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ValveUser.com
Officially launched in November 2009, Valveuser.com is the new, online presentation of the entire back catalogue of Valve User magazine. The website i...
Valve User Issue 13
More Repair Meetings
The BVAA Repair WG has held a number of meetings recently, hosted by Dresser, Tyco/Hindle, Rotork Gears and also at the BVAA Headquarters. A programme...
Valve User Issue 13
More Regional Meetings
This Winter has seen another round of the BVAA Regional supper meetings hosted by BVAA Chairman Bill Whiteley. Introduced last year, these informal ga...
Valve User Issue 13
Extra, Extra! Read all about...: ...BVAA’s extra valve training days!
Such was the demand for the BVAA’s ‘Introduction to Valves’ training course last autumn, we had to organise – for the second time in succession – an a...
Valve User Issue 13
BVAA Celebrates its 70th Anniversary
On Friday 27th November, BVAA celebrated its 70th Anniversary in style! Nearly 150 members and guests attended a specially themed AGM Dinner Dance at ...
Valve User Issue 13
Mad Hatters: How far can you go wearing a BVAA Hat?
Our other photograph features David Rouse, BVAA Technical Committee stalwart for many years and recently retired from Velan. David and Hat are picture...
Valve User Issue 13
Valveuser.com welcome Bertie Fly!
Our thanks to everyone who entered the competition to name BVAA’s tap-dancing valve character, from the Valveuser.com website. Special congratulations...
Valve User Issue 13
Cautiously Optimistic!
For time immemorial, spring has always been the catalyst for new activity – whether that be ‘spring cleaning’ the house, tidying up the garden, or as ...
Valve User Issue 13
Offshore Europe
The Offshore Europe exhibition was held 8th to 11th September in Aberdeen, and saw the BVAA exhibit for the very first time. The association’s stand w...
Valve User Issue 12
Marketing Committee Meeting
On 29th September, the BVAA Marketing Committee came together at BVAA HQ to discuss the association’s marketing strategy, and to meet BVAA’s new marke...
Valve User Issue 12
Combined WG at Tyco
On 13th October, BVAA’s Combined WG met at Tyco Valves & Controls Distribution, at Market Harborough. Agenda items included the complete reorganizatio...
Valve User Issue 12
Dr Bill Whiteley
Our hearty congratulations to BVAA Chairman, Bill Whiteley, on having a Doctorate of Engineering conferred upon him by the University of Bath on the 3...
Valve User Issue 12
More Hats
The summer season has led to a large number of submissions of ‘hat photos’. Photographed below are a team of golfers from Aberdeen Valve Supplies / LG...
Valve User Issue 12
Mad Hatters: How far can you go wearing a BVAA Hat?
Right back to 1939 it seems, the year of BVAA’s birth. Photographed is International Procurement’s MD Colin Wilson, standing next to a wartime icon a...
Valve User Issue 12
Who’s This?
Well frankly we don’t know what to call him, but you might! This cheeky chappie tap dances his way across the home page of valveuser.com, but has yet ...
Valve User Issue 12
Let’s Celebrate!
There are a number of reasons to celebrate this month! BVAA has completed 70 years of service to the British Valve and Actuator industry, and Valve Us...
Valve User Issue 12
New BVAA Chairman
BVAA has a new Chairman. We bid a fond farewell at the BVAA AGM in November 2007 to our outgoing Chairman, Mr David Caines. David has been deeply invo...
Valve User Issue 5
‘Barmy’ ‘Brollies’
Neil Kirkbride (BEL Valves) is photographed sporting a BVAA brolly at the Le Mans 24 hour race. There’s a similar prize if you’re the first to identif...
Valve User Issue 11
Mad Hatters
In this issue, Abi Collins and friends – plus the hat – have travelled to the Caribbean. In this photo, the girls are pictured with a unique ‘Co Co’ t...
Valve User Issue 11
BVAA at 70 - Stronger than ever!: Hello and welcome to the eleventh issue of Valve User magazine!
Is it really autumn already? Time is certainly marching on this year, but 2009 is also a celebratory year for the BVAA, as it marks our 70th anniversa...
Valve User Issue 11
New Name, New Emphasis: Welcome by BVAA Director, Rob Bartlett
It is with great pleasure that I welcome all readers to ‘VALVE user’, the new name for BVAA’s flagship publication, BVAA News
During its twelve yea...
Valve User Issue 1
Technical Update - ASME and European Material Testing Requirements BVAA Technical Consultant Peter Churm reports...
A CEN Workshop on "EU - US Material Standards" was held on May 15th 2007 to discuss a report on the "Comparison between ASME Specifications and Europe...
Valve User Issue 2
Training - Simply Not An Option
By BVAA Director, Rob Bartlett
Welcome to Issue 2 of BVAA’s Valve User magazine. As I write, BVAA have just completed one of our most successful ‘...
Valve User Issue 2
Big issue – bigger issues!
Welcome to Issue 3 of BVAA’s Valve User magazine, which we believe to be our industry’s fastest growing journal. We are providing our readers with a d...
Valve User Issue 3
BVAA’s New DVD!
Welcome to Issue 4 of BVAA’s Valve User magazine! The special treat in this issue is a free copy of the latest version of the BVAA DVD - possibly the ...
Valve User Issue 4
