Kiwa Watertec Ebbw Vale water-product testing laboratory
Kiwa trading as Kiwa Watertec LaboratoryEbbw Vale
UKAS Schedule 8896, issue 018 dated 20 December 2024, identifies Kiwa trading as Kiwa Watertec Laboratory at Unit 26a, Rassau Industrial Estate, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5SD. It labels that location “L – Ebbw Vale Laboratory”, separately from “C - Customer Sites”, and lists ISO/IEC 17025:2017 scope entries. Kiwa’s current office-locations page lists Kiwa Watertec there for testing and certification for water products. The current Drinking Water Inspectorate list presents Kiwa Ltd at Unit 26a for BS6920 testing, but writes the postcode as NP23 SSD; this guide uses the matching Kiwa and UKAS form, NP23 5SD, and discloses that discrepancy.
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Key facts
- UKAS-listed Ebbw Vale laboratory and location-code boundary
- UKAS Schedule 8896, issue 018 dated 20 December 2024, identifies Kiwa trading as Kiwa Watertec Laboratory at Unit 26a, Rassau Industrial Estate, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5SD. It labels this location “L – Ebbw Vale Laboratory” and separately identifies “C - Customer Sites”.
- DWI listing for BS 6920 testing
- The current Drinking Water Inspectorate designated-laboratories page lists Kiwa Ltd at Unit 26a, Rassau Industrial Estate, Ebbw Vale for “BS6920 testing”. That page renders the postcode as NP23 SSD, while Kiwa and UKAS render NP23 5SD; this guide preserves the difference.
Testing capabilities
Selected UKAS-listed L-only entry for non-metallic fittings
For the Ebbw Vale laboratory location code L, Schedule 8896 lists “Effect upon water quality (non-metallic materials)” for fittings, under the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations (Byelaws) – Regulators’ Specification for fittings, Test Code Sheet 2111.1.
Provider-level water-product service context
Kiwa’s current Watertec page says Kiwa Watertec provides UKAS-accredited testing, inspection and certification for sanitary and plumbing products, materials and fittings used in water systems. That provider-level page does not identify Ebbw Vale, so this statement does not allocate the full offer to this laboratory.
Equipment and published limits
| Specification | Published value | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Selected Schedule 8896 location-code distinction | Schedule 8896 distinguishes L – Ebbw Vale Laboratory from C - Customer Sites. Its selected fittings entry for effect upon water quality of non-metallic materials is marked L, while a selected water-tightness entry is marked L & C. | The L-only entry supports an Ebbw Vale laboratory claim. The L & C entry is explicitly available at both the Ebbw Vale laboratory and customer sites, so this guide does not treat all schedule entries as laboratory-only or as a complete scope or equipment inventory. Confirm the exact product, test, method, standard, test-code sheet, location, configuration, reporting and terms directly with Kiwa. |
Access and contact
Kiwa’s current office-locations page publishes +44 (0)1495 308 185 and uk.water@kiwa.com for Kiwa Watertec at Unit 26a, Rassau Industrial Estate, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5SD. UKAS Schedule 8896 lists David Jay and the same telephone number. The DWI listing separately provides BS6920-testing contacts. Treat all as information routes and confirm the applicable product, test, method, standard, location code, configuration, reporting, availability, price, lead time and terms directly with Kiwa.
Facility contact
- Address
- Unit 26a, Rassau Industrial Estate, Rassau
Ebbw Vale, NP23 5SD
United Kingdom - uk.water@kiwa.com
- Telephone
- +44 (0)1495 308 185
- Website
- Official test house website
Standards and accreditation
- UKAS Schedule 8896, ISO/IEC 17025:2017
- UKAS Schedule 8896, issue 018 dated 20 December 2024, states ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation for Kiwa trading as Kiwa Watertec Laboratory. The schedule identifies L – Ebbw Vale Laboratory and C - Customer Sites; this guide confines technical claims to the stated location code and the schedule’s detailed products, methods, standards, test-code sheets and limits.
- DWI listing: BS 6920 testing
- The current Drinking Water Inspectorate designated-laboratories page lists Kiwa Ltd at Unit 26a, Rassau Industrial Estate, Ebbw Vale for BS6920 testing. It does not replace UKAS Schedule 8896 as the source for the laboratory’s detailed accredited scope.
What to confirm with the facility
- Schedule 8896 distinguishes L – Ebbw Vale Laboratory from C - Customer Sites. Its entries have individual location codes: a selected non-metallic-fittings entry is L, while a selected water-tightness entry is L & C. This guide does not treat all listed work as laboratory-only, customer-site-only, complete capability or a booking commitment.
- Kiwa’s current Watertec page says it cannot provide water quality sampling or laboratory analysis of drinking water. The selected UKAS entry concerns effect upon water quality for non-metallic fittings; this guide makes no water-sampling or drinking-water-analysis claim.
- The current Drinking Water Inspectorate list presents “Kiwa Ltd” at Unit 26a, Rassau Industrial Estate, Ebbw Vale with postcode NP23 SSD, whereas Kiwa’s office-locations page and UKAS Schedule 8896 give NP23 5SD. The guide uses NP23 5SD because those two sources agree, while retaining the DWI form as a disclosed source discrepancy.
- Confirm the exact product, test, method and edition, standard, test-code sheet, location, configuration, sample or equipment requirements, reporting, availability, price and lead time directly with Kiwa.
Before requesting a test
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Frequently asked questions
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Further reading
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Sources and review
Arc reviewed Kiwa’s current Watertec and office-locations pages, UKAS Schedule 8896, issue 018 dated 20 December 2024, and the current Drinking Water Inspectorate designated-laboratories page. UKAS identifies the legal entity, Ebbw Vale address and L/C location-code boundary, while DWI lists Kiwa Ltd at Unit 26a for BS6920 testing. The DWI postcode is NP23 SSD, whereas Kiwa and UKAS give NP23 5SD; the guide uses the matching Kiwa and UKAS form and preserves the difference. Confirm the exact current scope and commercial terms directly with Kiwa.
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Kiwa’s current Watertec page supplies provider-level context for water-product testing, inspection and certification and its stated exclusion of water-quality sampling or laboratory analysis of drinking water. It does not identify Ebbw Vale, so it is not used as a site-specific scope source.
Kiwa’s current office-locations page is used for the Kiwa Watertec Ebbw Vale presentation, Unit 26a address, telephone and email. UKAS Schedule 8896 supplies the independent legal-entity, location-code and technical-scope boundary.
UKAS Schedule 8896: Kiwa trading as Kiwa Watertec Laboratory
UKAS Schedule 8896, issue 018 dated 20 December 2024, identifies Kiwa trading as Kiwa Watertec Laboratory at Unit 26a, Rassau Industrial Estate, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5SD. It distinguishes L – Ebbw Vale Laboratory from C – Customer Sites and supplies defined ISO/IEC 17025:2017 entries; wording here remains within its location codes, products, methods, standards, test-code sheets and stated limits.
Designated Test Laboratories and Consultants
The current Drinking Water Inspectorate page lists Kiwa Ltd at Unit 26a, Rassau Industrial Estate, Ebbw Vale for BS6920 testing, but renders the postcode as NP23 SSD. Kiwa and UKAS render NP23 5SD, which this guide uses for site identity while disclosing the discrepancy.