Kalite ve Çevre Kurulu

What Kalite ve Çevre Kurulu does

Kalite ve Çevre Kurulu (KÇK), also rendered in English as the Council for Quality and Environment, is a not-for-profit inspection and certification body founded in 1996 in Ankara, Turkey, operating as the economic enterprise of the Turkish Cement Manufacturers' Association (Türkçimento). The organization was established to deliver independent quality control and environmental measurement services for the Turkish cement and construction materials industry during Turkey's EU harmonization process, and today functions as the EU-designated Notified Body 1784 for Construction Products Regulation (305/2011/EU) and as Turkey's Conformity Assessment Body 002 for G Mark conformity certification. KÇK is governed by representatives from government ministries, universities, and industry associations, and its operating model is centered on impartial third-party auditing rather than profit distribution.

KÇK delivers its services across four integrated departments: Product Certification (Ürün Belgelendirme) for CE and G marking of cement, concrete, aggregates, lime, and admixtures; System Certification (Sistem Belgelendirme) for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 50001 management systems; an accredited Environment Laboratory (Çevre Bölümü) providing stack emission, air quality, noise/vibration, occupational health, and filter performance measurements; and a Greenhouse Gas Verification department covering TS ISO 14064 organizational and project-level GHG inventory verification plus TS EN ISO 14064-1:2019 carbon footprint verification. Supporting services include third-party inspection under AVCP systems 1, 1+, and 2+, sampling, contracted-laboratory product testing, statistical evaluation of manufacturer autocontrol data, and online document inquiry/verification portals. The technical backbone is a TÜRKAK-accredited environmental measurement laboratory equipped with state-of-the-art mobile measurement devices, automated isokinetic emission sampling equipment, electrochemical and infrared gas analyzers, and a fully equipped mobile air quality measurement station.

KÇK earns revenue through professional services fees for certification audits, product testing, environmental measurement campaigns, and GHG verification engagements, with a published Fee Policy (KÇK Ücret Politikası) and Fee Instruction (T 50.01 Ücret Talimatı) governing pricing though no specific tiers are publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales — direct engagement with manufacturers and industrial facilities requiring market-access certification for EU exports or domestic regulatory compliance, supported by a corporate website, LinkedIn presence, and an industry referral network anchored by Türkçimento. The customer base is concentrated in cement and construction materials producers, with secondary coverage of iron-steel, energy, and paper industrial facilities; services are offered internationally except to the USA and Canada. As a not-for-profit economic enterprise, KÇK has no external equity investors, no subsidiaries, and operates with a lean team of approximately 9 employees, relying instead on its network of EOQ/IRCA-certified auditors and technical personnel.

Name

Kalite ve Çevre Kurulu

Legal name

Kalite ve Çevre Kurulu

Website

https://kalitevecevrekurulu.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kalite ve Çevre Kurulu (KÇK) is a not-for-profit Turkish inspection and certification body operating as EU Notified Body 1784 and Turkey's G Mark Conformity Assessment Body 002, serving cement, construction materials, and industrial facility clients with product certification, management system certification, environmental measurement, and greenhouse gas verification services from Ankara.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Certification & Inspection Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Stack/Source Emissions Testing & CEMS Support (EUAHACAB)

Keywords

• Product certification services
• System certification services
• Environmental measurement services
• CE marking certification
• Greenhouse gas verification

Headquarters

HQ city

Ankara

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Certification Services: Product certification services for cement, concrete, aggregates, lime, admixtures, and related construction products under CE marking and G marking schemes. Includes initial type testing, conformity assessment, factory production control certification, and continuous surveillance.
2. System Certification Services: Management system certification services including ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System, and ISO 50001 Energy Management System certifications with integrated audit capabilities.
3. Environmental Measurement Services: Environmental measurement and testing services including emission measurements, air quality monitoring, noise and vibration assessments, and laboratory analysis for compliance verification.
4. Greenhouse Gas Verification Services: Verification and validation services for greenhouse gas emissions under TS ISO 14064 standards and national greenhouse gas MRV regulations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kalite ve Çevre Kurulu (KÇK) is an accredited inspection and certification body providing product certification (CE and G marking) and system certification (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001) for construction materials manufacturers. It also operates a TÜRKAK-accredited environmental measurement laboratory offering emission, air quality, noise and vibration testing, and provides greenhouse gas verification and carbon footprint verification under ISO 14064/14065 standards.

