Vinçotte, member of group Kiwa
Now that the Belgian competition authorities have given their approval, Vinçotte is officially part of the Kiwa group.
PRESS RELEASE 20/05/2022
Kiwa and Vinçotte join forces, agreement concluded #
On May 12, 2022, the Belgian Competition Authority gave its approval on the intended decision of Kiwa and Vinçotte to merge. By joining forces, Kiwa and Vinçotte are taking a firm step forward together to form a one stop shop for Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) services, which can support customers worldwide with a wider range of services.
The globally operating Kiwa Group of companies, active in Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC), and Belgium's largest inspection, audit and certification company Vinçotte are definitively joining forces.
After the agreement was signed in December 2021, all that was left was to wait for approval from the Belgian Competition Authorities. Now that those formalities have been completed, Kiwa and Vinçotte will together be able to serve their customers in both the Benelux and the rest of the world even better with a strong portfolio of services, bundled know-how, knowledge and R&D in a wide variety of markets.
Together the companies employ some 10,000 experts in 40 countries on all continents.
About Vinçotte
Vinçotte is the largest Belgian inspection, control and certification company, offering more than 220 services in the field of inspection, certification, conformity assessment and training. Around 2,000 employees work daily to make society safer, more efficient and more sustainable. They operate in the Benelux and carry out more than 5,000 inspections every day for multinationals, SMEs, the self-employed and private individuals. Vinçotte operates in various sectors including the manufacturing industry, (petro)chemicals, pharmaceuticals, energy, automotive, food, construction, etc. and is part of the Kiwa Group.
About Kiwa
Kiwa is an independent, globally operating company in the field of testing, inspection and certification (TIC). Kiwa's core business is supported and strengthened by (strictly separated) training, consultancy and data services. With its TIC and related services, Kiwa creates trust in the products, services, processes, (management) systems and employees of its clients. It does so in diverse market segments, ranging from drinking water and (renewable) energy, construction and care to food, feed & farm and medical & pharma. Kiwa has clients in the manufacturing and process industries, (business) services, public and private utilities, governments and international institutions. Together with Vinçotte, Kiwa (part of SHV family of companies) has 10,000 employees in offices in more than 40 countries in Europe, Asia-Pacific, North and Latin America. More information: https://www.kiwa.com/en/
