Latest news from Kiwa

Vinçotte and hibot sign a business agreement to leverage hibot’s Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) business model to offer new and unique Industrial Services in Europe. This agreement allows Vinçotte to provide remote infrastructure inspections using hibot’s innovative robotic inspection systems, such as Float Arm, Soryu-C and Squid, paired with digital services through hibot’s HiBox platform.

PI Berlin and PV Evolution Labs ( members of the Kiwa Group) will join forces at RE+ in Las Vegas, Nevada from the 11-14th of September. We invite you to visit booth #7433 and talk to representatives from both companies about the value and importance of properly managing quality in the solar industry.

PI Berlin and PV Evolution Labs ( members of the Kiwa Group) will join forces at RE+ in Las Vegas, Nevada from the 11-14th of September. We invite you to visit booth #7433 and talk to representatives from both companies about the value and importance of properly managing quality in the solar industry.

Kiwa joins forces with Eriks and SHV Energy to showcase our hydrogen solutions at the Gastech Exhibition, 5-8 September 2023. We invite you to visit our stand A512 and discover the limitless possibilities of this clean energy source.

The Department for Business and Trade (UK) has announced an indefinite extension to the use of CE marking for businesses. As part of the government’s drive for smarter regulation, the extension will cut business costs and time required to place products on the market and benefit consumers. These updates apply to the 18 regulations that fall under the Department for Business and Trade.

The European Commission recently announced 1 August 2025 as the new effective date for the revamped Radio Equipment Directive (RED). This gives manufacturers an extra year to prepare for compliance. From 1 August 2025, all wireless communication products must adhere to this delegated act.

Arnhem Indoor Action Sports Center is the first independent fitness club in the Netherlands and Europe to qualify for a FITcert certificate, tested by Kiwa ISA Sport. With the new European quality mark FITcert, fitness centers can now demonstrate that they are working to the highest quality standards.

As of the 1st of February 2023, two JAS-ANZ accredited conformity assessment bodies, QCSE and CAS (a Kiwa group company) have merged. With this merger, QCSE joins Global Certification as part of the CAS family of companies.

Kiwa recently had the honor of delivering the very first Welfair® certificate in Latin America. A big milestone achieved by the Kiwa LatAm team and Livestock Scheme Manager of Kiwa Spain, Mikel Peña.

The new version of the FSSC 22000 scheme, which was published on April 1, 2023, brings significant changes impacting certification bodies, certified organizations and those aspiring to obtain certification in the near future. In this article, we will explain some of the implications of this version change and outline the upgrade process for organizations.