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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.

Kiwa Medical, the Notified and Certification Bodies in the field of Medical Devices of Kiwa Group, is preparing to make its return to Arab Health 2024, an international trade fair to be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 29 January to 1 February 2024.

Kiwa Digital Certification and VConsyst, supplier of all-in-one solutions for waste collection and design of public outdoor spaces, have taken a new step in their collaboration announced last spring: the Digital Environmental Pass. With the Digital Eco Pass, you can easily open underground waste containers with your smartphone, for more convenience and safety. The Digital Eco Pass complies with the ISO 18013-5 standard for data security, ensuring that the system is compatible across Europe.

Vehicle security specialist Kiwa SCM has recently launched the "Electronic Security Systems for Two-wheelers" quality mark on Dec. 15, 2023, aimed at the independent certification of track and trace systems for e-bikes.

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.

Kiwa has gained a new family member: the Gesellschaft für Hochfrequenz-Messtechnik. GHMT for short - based in Bexbach, Saarland, offers engineering services in the field of physical transmission security. The approximately 60 experts are the number 1 in the specialist areas of Cabling & Systems, EMC in Facilities and Wireless Applications.

Earlier this month, Kiwa BCC visited Tianjin NorthGlass Industrial Technical Co., Ltd. and issued its first EPD report in China, accompanied by a grand award ceremony.

The Kiwa team will be present again this year at MEDICA trade fair, a leading global event in the medical sector, which is scheduled to take place in Düsseldorf, Germany between the 13th to 16th of November.