Core activities: TIC

2014Kiwa expands in Food,

Feed, Farm via BCS Öko-Garantie in

Germany, Latin America and China.

2012Kiwa expands into Turkey.Shield Group expands into

Denmark and the UK.

2010Kiwa enters the healthcare market

via Kiwa Carity. Kiwa Register for issuing transport

licenses starts. Inspecta expands into

Denmark and Lithuania.

2008Kiwa spreads out into

Spain and Sweden.Shield Group expands into

Spain.

2006ACTA* management buyout to ABN

AMRO Participaties.Inspecta acquires part of DNV,

previously SAQ Kontroll AB, the former Swedish Plant Inspectorate.

2004Fibrecount merges with

Shield Group; Shield Group takes over Oesterbaai.

1998Foundation of Kiwa Belgium and Kiwa Germany. Finland deregulates the inspection market; Technical Inspection Centre becomes Inspecta Oy.

2015Inspecta becomes part of ACTA*, together with Kiwa

and Shield Group. Kiwa expands into Norway via Teknologisk Institutt (TI) and Denmark via Applus RTD.

In the Netherlands, R2B becomes part of Kiwa.

2013Shield Group spreads its wings to Norway.

Kiwa expands in mobility infrastructure via KOAC•NPC.

2011NPM Capital becomes ACTA*’s

main shareholder.Kiwa enters the sports sector

via ISA Sport.

2009Foundation of Shield Group

International, which becomes part of ACTA*.

Inspecta expands into Norway.

2007London-based investor 3i

acquires Inspecta.

2005Kiwa takes over Gastec NV in the Netherlands,

the UK and Italy.

2003Kiwa ‘Tussenkoers’ to

preserve long-term autonomy.Shield Group founded in the

Netherlands.

1999Foundation of Oesterbaai in the Netherlands, another predecessor of Shield Group.

2016Company-wide rebranding to

Kiwa starts.Kiwa expands in Food, Feed, Farm

via CoMore in the Netherlands.

1975Finnish State founds the Technical Inspection Centre, a predecessor of Inspecta.

1985Foundation of Fibrecount in Belgium, one of the predecessors of Shield Group.

1948Dutch drinking water companies found Kiwa NV.

Kiwa, Shield Group and Inspecta, all part of ACTA* (now named Kiwa)

1992Fibrecount enters the Dutch market.

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