Latest news from Kiwa

We are happy to announce that Alfonso Capuchino, 20-year food industry certification professional, is joining the Kiwa Group as Global Technical Director for Food, Feed and Farm, along with joining ASI (member of Group Kiwa) as VP of Certification.

Kiwa Rostock, a leading name in water quality testing, has received award-winning certification from the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme (WRAS) as a recognised laboratory. This recognition demonstrates Kiwa Rostock's commitment to the highest water quality and safety standards.

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.

We are pleased to announce that current COO Luc Leroy has been appointed CEO of Kiwa effective October 1, 2023. The appointment signifies the next step in Kiwa’s ambition towards the future. Luc’s experience, drive and skillset will enable Kiwa to realize its growth ambition.

The digitalization of our society is advancing, enabling the transfer and provision of information and data. This necessitates essential requirements for defending against cyber-attacks, preventing data manipulation, and avoiding data loss. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 was developed to meet these challenges. The previous version dates from 2013, and in the meantime the threats have changed drastically.

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.