About Kiwa

We create trust for a better tomorrow

We are Kiwa. With our assurance, testing, inspection, certification, training, consultancy and data services, we create trust in our customers' products, services, processes, (management) systems and employees.

We do so in a wide variety of markets segments, ranging from construction and energy supply to drinking water, healthcare, food, feed & farming. Areas of expertise include management systems, corporate social responsibility and lab testing, among many others.

We have clients in manufacturing and process industries, (business) services, public and private utilities, governments and international institutions.

Mission and vision

12.000+ employees

Our company boasts a dynamic workforce of over 12,000 dedicated professionals. With their expertise and commitment, we continuously strive for excellence in delivering top-tier products and services to our global customer base.

35+ Countries

Operating in more than 35 countries, our extensive network of offices enables us to provide tailored solutions and support to clients worldwide. This expansive reach strengthens our ability to foster collaboration and understanding on a global scale.

200+ locations

Upholding our commitment to quality and safety, we maintain a vast network of over 200 locations, including offices and advanced testing laboratories, spread across the globe.

The roots of entities around the globe that form the present-day Kiwa lie in the safeguarding of people's health and safety by providing a high quality verification service. In many cases, this role originated from a governmental mandate in sectors including gas, energy, drinking water and construction or production safety.

The Kiwa that gives the present-day company its name was founded in 1948 by the Dutch drinking water companies, They wanted to safeguard drinking water supply in the country by having every item that might come into contact with drinking water, examined. In those days, KIWA (in capitals) was an acronym for Keuringsinstituut voor WaterleidingArtikelen (Institution for the Examination of Waterworks Articles). Nowadays, we've dropped the acronym as today's Kiwa comprises much more than just drinking water expertise. We're globally active in a wealth of markets, offering a broad range of products and services.

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Accreditations and notifications

Code of Conduct and Compliance

We create trust and transparency through what we do. That’s serious business. Therefore everyone, including ourselves, must not have any doubts about our integrity, fairness, proper behaviour and independent judgement.

Complaints and objections procedure

Via deze pagina kunt u documenten downloaden voor de bezwaar- en klachtenprocedure van Kiwa.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR, belongs to Kiwa’s core. Our quality declarations, tests and inspections add to people’s safety and health, both at work and at home, and in general to a safer, healthier, more sustainable world in which quality assurance and verification bring transparency. We create trust for society at large. All in all, about 70% of our revenues directly relate to CSR.

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Key figures

Kiwa History

Management

Terms, conditions and regulations

We’re a TIC company, which means we Test, Inspect and Certify. Impartially and independently. On a global scale and in a wide variety of markets. Plus, we provide trainings, consultancy and data services.

The Kiwa company name, our certificates and our certification brands are important (marketing) assets to add value or to obtain the necassary permits. They play a major role in making the achievements of our certified relations visible for themselves and the outside world. The Kiwa name and brands stand for quality, reliability and trust.

The SHV Family of Companies consists of SHV Energy (energy distribution), Makro (cash-and-carry wholesale), Mammoet (heavy lifting and transport activities), Nutreco (animal nutrition and aquafeed), NPM Capital (exploration, development, providing private equity), ONE-Dyas (production of oil and gas) and Kiwa (testing, inspection and certification).

SHV fully endorses the importance of impartiality and avoidance of potential conflicts of interests in the TIC activities of Kiwa. Therefore, SHV does not in any way interfere in the primary TIC processes of Kiwa, where customers and authorities rely on the impartial technical competences, judgements and decisions of Kiwa staff.

Kiwa is member of NVCi, the Dutch Association Certification services. NVCi is the branch organization for certification- and inspection organizations in The Netherlands.

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