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Kiwa receives renewed CSR management system certificate

Kiwa has ambitious business goals. For us it’s only logical that our CSR goals are equally ambitious in order to contribute to our engagement to corporate social responsibility. Therefore, we adhere to the CSR Performance Ladder, a management system certification standard.

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Kiwa offers service for testing surgical face masks according to EN 14683

The Covid-19 corona virus will remain with us for a longer period of time. Therefore, the demand for medical face masks remains high. Kiwa can now test surgical face masks according to EN 14683.

Coronavirus: consequences for Kiwa services

During the current outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Kiwa remains committed to serving customers as much as possible. Of course we do follow government measures with regard to the further spreading of the virus.

8 cool things you didn’t know about Beavers! – International Beaver Day

Beavers have a great ability to shape the environment and their engineering skills are already famous all around the world. Of course, everyone knows about their ability to build dams, but did you know, for instance, that these curious animals are unusually romantic?

Team up through remote auditing by Kiwa

Remote auditing has been possible for some time already, thanks to useful and safe digital tools. Especially in times of physical distancing, it's an excellent way to carry out audits. But what exactly is remote auditing, when can it be used and how does Kiwa do it?

Kiwa’s policy in relation to the Corona virus

The Corona virus spreads throughout the world and presently occurs in all countries that Kiwa is present in. To help contain the spread of the virus, this policy guides our employees and subcontractors in how to cope with (the effects of) the virus and the impact it may have on the services we offer our customers.

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Kiwa present at cyber security standardization conference

Last week Kiwa’s Internet of Things (IOT) security experts checked in at the Standardization and Cyber ​​Security Act Conference in Brussels. During this event, leading experts from the cyber security industry spoke in various panels about the importance of standardized certification of cyber security products and services in the context of the European Cyber ​​Security Act.

Remeha hydrogen admixture boilers first to be Kiwa certified

As the first Dutch certification body, Kiwa has certified various Remeha boilers for the use of natural gas blended with up to 20% hydrogen. The energy transition in the Netherlands is in full swing and one of the ways to reduce CO₂ emissions is by adding hydrogen to natural gas, a process also known as admixture.

Opening new Fire Lab: certify your product 3 times faster!

Apeldoorn - With the opening of Kiwa’s new Fire Lab, we certify your products on average three times faster than our competitors. In other words: a short lead time means a fast time to market for you as a customer.

Kiwa implements eco-friendly accelerated notch pipe test (aNPT)

The accelerated notch pipe test (aNPT) is developed to test PE100-RC pipes. It is performed exactly like the usual NPT (ISO 13479), but with one important difference: instead of using water, the pipe is placed in a detergent solution.

Kiwa joins Hydrogen Innovation Mission Japan

Japan invests heavily in hydrogen. The government has an extensive hydrogen roadmap. Toyota is leading the industry with its development of the Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car. And by using hydrogen Japan aspires to make the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020 the most durable Games ever organized. From September 23 till 28 there will be a Dutch Innovation Mission Hydrogen to Japan. Wolter Veenhoven will represent Kiwa during this mission.

Kiwa helps The Ocean Cleanup to improve plastic cleanup system

The Ocean Cleanup is a Dutch initiative to clean up the plastic trash in the oceans. For this the organization uses a long half-circle plastic floater. This encloses the plastic, after which it is collected by a ship and removed for recycling.

Kiwa develops certification for IoT equipment

Between now and 2021 Dutch technical university TU Delft will conduct research into the safety of Internet of Things equipment, such as smart thermostats, refrigerators and security cameras. If a product is found to be unsafe by TU Delft, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, supporter of the research, will contact the manufacturer to improve it.