Requirements for membership
Conditions for Membership Membership is open to any PE manufacturer who: is a Certified Producer of PE pipe materials which meet the enhanced technical requirements of the PE100+ Association, including compliance with standards EN1555, EN12201, ISO4427 and ISO4437 or other standards of equivalent technical content, as verified by independent Product Test Administrator Kiwa Gastec Certification B.V. (NL) (‘Gastec') agrees to act in accordance with the statutes of the PE100+ Association and...
How to become a member
If you would like to become a member of the PE100+ Association, please contact: KIWA GASTEC CERTIFICATION B.V.NL-7300 AC ApeldoornP.O. Box 137, The Netherlands jan.braamhaar@kiwa.nl TEL.: + 31-555-393-405 Please mark the communication ‘PE 100+ Association'. For legal reasons, we would request that entities please refrain from using the PE100+ website's e-mail address for membership issues.
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