Electrical safety lab
Kiwa's accredited electrical safety lab provides testing facilities for a wide variety of product specific standards. Our markets include fire and smoke, household appliances, light industrial equipment and machinery, electronic toys and games.
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Check out all the newsRecyClass and APR: Kiwa simplifies international certification of recycled plastics
As the only independent certifier in the world, Kiwa offers companies in the plastic recycling sector the opportunity to certify their business processes and products according to both the European RecyClass and the US APR schemes. This enables organizations operating in multiple markets to use one international certification partner to demonstrate the quality and traceability of recycled plastics.
What does changing regulation mean for metal recycling companies?
Metal recycling companies operate in an environment where legislation and regulation are increasingly decisive in how material streams are processed and traded. Kiwa experts see that especially the WSR, End of Waste and WEEELABEX play a major role here. What does this mean for your organization?
Research into the vulnerability of data cables during manual digging
The energy transition is leading to a growing need for excavation work in the Netherlands. The installation, replacement and reinforcement of cables and pipelines increasingly requires work to be carried out underground. Careful excavation is essential, as damage to data cables can disrupt internet, television and telephone services, causing inconvenience for users and costs for companies and society.
ISO 9001 as the basis for AQAP: What additional requirements do you need to meet for Defense and NATO contracts?
The European defense sector is evolving, increasing the importance of robust quality, compliance, and supply chain transparency for organizations involved in defense and NATO-related projects. Many organisations looking to enter this market will sooner or later encounter AQAP, NATO’s quality standard. A frequently asked question is therefore: if we are already ISO 9001 certified, how big is the step towards AQAP?