Product overview

Kalite ve Çevre Kurulu (KÇK) is an economic enterprise founded by the Turkish Cement Manufacturers' Association in 1996, providing quality control and environmental measurement services. The organization operates as a Notified Body (NB 1784) under EU Construction Products Regulation and offers a comprehensive portfolio of certification and testing services. The core offerings consist of Product Certification (CE and G marking for cement, aggregates, lime, admixtures, concrete), System Certification (Quality, Environmental, Occupational Health & Safety, and Energy Management Systems), Inspection Services, and an accredited Environment Laboratory. Supporting services include Greenhouse Gas Verification, Carbon Footprint Verification, Sampling, Testing, and Auditing. Document verification systems are available through dedicated web portals. The organization serves construction materials manufacturers across Turkey and internationally (excluding America and Canada).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ürün Belgelendirme (Product Certification) Accredited product certification services for cement, concrete, aggregates, lime, admixtures, and related construction materials under CE marking (EU) and G marking (Turkey) standards, including type approvals, conformity assessments, factory production controls, and continuous surveillance.
• Sistem Belgelendirme (System Certification) Management system certification services for construction materials and industrial facilities under TS EN ISO 9001 (Quality), TS EN ISO 14001 (Environmental), TS ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety), TS EN ISO 50001 (Energy), and ISO 27001 (Information Security).
• CE İşaretleme Belgelendirmesi (CE Marking Certification) EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR) certification enabling CE marking for cement, masonry cement, fly ash, building lime, aggregates, and admixtures. KÇK operates as Notified Body with identification number 1784.
• G İşareti Belgelendirmesi (G Mark Certification) Turkish national conformity assessment certification covering products such as White Portland Cement (TS 21), Concrete (TS EN 206), Reinforcing Steel (TS 708), Steel Mesh (TS 4559), and recycled material-containing cement (TS EN 197-6). KÇK holds Conformity Assessment Body identification number 002.
• Muayene (Inspection Services) Third-party inspection services examining products, facilities, processes, work procedures, and services for compliance assessment under AVCP systems 1, 1+ and 2+.
• Çevresel Ölçümler ve Değerlendirmeler (Environmental Measurements) Environmental measurement services including stack gas emissions, air quality monitoring, noise and vibration assessments, waste burning measurements, filter performance tests, and occupational health and safety measurements. TÜRKAK accredited since 2003.
• Çevre Laboratuvarı (Environment Laboratory) TÜRKAK-accredited environmental testing laboratory providing emission measurements, air quality monitoring, meteorological measurements, noise and personal exposure measurements. First laboratory accredited by TÜRKAK in environmental field (2003).
• Sera Gazı Doğrulama (Greenhouse Gas Verification) Greenhouse gas emission verification services under TS ISO 14064 standards for organizations reporting emissions, including stone-earth industry companies and power plants. TÜRKAK-accredited Verification Body No AB-0007-DK.
• Karbon Ayak İzi Doğrulama (Carbon Footprint Verification) Carbon footprint verification service under TS EN ISO 14064-1:2019 standard for mining and mineral production operations, accredited by TÜRKAK on 04.10.2024.
• Belge Sorgulama ve Doğrulama (Document Inquiry and Verification) Online document verification and inquiry system enabling certificate holders and stakeholders to validate the authenticity of issued certificates via belge.kalitevecevrekurulu.org.
• Numune Alma (Sampling) Sample collection services from products within the scope of the Notified Body and Conformity Assessment Body for conformity verification testing.
• Test ve Otokontrol Çalışması (Testing and Autocontrol Study) Product testing through contracted laboratories combined with statistical evaluation of manufacturers' autocontrol test results to support certification decisions.
• Tetkik (Audit/Inspection) Third-party independent audits for product and system certification conducted by EOQ and/or IRCA certified auditors with construction sector experience.

