Latest news from Kiwa

Kiwa has taken another important step in strengthening its presence in North America. PPI Quality & Engineering in the United States, together with T2 Utility Engineers and GeoScan Subsurface Surveys in Canada, have adopted the Kiwa brand and will now operate as Kiwa PPI and Kiwa T2.

Kiwa Turkey has further strengthened its presence in the region with the official opening of its new Ankara Branch in OSTİM, one of Türkiye’s leading industrial and technology hubs.

GUIDA has joined Kiwa as part of T2 Utility Engineers (T2ue), expanding Kiwa's land surveying, mapping and geospatial capabilities across California and the western United States.

Rijswijk, 28 August 2026 – Kiwa Group has signed an agreement with CSA Group to bring the testing, inspection and certification (TIC) business, led by CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc., into the Kiwa Group for an enterprise value of €1.3 billion. The transaction remains subject to approval by the members of the Canadian Standards Association, and other customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the coming months.

As the only independent certifier in the world, Kiwa offers companies in the plastic recycling sector the opportunity to certify their business processes and products according to both the European RecyClass and the US APR schemes. This enables organizations operating in multiple markets to use one international certification partner to demonstrate the quality and traceability of recycled plastics.

Environmental and Laboratory Solutions (ELS) has joined Kiwa, expanding Kiwa Australia’s capability to deliver built environment and occupational hygiene testing, analysis and consulting services. 

Kiwa and Siemens BeLux have announced a strategic partnership to help industrial organizations in Belgium and Luxembourg strengthen their cybersecurity, functional safety, and regulatory compliance — as digital threats to industrial environments continue to grow.

PPI Quality & Engineering and TIEC, Inc. have launched a strategic partnership to build their expertise in quality management, industrial testing, inspection, and training. The collaboration joins PPI’s existing global footprint with TIEC’s global service offerings.

Kiwa announces the addition of four European companies to its group—PÜG Prüf- und Überwachungsgesellschaft mbH, Valcert, Sertio, and Vesta Consulting—marking an important step in its strategy to strengthen its presence across Europe, with a particular focus on Northern Europe, including the Nordics, Baltics, and Germany.

During the Korea – German Water Industry Cooperation Seminar at the Novotel München Messe, held alongside the International Trade Fair for Wastewater Technology (IFAT), Kiwa and the Korea Institute for Water Technology Certification (KWTC) formalized their long-standing collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).