   const char * const CONFIG_FILENAME =
     "D:/INRIA/CGAL/workingcopy/Mesh_3/demo/Mesh_3/concurrent_mesher_config.cfg";
-#else
+# else
   const char * const CONFIG_FILENAME =
     "/home/cjamin/CGAL/Mesh_3-parallel-cjamin/Mesh_3/demo/Mesh_3/concurrent_mesher_config.cfg";
-#endif
+# endif
 
 //# define CGAL_MESH_3_ACTIVATE_GRID_INDEX_CACHE_IN_VERTEX // DOES NOT WORK YET
 
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ const int     TET_SHAPE                = 3;
   // ==========================================================================
   // TBB
   // ==========================================================================
-
-# include <tbb/tbb.h>
+# include <CGAL/tbb.h>
 # include <tbb/compat/thread>
 # ifndef _DEBUG
     // Use TBB malloc proxy (for all new/delete/malloc/free calls)
@@ -928,13 +927,7 @@ int main()
 
 #ifdef CONCURRENT_MESH_3
   Concurrent_mesher_config::load_config_file(CONFIG_FILENAME, true);
-
-  tbb::task_scheduler_init init(tbb::task_scheduler_init::deferred);
-  if (num_threads > 0)
-    init.initialize(num_threads);
-  else
-    init.initialize();
-
+  CGAL::TBB_configuration::set_max_number_of_threads(num_threads);
 #endif
 
   std::ifstream script_file;
@@ -956,11 +949,7 @@ int main()
 #endif
     {
 #ifdef CONCURRENT_MESH_3
-      init.terminate();
-      if (num_threads > 0)
-        init.initialize(num_threads);
-      else
-        init.initialize();
+      CGAL::TBB_configuration::set_max_number_of_threads(num_threads);
 #endif
 
       std::cerr << "Script file '" << BENCHMARK_SCRIPT_FILENAME << "' found." << std::endl;
diff --git a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Sliver_perturber.h b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Sliver_perturber.h
index 15a487d9f52..621b04abd8f 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Sliver_perturber.h
+++ b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Sliver_perturber.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CGAL_LINKED_WITH_TBB
+# include <CGAL/tbb.h>
 # include <tbb/mutex.h>
 # include <tbb/task.h>
 #endif
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ protected:
     , m_worksharing_ds(bbox)
   {
     //CJTODO TEST
-    //static tbb::task_scheduler_init init(1);
+    //CGAL::TBB_configuration::set_max_number_of_threads(1);
   }
 
   LockDataStructureType *get_lock_data_structure() const