Quantifiable outcome

• Accredited by TÜRKAK as first environmental laboratory in Turkey (2003)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TÜBİTAKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic Partnership Programme (EOP) agreement with TÜBİTAK for conducting joint studies at factories and annual inter-laboratory comparison tests. KÇK has organized and reported comparison tests with participation of TÜBİTAK-MAM and BÜTAL.
• Source Testing Association (STA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental Laboratory member of Source Testing Association (STA), participating regularly in Performance Evaluation tests. In latest comparison test, ranked second among 36 participating laboratories for NO parameter performance.
• Turkish Cement Manufacturers' Association (TürkÇimento)coreOthersKÇK was founded by Turkish Cement Manufacturers' Association in 1996 as an economic enterprise to perform quality control and environmental measurement services. The association provides institutional governance and industry representation.
• TÜRKAK (Turkish Accreditation Agency)coreTechnology or IntegrationAccreditation body that provides formal recognition of KÇK's competence to perform product certification (TS EN ISO/IEC 17065), system certification (TS EN ISO/IEC 17021), environmental laboratory testing (TS EN ISO/IEC 17025), and greenhouse gas verification (TS EN ISO 14065).
• Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ)minorOthersTechnical personnel received acoustic report preparation training organized at Middle East Technical University by Ministry of Environment and Forestry, obtaining Class A and B certificates.
• Bahçeşehir UniversityminorOthersTechnical personnel received acoustic report preparation training organized at Bahçeşehir University by Ministry of Environment and Forestry, obtaining Class A and B certificates.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kiwa: Dutch TIC specialist with deep focus on construction product certification (CE marking), water and environmental testing, and energy certification. Highly comparable to KÇK's construction-materials-centric product certification and environmental measurement services.

Broad incumbents

• Intertek: Global TIC major with product certification, environmental testing, and ISO system certification services. Direct overlap with KÇK in construction materials testing, CE marking support, and industrial environmental measurement services.
• TÜV Rheinland: Major German TIC company providing CE marking for construction products, ISO system certification, environmental testing, and increasingly carbon footprint verification. Competes with KÇK particularly in construction products and management system certification.
• TÜV SÜD: German-based global TIC provider with strong construction products (CE marking), management system certification, and environmental testing services. Direct overlap with KÇK on CE marking for cement and construction products, and ISO management system certification.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) major operating across construction products, industrial facilities, environmental testing, and GHG verification. Comparable to KÇK in service breadth (CE marking, ISO certification, environmental lab) but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• SGS: World's largest TIC company offering product certification, ISO system certification, environmental testing, and carbon/GHG verification services globally. Overlaps with KÇK across all major service lines including CE marking for construction products and stack emission testing.
• Applus+: Spanish-headquartered TIC group active in construction product certification, environmental testing, and industrial inspection. Overlaps with KÇK on construction product CE marking and industrial environmental measurement services.
• DEKRA: German-led global TIC organization providing certification, testing, and inspection services with a strong position in construction products and industrial environmental testing. Comparable to KÇK across multiple service lines.

Emerging players

• Eurofins: Global leader in environmental and product testing laboratory services with growing presence in construction materials testing and carbon/emissions verification. Comparable to KÇK's environmental laboratory services for industrial and construction-sector clients.

Regional players

• Türk Standardları Enstitüsü (TSE): Turkish national standards body providing product certification, testing, and calibration services domestically. Operates in the same Turkish market as KÇK on construction product standards certification, though with a broader government mandate and larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kalitevecevre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kalite-ve-%C3%A7evre-kurulu

Compliance14 records

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Funding overview

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