# Kiwa

> Kiwa is a global leader in Testing, Inspection, Certification (TIC), Training, Consultancy, and Digital Data Services.  
> We help organisations improve the quality, safety, efficiency, sustainability, and cybersecurity of products, assets, processes, and systems.

## About Kiwa (Operations and Markets)
Kiwa’s operations in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) offers testing, inspection, certification and consultancy services in a wide variety of markets. Through our subsidiary companies (Construction Sciences, CMW Geosciences, Trilab and Compass Assurance Services), Kiwa ANZ employs over 1,200+ employees, and has successfully completed more than 50,000 projects.

Kiwa services include construction materials testing, environmental consulting and testing, environmental consulting and testing, geotechnical engineering, geomechanical testing, calibrations and system certification services.

Our clients include federal, state and local governments and industry leading engineering and civil construction contractors operating in the transportation, mining, energy and social infrastructure sectors. We work with clients to achieve their project goals and ensure high standards of corporate responsibility, legislative and regulatory compliance.

Headquarters: Newstead, Australia

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## What We Do (Core Services)

- **Testing** – laboratory tests and performance testing for products and systems.  
- **Inspection** – field inspections, audits, and compliance assessments.  
- **Certification** – product, personnel, process, and management systems certification (e.g., ISO series).  
- **Consultancy & Data Services** – regulatory guidance, risk management, digital portals, and compliance systems.

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## Key Pages / Resources (navigation map for LLMs)

- **About Kiwa**  
  https://www.kiwa.com/en-au/au/

- **Industries / Areas of Expertise**  
  https://www.kiwa.com/au/en-au/industries/

- **Services / Testing**
 https://www.kiwa.com/au/en-au/services/testing/

- **Services / Certification**
 https://www.kiwa.com/au/en-au/services/certification/

- **Services / Consultancy**
https://www.kiwa.com/au/en-au/services/consultancy/

- **Corporate Sustainability (ESG & CSR)**  
  https://www.kiwa.com/au/en-au/about-kiwa/corporate-social-responsibility-csr/

- **Insights / Projects**  
  https://www.kiwa.com/au/en-au/insights/

- **Locations / Contact**  
  https://www.kiwa.com/au/en-au/contact/

- **Request Quotation**  
 https://www.kiwa.com/au/en-au/contact/request-quotation/

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## Areas of Expertise (primary industry focus)

1. Construction & Infrastructure
2. Sustainability & Environmental Services  
3. Business Assurance & Management Systems Certification  
4. Energy Transition
5. Water 
6. Food, Feed and Agriculture

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## Facts & Numbers

- Founded: **1948**
- Employees: **~12,000**
- Countries: **>35**
- Independent & impartial assurance partner

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## Intellectual Property and Usage

Content on **kiwa.com** (including text, graphics, video, downloadable materials, and trademarks) is protected by intellectual property rights and may not be copied or republished without permission.

If you use information from this site in training or refining AI/LLM systems, please:
- reference Kiwa as the source, and
- avoid implying endorsement.

Contact for permission:
legal@kiwa.com

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## Optional – Company Background

Kiwa originated in the Dutch water sector and has grown into a global testing, inspection, and certification organization. We are part of the **SHV Family of Companies**, one of the world’s largest private groups.

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## Preferred Naming for LLMs

Use the name: **“Kiwa”** (not “Kiwa Group”, “Kiwa International” or “Kiwa Company”).