Latest news from Kiwa

Kiwa owns the largest and most advanced high-end road measuring truck in the world. The truck can collect all functional properties of any road track in only one go, instead of 3 to 4 runs with different vehicles. Last week we made a road trip throughout Germany to show the truck to road authorities.

Kiwa would like to inform you about that the standard EN 60335-2-102:2006 (including amendment A1:2010, if applicable), will be withdrawn from 22-01-2019.

Kiwa’s certification agency in Norway, Kiwa Teknologisk Institutt Sertifisering AS, has been awarded the AAA Gold Diploma for creditworthiness. It makes Kiwa TI the sole company in its branch of industry that has the AAA Gold Diploma.

Transtech OY, belonging to the Skoda Transportation Group, is the first organization certified by Kiwa in accordance with the international IRIS ™ scheme for the railway sector.

The Kiwa Group prepares for solid growth in the next years and strengthens the top management ranks after eighteen months of streamlining and improving internal processes. Several appointments strengthen our Executive Board.

There is no doubt you heard about Brexit: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland preparing to leave the European Union as of March 30, 2019. We’d like to inform you about possible implications regarding Kiwa’s activities in Testing, Inspection and Certification in the UK and the validity of your certificates.

How did family-run Sodexo become a leading quality of life business? Plus: what going digital means for Kiwa – and for you. Furthermore, in the June 2018 issue of Quality Quarterly we explore what it takes to build a circular economy, and we discover the technology Kiwa colleagues are using to see through concrete.

Since April 21, 2018 the Gas Appliance Regulation (GAR) replaces the Gas Appliance Directive (GAD). The GAR mainly ensures more uniformity and clarity for the manufacturers of gas appliances and gas appliance components.

Kiwa recently more than doubled the capacity of its Apeldoorn testing centre for hydrogen applications in, among others, the automotive sector. In this way Kiwa anticipates the energy transition, in which hydrogen will play a prominent role.

Kiwa UK Compliance Holdings have completed a deal to acquire 100% of the Alchem Industries Ltd shares. This strategic acquisition strengthens the position of our water hygiene and treatment capabilities within the UK and abroad.