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Test engineer Marcel Klooster: ‘It's wonderful to be able to test a product from A to Z’
27 March 2024
After a career of over 25 years as a process and safety specialist in industrial automation, including work on drilling platforms and in nuclear power plants, Marcel Klooster joined Kiwa FSS Products two and a half years ago. Here, as a test engineer, he is involved in testing and certifying a wide range of products in the field of fire safety and security.
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Quality and sustainability converge at Kiwa's material research laboratory
19 March 2024
As an authority in energy and water distribution, Kiwa has been involved in testing and certifying materials used in gas, water and other pipeline systems for years. Kiwa's material experts have accumulated a wealth of experience, utilized in residual lifetime and failure assessments, resulting in a well-equipped material research laboratory that serves the entire energy and water sector.
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Kiwa strengthens its position as a fire safety certification authority in the Middle East
20 February 2024
Kiwa Netherlands has been designated as an accepted testing, inspection and certification (TIC) company for fire safety products in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This followed an intensive process in which the designation of the former Kiwa Telefication had to be transferred to Kiwa. Kiwa's testing laboratories were also audited.
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EN compliance helps Climax Technology improve product quality
21 June 2022
Taiwan based alarm systems manufacturer Climax relies on Kiwa for EN compliance of grade 2 and 3 alarm products. We talked to sales manager Monica Lin about the necessity of EN compliance and the collaboration with Kiwa.
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Introducing Kiwa FSS: Albertine Ibrahim, translating into connection
15 June 2022
Every day the experts of Kiwa Fire Safety & Security (FSS) Products put an effort into supporting clients to obtain market access all over the world with the best possible products. One of these experts is sales and account manager Albertine Ibrahim. We talked to Albertine about her work at Kiwa FSS Products and recent product and market developments.
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Transition period EN 54-7:2018 ends this August
15 June 2022
From August 2022 the standard EN 54-7:2000 for fire detection and fire alarm systems will officially be replaced by the updated version EN 54-7:2018. Manufacturers of EN 54-7:2000 certified products should have these additionally tested against EN 54-7-2018 requirements in order to be able to sell these products from August 2022.
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Smoke detectors will soon also be mandatory in existing buildings
17 March 2022
As in many other European countries, from 1 July 2022, every home in The Netherlands must be equipped with smoke detectors on every floor. This obligation has been applicable to new-build homes since 2003, but will also apply to existing homes from this summer. Although smoke detectors are currently installed in three quarters of homes, millions of new smoke detectors will be purchased as a result of the new legislation. What should you pay attention to when purchasing such a device?
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Working in times of corona: test engineer Guusje Fonville
17 March 2022
Guusje Fonville is test engineer at Kiwa Netherlands. Here she tells what she does at Kiwa and how she works in times of corona.
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5S at Kiwa Fire Safety & Security
17 March 2022
The Kiwa Fire Safety and Security lab works according to the 5S philosophy. As 5S leads to a better and more efficient workplace and therefore a shorter turnaround time of the tests it improves our services to you. In this article we discuss the basics of 5S.
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Cybersecurity for Fire Protection Systems: a compliance and risk based approach
7 December 2021
Recently SFPE Europe released a publication on the topic of cybersecurity for fire protection systems. This article, based on a recent research of the Fire Protection Research Foundation, highlights just and accurate reasons regarding the importance of cybersecurity for fire protection systems.
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Kiwa and KPN Security: prevent cyber-attacks on smart devices
4 November 2021
Cybercriminals are increasingly attacking IoT consumer electronics. If it is up to Kiwa and KPN Security, this will soon change. The two companies have combined their expertise to help manufacturers and suppliers who wish to independently assess and certify their IoT consumer electronics. This ensures consumers that certified products meet standard safety requirements.
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Test engineer Rinus van het Bolscher loves a challenge
14 October 2021
After years of developing and testing distribution networks for low and medium voltage, Rinus van het Bolscher made the switch to Kiwa FSS Products in early 2021. Here he works as a test engineer, currently mainly on sensors for security installations. ‘It is a challenging and dynamic field in which you have to keep learning.’
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Whitepaper: Creeping killer caught in the act
14 October 2021
Our experts published a whitepaper about carbon monoxide and co detector quality standards like the EN 50291. Download the whitepaper!
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Introducing: Kiwa FSS Products team lead Jan-Willem Verwoert
7 April 2021
Jan-Willem Verwoert is Kiwa FSS Products’ new team lead. In that role he succeeds Sabyne van Mourik, who started as business development manager at Kiwa's Products & Installations division earlier this year. Jan-Willem has been working at Kiwa for years as a test engineer and product manager and will therefore be no stranger to most of you.
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Swiss alarm transmission expert TUS first to obtain Kiwa RARS certificate
14 December 2020
Like many other modern telecom related devices, alarm transmission systems are increasingly being connected to the web. This offers numerous possibilities when it comes to availability and remote operating, but can also entail security risks. Swiss alarm transmission expert TUS Telekommunikation und Sicherheit can boast decades of experience when it comes to end-to-end secure alarm chains and was recently the first to certify against Kiwa’s scheme Remote Access for Remote Services (RARS).
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