Current events
SKG-IKOB conducts first test in accordance with NEN-EN 1300
The European standard NEN-EN 1300 plays a key role in the certification of security locks for safes. SKG-IKOB recently achieved a first: the first Grade B test under this standard.
BRL 2702-00 and BRL 2702-01 “Installation of metal facade elements” available for review
The draft version of the newly developed BRL 2702-00 and the associated BRL 2702-01 “Installation of metal facade elements” for the process certificate has been published for review/comment.
The period runs up to and including 27 January 2026. Any comments can be submitted by email on the criticism sheet available for download below.
Sector-wide breakthrough: Construction company Vrolijk the first to be certified with ERL 5029
SKG-IKOB Certification issues first certificate for 'Quality Assurance by the Builder'
Construction company Vrolijk from Breda is the first contractor in the Netherlands to be certified according to the Recognition Guideline ERL 5029: Quality Assurance by the Builder . This certification, developed by SKG-IKOB Certificatie, aligns with the requirements of the Quality Assurance in Construction Act (Wkb) and confirms that Vrolijk possesses a demonstrably functioning quality system with which risks in the construction process are managed.
Innovative insulation test chamber Kelvin has officially opened
Realistic field testing of (post-)insulation materials possible in innovative test chamber
Geldermalsen, September 25, 2025 – The performance of (re-)insulation materials for walls, floors, and roofs can now be realistically tested thanks to the innovative insulation test chamber opened this month by the Dutch certification body SKG-IKOB. Previously, insulation materials could only be tested to a limited extent, and only the theoretical insulation value was determined.
BRL 1004-1 Sand-lime brick for review
The draft version of BRL 1004-1 "Sand-lime brick" for the Soil Quality Decree product certificate has been published for criticism.
The BRL has been adapted to the new Soil Quality Decree Regulation 2022 (Rbk 2022)
Innovations in Safety Culture Ladder products.
As of June 1, 2025, NEN (scheme manager of the Safety Culture Ladder) introduces renewed and accessible products that support organizations in an even more effective way to improve their safety and health culture. This innovation makes the Safety Culture Ladder more applicable to small organizations.
BRL5110: Comply with the law with a KOMO certificate BRL 5110 for eDNA research
Get your company certified for the BRL 5110 for conducting bat research based
of eDNA method in accordance with BRL IC-200. As a certified company, you may conduct DNA trace research
and, based on the results of the DNA trace research, it is determined whether a property may be isolated without
mitigation measures.
BRL 5110 "Conducting bat surveys based on eDNA method" up for review
The draft version of BRL 5110 "KOMO process certificate for carrying out bat research based on eDNA method" has been published for criticism.
BRL-en 1332-2 and 1363 available for review
The draft version of BRL 1332-02 "KOMO process certificate for sprayed PUR foam as thermal insulation of sloping roofs" and BRL 1363"komo process certificate for in-situ application of bio-based insulation systems for thermal insulation of sloping roofs" have been published for critique.
