Kiwa: We create trust around the world

creating trust driving progress
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Kiwa is represented in over 35 countries

Explore Kiwa's expertise and comprehensive range of services and solutions across industries and beyond.

Accreditations and Notifications

Accreditation and notification ensure that this trust is justified, as they see to it that Kiwa executes its TIC activities the proper way. Several national accreditation bodies regularly visit Kiwa and review our activities.

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Find your future at Kiwa

At Kiwa, we attach great value to your personal and professional growth and to your qualification as an expert. Your ambitions allow our company to develop and service our customers to the best of our abilities.

News

Here you will find the latest updates, announcements, and developments from across the Kiwa Group. This page provides an overview of news related to our services, partnerships, and activities in the fields of testing, inspection, and certification.

Globally served industries

Energy Transition

Kiwa contributes to sustainable solutions for our today’s and future energy supply. We offer a one stop shop service to cover safety and quality demands for energy installations and related components. Together with the manufacturing industry, governments, network operators, education centers and other parties, we set the standard in acceptable technologies and solutions. We fulfil an extended portfolio in the entire market chain with a unique mix of years of knowledge, in house experience, innovative power and geographical presence. Kiwa can support you by delivering extended services in testing and certification of products and systems, verifications and consultancy and training. Our experts can help you in many different areas, such as renewable gas, hydrogen, electrification, internet connectivity, energy storage systems and carbon footprint.  As a partner for progress we want both you and the world to take a step forward.

Energy

Certificate finder

Is a certificate still valid? Search our certification database for certifications issued by Kiwa and check their validity.

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Trace Magazine

Let’s Trace the Future Together

Kiwa’s first online ESG magazine. Just like tracing a path forward, Trace follows the real steps we’re taking to build a more sustainable future. Here, you’ll find real stories, practical insights, and the milestones that mark our environmental, social, and governance journey. Explore real examples of how we are putting ESG into action — across sectors, regions, and services.

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Local presence, international outlook

In the headoffices page, you will be able to locate all of our active offices worldwide, ranging from the Far East to the United States. We have taken care to include the precise location and contact details of each of our offices, so that you can easily reach out to the one closest to you.

Laboratory Capabilities

Navigate through Kiwa's extended landscape of laboratory solutions with our detailed testing directory, embodying the essence of more than 3000 capabilities within 80 laboratories around the globe.

Explore the value of Testing, Inspection, and Certification

All stories

AI with ambition and integrity: how ML6 builds trust, security and progress

In a world where artificial intelligence is evolving at lightning speed, ML6, a Belgian AI consulting and services company, stands out as a pioneer. Patrick Coomans, Global Product Owner of Cyber Security at Vinçotte (a Kiwa company) sat down with ML6 experts Rob Vandenberghe and Louis Vanderdonckt to discuss how ML6 is evolving, the role it plays in the AI landscape, and why trust is an absolute prerequisite for long-term value creation.

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Testing liquid hydrogen (LH₂) systems (advanced)

This case study highlights the challenges, expertise, and detailed process involved in testing liquid hydrogen (LH₂) systems, based on the experience of Kiwa as an independent testing laboratory. To understand what this work entails, this case study takes you through the landscape in which LH₂ technology is developing, the capabilities of Kiwa, and the step-by-step testing process that customers rely on.

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Prepare for EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (EU-CBAM)

The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (EU-CBAM) is a key instrument of the European Union aimed at preventing carbon leakage and ensuring fair competition between EU manufacturers and importers from third countries. By aligning the carbon costs of imported goods with those produced within the EU, the mechanism supports the EU’s climate objectives while encouraging cleaner production globally.

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