Latest news from Kiwa

20 December 2022

Recently Kiwa has been announced as a finalist for the Hydrogen Awards of 2023, where businesses are highlighted for their contribution to the hydrogen industry. The commissioning of our new hydrogen production plant has played a major role in the nomination.

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19 December 2022

The IEC System of Conformity Assessment Schemes for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components (IECEE) recently appointed Kiwa to carry out assessments and certifications in the context of the series of standards IEC 62443.

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13 December 2022

The EU essential requirements for the safety, health and environmental aspects of gas-fired appliances are laid down in the Gas Appliance Regulation (GAR). In the coming years a number of GAR-related quality standards will be withdrawn and replaced by updated versions. 

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12 December 2022

This autumn Kiwa has started two new projects in Portugal for two Portuguese gas district system operators: H2REN for REN Portgás and Retrofit for Floene. In commission of these two operators, Kiwa will assess the suitability of their gas distribution networks for hydrogen. 

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5 December 2022

Kiwa welcomes the historic proposal recently adopted by the Council of the European Union on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which is finally ready to come into force.

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1 December 2022

Kiwa announced the merger with ASI LLC to strengthen Kiwa’s United States footprint significantly in providing Food, Feed & Farm certifications.

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23 November 2022

Kiwa has issued the first KiwaGreen certificate and the Covenant Cable Protection Pipe of recycled polyethylene to Hundhausen Kunststofftechnik in Germany. The certification shows that the company is working towards becoming energy or climate neutral in the future and contributing to a more sustainable world through its products.

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22 November 2022

On 14 November 2022 the UK Government announced some further changes to the UKCA deadlines which were originally amended on 20 June 2022. Read more about the updates here.

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14 November 2022

When transporting hydrogen gas through existing gas pipelines, the safety level should be at least the same as for transporting natural gas. Materials expert Ernst van der Stok describes technical considerations explaining why air can safely be used to test the leak tightness of mechanical fittings and valves.

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8 November 2022

In the coming year, Kiwa will sponsor Forze Hydrogen Racing, a Dutch student team that specializes in racing on hydrogen. Kiwa not only supports Forze financially, but also contributes in the form of advice and validation of hydrogen systems.

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2 November 2022

EuropeActive, the European trade association for fitness clubs, has officially started with FITcert, an independent European quality label that enables fitness clubs to demonstrate they meet high standards when it comes to service, hygiene and safety. Kiwa is one of the certifying institutions for FITcert.

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1 November 2022

Kiwa’s experts await you at MEDICA exhibition, one of the most important medical trade fairs in Europe. The event will be held in Düsseldorf from November 14 to 17.

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31 October 2022

The revised ISO 27001 standard for information security has been published on 25 October 2022. The updated standard has been aligned with ISO 27002:2022 and includes some technical corrections.

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18 October 2022

As of 14 October 2022, Kiwa Group (Australia and North America) and CMW Geosciences have merged. CMW Geosciences joins the growing family of Kiwa businesses in the Asia-Pacific region including Construction Sciences, SureSearch, Trilab and Geochempet Services.

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5 October 2022

From October 12 to 14, Bologna Fiere will host HESE – Hydrogen Energy Summit & Expo 2022. It is the first and leading Italian initiative dedicated to new technologies for the production, transport and storage of hydrogen.

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30 September 2022

Kiwa and Swedish tech company Spotscale have entered into a partnership agreement for the development of an inspection technology that uses AI to predict the lifetime of concrete structures.

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30 September 2022

Kiwa’s annual 'We create trust' brochure, edition 2022 has been published. Read the brochure for a quick overview of our company, developments and achievements over the past years.

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13 September 2022

Kiwa UK has officially opened their brand new local hydrogen production plant. The plant and technology demonstration site is linked to Kiwa’s new test labs by the UK’s first low pressure hydrogen distribution pipeline.

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1 September 2022

As of 01 August 2022 the new version BRCGS Food Safety has been launched. The so-called ‘Issue 9’ adds some important themes to the well-known BRCGS Food Safety standard. In the revision you will find a new strong emphasis on developing food safety culture and on building core competencies. Find out what it means for you as a food manufacturer or packaging business. .

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25 August 2022

Four major companies joined Kiwa in 2021: Raba Kistner, Construction Sciences, PPI Quality & Engineering and T2 utility engineers. Who are they and what do they do exactly? We asked their respective leaders to tell more.

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