A blue sport facility with a athletics track field

Sport facilities

Kiwa is the specialist in the field of advice, testing and certification of sports surfaces and accommodations, with worldwide certification, verification and control services. In this way, Kiwa’s experts support companies in the field of sport in the production, trading and processing of high-quality and safe products. Because we want everyone to be able to work out safely.

What we can do for you

Kiwa ISA Sport is the specialist in the field of

advice, testing and certification of sports surfaces and accommodations,
conducts fully independent inspections on site after completion of the new or renovated sports facility,
is an independent research institute for sports facilities,
carries out continuous research in its laboratory and
is the number one knowledge institute for sports facilities.

Kiwa ISA Sport has long experience and all important accreditations for the testing, inspection and certification of sport facilities. By our international Kiwa network, we can guaranty presence in Europe and beyond.

Our laboratory

Our laboratory is leading in terms of standards and quality determination. We have been providing support on various aspects of the construction and maintenance of top quality, sustainable and safe sports facilities for over fifty years.

We provide you with laboratory and field testing of sports functional characteristics, for example:

Shock absorption
Energy restitution
Vertical deformation
Rotational resistance
Friction
Sliding capabilities
Ball roll
Ball bounce
and many more

Testing sport facilities in laboratory

Kiwa guarantees sustainable and safe sports facilities for many forms of sport. Kiwa conducts continuous research in our own laboratory. Before fields or facilities are tested on site, the products that are used to build sports surfaces are tested in the ...

Athletics: runners on the athletics track

Testing Inspection and Certification of sports facilities on site

Kiwa is the specialist in the field of advice, testing and certification of sports surfaces and accommodations, conducts fully independent inspections, is an independent research institute for sports facilities, carries out research in its laboratory, is ...

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Roads and highways

Aerial view of intersecting highways with moving vehicles.

Every day, millions of people play on artificial turf pitches infilled with plastic or rubber granules. Despite the major advantages of these pitches, there are also drawbacks in terms of environmental impact. Kiwa has tested the use of environmentally friendly or organic filling. What challenges do these alternatives to rubber or plastic infill present?