Latest news from Kiwa

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.

The process of integrating new requirements regarding environmental sustainability into the Construction Products Regulation CPR has begun. The two product groups “precast concrete products” and “structural metallic products” are the forerunners.

The Drinking Water Directive will be of utmost importance to ensure the safety and quality of drinking water throughout the European Union. Currently, the public consultation has been opened on the draft ‘Implementing Decisions and Delegated Regulations related to the implementation of Article 11’ of the Drinking Water Directive.

Kiwa Spain has taken a bold step towards the future of corporate sustainability by introducing KiODS, an innovative Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) certification scheme for industry and businesses.

The Dutch Red Cross (het Nederlandse Rode Kruis, NRK) and Kiwa have recently agreed upon a collaboration regarding the assessment of First Aid training programs. As part of this initiative, Kiwa conducts audits during First Aid courses at various locations.

From the 17 -18th of October, Kiwa will be present in London, UK, for Food Integrity Global 2023. As both a sponsor and exhibitor, we invite you to come and visit our Stand #21 and talk to our team about our testing, inspection and certification services in the food sector.

From 13 -17 October, Kiwa will be present at Rho Fiera Milano, Italy for Host Milano 2023. We invite you to come and visit us at Hall 3 - Booth E57 F58. Our team will be there to answer questions, provide advice, present our Certification Services, and delve into the latest industry trends and challenges.