BASEC joins the Kiwa UK Family

 
We are pleased to announce that the BASEC Group is joining Kiwa UK with immediate effect.

The Kiwa Group, headquartered in the Netherlands, is a leading global Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) organisation with more than 10,000 employees creating trust for all our stakeholders.

Kiwa UK CEO Paul Brown with BASEC Director Terry Foreman

The BASEC Group (BASEC) is an independent accredited certification body for the electrical cable industry worldwide, has 63 employees with headquarters in Milton Keynes, UK, and a state-of-the-art laboratory in Dubai.

Kiwa UK CEO Paul Brown explains that the Kiwa UK Group has grown at pace through both organic growth and acquisition. “I am delighted to welcome the BASEC team to Kiwa. Their knowledge, expertise, and reputation for delivering trust in the quality of electrical cables around the world complement Kiwa’s purpose in the marketplace. I see great synergies between the two companies as well as Kiwa supporting BASEC to continue delivering high quality assurance to the cable industry.”

The leadership of BASEC Group will now come under the remit of Kiwa’s Strategic Business Director, Sarah Grant. Sarah comments: “I’m excited to be leading BASEC through the next stages of its development. BASEC is a strong and reliable company with a trusted brand and I look forward to capitalising on the opportunities between Kiwa and BASEC to further strengthen our organisation.”