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31 May 2023

Discover how Kiwa's comprehensive testing services ensure quality, compliance, and reliability for businesses worldwide. From their global network of over 60 laboratories to their advanced methods and expert personnel, Kiwa helps businesses gain trust, mitigate risks, and deliver high-performance solutions. Learn more about their diverse testing capabilities and how they can enhance your products and processes.

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17 May 2023

Kiwa is one of the first organizations to be officially listed by European Commission as a Notified Body for the Articles 3.3 d/e/f/g and 3.4, the latest activated articles of the Radio Equipment Directive (RED) (2014/53/EU). After a thorough audit procedure, Kiwa has passed all criteria and has been granted the Notified Body status, now under the sharpened rules, for RED Article 3.3 d/e/f/g and 3.4.

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8 May 2023

Certifiers DVGW CERT and Kiwa and German water and gas sector association figawa will work together on the development and management of a database for raw materials used in products and equipment for drinking water. This Raw Materials Database should shorten the approval process of raw materials, which saves manufacturers costs and importantly reduces the time to market.

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18 April 2023

To prevent further global warming and combat climate change, worldwide effort is being put into low-carbon, affordable and reliable energy solutions. Hydrogen can meet the energy and raw material needs of industry, the built environment and the transport sector, sectors that are difficult to decarbonize. However, depending on the application, hydrogen must meet certain quality requirements.

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13 April 2023

With the Safety Culture Ladder (SCL) organizations can gradually increase their employees' safety awareness and reduce the number of accidents in the workplace. This is still necessary, even in civil engineering, where Dutch infrastructure specialist Van Vulpen is active. The company has been certified at SCL level 4 for several years. Jaco van der Ree, a safety expert at Van Vulpen, explains more about it.

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27 March 2023

Vinçotte Agro & Food is relocating. Starting from 3 April 2023, the visiting address will no longer be in Zwolle but in Apeldoorn. This is how we further shape the collaboration of Vinçotte and Kiwa, which started last year. From Apeldoorn, Vinçotte's agro and food experts can serve you even better together with their Kiwa colleagues.

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20 March 2023

Dutch start-up Nedscaper provides Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) services from the cloud. With this, the young company fully relieves customers when it comes to detecting and limiting cyber risks. Nedscaper also supports organizations that want to organize their own cyber security and provides compliance services. Lead compliance consultant Steijn Scheutjens explains how Nedscaper deals with digital information and recently saw its efforts in this area awarded with an ISO 27001 certification.

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16 March 2023

In natural gas distribution, odorization contributes to a high level of safety and this will be no different for hydrogen distribution. In this whitepaper Kiwa’s expert odorization Erik Polman takes a closer look at the odorization of hydrogen. What exactly is an odorant? What types of odorants are there? And how do we know whether a certain odorant is sufficient? The paper outlines what experience has already been gained in determining an odorant for hydrogen and also discusses the challenges that remain.

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24 February 2023

ISO 27001, the globally recognized standard for information security, underwent an update. The revised standard ISO 27001:2022 was published on 25 October 2022 and contains several technical corrections and a completely revised Annex A. A transition period of three years applies to the renewed standard, which means that certified organizations must have transferred by November 1st 2025, at the latest. Below are the seven necessary steps before executing the transition audit.

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2 February 2023

The growing number of requirements for information and IT security instigates more and more organizations to demonstrate that they have done everything within reach to comply with applicable laws and regulations and that they work according to recognized quality and information security standards. In addition to certification in accordance with the ISO 27001 standard for information security, an increasing number of organizations is opting for IT assurance reports such as ISAE 3402 and SOC 2.

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1 February 2023

The Accreditation Council (RvA) has accredited Kiwa as of the 1st of February 2023 for assessment according to the ISO 27001:2022 standard for information security. This means that as of the 1st of March 2023 Kiwa may issue recognized certificates according to the latest version of ISO 27001. A transition period of three years applies to ISO 27001:2022. Certified organizations must therefore have transitioned by the 1st of November 2025.

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23 January 2023

From January 2023 Telefication B.V. will transfer all certification services to the Kiwa brand. Within the next few weeks the Telefication.com website will also be entirely transferred to Kiwa.com. Hence Kiwa Nederland B.V. has taken over all rights and responsibilities from Telefication B.V..

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17 January 2023

Zero-emission transportation, greater flexibility of the electricity grid and cleaner industrial processes are all necessary to realise energy transition. Hydrogen, thanks to its characteristics, contributes significantly to the achievement of this ambitious goal. Discover the flammability limits in air, molecular mass, thermal conductivity, heating values and the other important properties of hydrogen in a clear infographic.

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10 January 2023

Every year, several newborn babies are abandoned in the Netherlands. Stichting Beschermde Wieg (Protected Cradle Foundation) is a volunteer organization which helps pregnant women who avoid regular care by providing accessible preventive help and guidance to prevent babies from being abandoned or killed. The foundation wants to expand and decided to use the ISO 9001 quality standard as a blueprint for this. Policy officer Ingrid Meulenbelt tells more about it.

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22 December 2022

Since 1991 Dutch company H&R Business IT Solutions has been supporting organizations in developing and managing their complete IT environment. The Utrecht family business offers an extensive service portfolio to this end, varying from consultancy, project management, implementation and migration to workplace design and data and cloud solutions.

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22 December 2022

Autumn 2022 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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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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15 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. Kiwa was already partially accredited, but this accreditation has now been expanded to include even more parts of the standard. To qualify for this allocation, Kiwa successfully completed the IECEE Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL) and National Certification Body (NCB) audits.

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9 December 2022

The new version of ISO 27001 was published on 25 October 2022. A transition period of three years applies and certified organizations must therefore have switched to ISO 27001:2022 on  November 1st 2025. Below we have listed the most important information about the transition process.

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5 December 2022

Kiwa has issued the first KiwaGreen certificate to Hundhausen Kunststofftechnik GmbH in Achim, Germany. The company that specializes in plastic pipes for among others power and water supply and data transfer has set a long-term goal (2030-2050) to become energy or climate-neutral. The certification indicates that Hundhausen is actually applying a responsible and sustainable value chain.

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