Latest news from Kiwa

Kiwa recently collaborated with the Alliander Research Center for Digital Technologies and the SMART Research Group assisting with their CHARISMA project. The joint effort resulted in the successful deployment of the LASS-e robot to autonomously inspect underground natural gas lines.

Kiwa - a global leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification services - is excited to announce its participation in MCE - Mostra Convegno Expocomfort 2024, the benchmark event in the HVAC+R, Renewable Energies, Energy Efficiency, and Water sectors, taking place in Milan from March 12th to 15th. Visit us at Hall 3 - Booth M52, to discover all the solutions offered by Kiwa in these sectors.

In October the European Commission (EC) opened the public consultation on the draft ‘Implementing Decisions and Delegated Regulations related to the implementation of Article 11’ of the Drinking Water Directive. More than 300 comments were sent in. After incorporating input from the market, the European Commission adopted new Europe-wide hygiene standards for materials and products that come into contact with drinking water.

Vinçotte is partnering with the Innoptus Solar Team, providing safety expertise for their upcoming participation in the Sosal Solar Challenge in South-Africa later this year.

The digital information management system Kiwa ComplyTM is now available in English in addition to the Finnish version released in April 2023. Kiwa ComplyTM helps to build and maintain a quality management system according to the ISO 9001 standard.

An exciting sport year lies ahead! With the Paris Olympics in sight, Kiwa is gearing up to support the Dutch rowing athletes on their journey to France. Upcoming competitive training sessions, important for the Olympic crew formations, will take place on December 15, 19, and 22.

Last month, Capi Europe, a plastic flower pot manufacturer, became the first company to receive the new RecyClass Traceability certificate, recognizing the use of traceable recycled plastic - audited and certified by Kiwa.

Last month, Kiwa participated in the 2023 China International Import Expo Suzhou summit in Shanghai to aid Chinese enterprises in meeting sustainable development standards and export challenges. During the conference, Dr. Jussi Zhu, Head of Technology of Kiwa China, delivered a speech emphasizing the importance of sustainable development, EU regulations, and Kiwa - ISP's services in this area.

We’re excited to announce the opening of Kiwa and EduTec's joint premises in Varkaus, Finland. The partnership between Kiwa Inspecta and EduTec now enables welding tests as a single entity. This new operating model makes it easier to serve the welding industry even more efficiently than before, with EduTec's training services together with the testing services offered by Kiwa Inspecta allowing for customers to only need one point of contact.

Kiwa recently hosted a meeting in the Netherlands, bringing together a consortium of key conformity assessment bodies to deliberate on the framework of the European Union's Drinking Water Directive, and agreed upon a joint mission statement.