Accreditation Articles
SVS awarded ISO 45001: 2018 accreditation and focus on proactivity
On the 13th June 2019, Bureau Veritas Awarded its ISO 45001:2018 accreditation to SVS for our Health & Safety Management System.
This supersedes O...
Valve User Issue 51
Webtec Hydraulic Flow Monitoring range now compatible with Biodegradeable fluids
Webtec, the specialist manufacturer of hydraulic measurement and control products, is unveiling its FlowHUB ViscoCorrect, an innovative and intelligen...
Valve User Issue 49
Commissioning underway for LNG safety system: HIPPS from Severn Glocon Technologies deployed on Floating Storage and Regasification Unit
Engineers from Severn Glocon Technologies have visited Korea to commission a High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS) supplied to shipbuilder...
Valve User Issue 48
Great British Valve Group Hat Trick
The Great British Valve Group are pleased to announce that Hobbs Precision Engineering join both Cambrian Valves Limited & Hobbs Valve Limited in cert...
Valve User Issue 45
Webtec - Industry Standard-Bearer: Nigel Moore, Engineering Director at hydraulics expert Webtec shares his thoughts on the latest ISO 9001 quality management system
Many think that certification to the ISO 9001 quality management system (QMS) is a fairly routine exercise, but in reality there is no shortage of eff...
Valve User Issue 45
Valve Technology Taking The Lead In Industrial Workplace Safety
Les Littlewood, Sales Director of Albion Valves UK Ltd discusses how valve technology is taking a lead in industrial workplace safety, and explains ho...
Valve User Issue 44
Induchem UK Celebrates F4N Status
Induchem Group is a specialist supplier of process equipment, services and engineered solutions to the nuclear industry along with pharmaceutical, oil...
Valve User Issue 43
Mokveld First To Receive FSM Certificate
Mokveld Valves BV, expert in engineered valve systems for the worldwide oil & gas markets is the first valve manufacturer in the world to have impleme...
Valve User Issue 43
Webtec Recieves Investors In People Award: Webtec recognised as a quality employer and recieves Investors In People Award
Webtec, the Cambridgeshire based specialist manufacturer of hydraulic measurement and control products has been accredited as an Investors In People a...
Valve User Issue 43
Qualification and Innovation driving the subsea valve business
Small bore subsea valve specialist LB Bentley Ltd, part of the Severn Glocon Group Plc, continues to invest in new development and achieving full qual...
Valve User Issue 42
British Valves manufactured by experts at North Shields in a Lloyds Approved Bronze Foundry: DMI Young and Cunningham Limited, a business with a 93-year history located in Tyne and Wear in the bustling North East of England.
DMI Young & Cunningham can trace its history back to 1924. Our other stalwart brand, Dobbie Mc Innes has an even longer history starting as a compass ...
Valve User Issue 42
NORSOK Qualified Forged Compression Fittings: W H Tildesley Ltd has received NORSOK approval for its forged compression fittings.
QTRs were signed off by Aker Solutions. The M650 Edition 4 QTRs run Tildesley’s qualification until mid-2020. Materials covered are austenitic stainle...
Valve User Issue 42
Hardide Coatings Gains Nadcap Accreditation
Hardide Coatings Ltd, the provider of advanced surface coating technology, has gained Nadcap accreditation for Coatings. Nadcap is the world’s leading...
Valve User Issue 42
Benefits of Axial Flow Control Valve Now Include WRAS Approval
Conventional diaphragm type pilot operated globe valves often used for pressure control, force the media to keep changing direction while passing thro...
Valve User Issue 42
Functional Safety – Demystifying Product Certificates
IEC 61508:2010 does not state that certification of products is necessary to claim compliance with the requirements of the standard. However, certific...
Valve User Issue 40
CSA Group Hosts Functional Safety Seminar with support from BVAA
Industry professionals from the BVAA membership came together at CSA Group UK (near Chester) for a seminar on conformity assessment for the valve and ...
Valve User Issue 40
T-T Flow: The Number One Choice
T-T Flow, specialists in bespoke valve solutions, have recently secured a number of custom jobs which has made them the number one choice when it come...
Valve User Issue 37
Saint-Gobain Seals Designs and Manufactures Extraordinary Cryogenic Seal for NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Project: Supporting Efforts to Propel Human Beings Deeper into Space
Saint-Gobain Seals reaches a highperformance mark by producing a cryogenic seal of exceptional size (more than six feet wide) for NASA’s “Space Launch...
Valve User Issue 36
New Year Success for Denholm Valvecare
International valve service supplier Denholm Valvecare continues to fight against falling energy prices and a tough trading climate, with high hopes f...
Valve User Issue 36
Have a Drink on Duvalco
Now offering fully WRAS approved butterfly and gate valves for drinking water duty.
In addition to our existing material approvals, we are pleased...
Valve User Issue 36
ABB underlines safety credentials with new oil and gas accreditation
ABB’s Measurement Products business has achieved ISO 29001 accreditation for its Workington factory, underlining its commitment to meeting the stringe...
Valve User Issue 27
Two month ISO14001 record for CVS
On 12th September, 58 days after moving into its new 2,500m2 Portlethen facility, bespoke valve supply, service and repair company, Control Valve Solu...
Valve User Issue 23
A quality philosophy at Kent Introl
Quality, Health & Safety and Environment (QHSE) are fundamental considerations at control and choke valve manufacturers Koso Kent Introl. Indeed, the ...
Valve User Issue 21
MetalTek Energy Products Earns Nuclear Accreditations
MetalTek Energy Products (MEP) has been awarded the highest level of ASME accreditation allowing supply of components to the nuclear industry. Those c...
Valve User Issue 19
Fugitive Emissions – 2011 Market Activity: By Barrie Kirkman, BSc CEng MIMech, BVAA member Executive Consultant to the Offshore, Petrochemical and Chemical Industry
During 2011 there has been much activity in the following international codes:
International Codes
• ISO 15848 Industrial valves
• Measurement, t...
Valve User Issue 19