Valco Group France enters into exclusive talks with Axon Energy Products to acquire Axon France under the Malbranque trademark.
The Malbranque trademark was set up in 1946 and Axon France operates in Noyelle-sous-Lens in France and provides wellheads, gate, check and choke valves for the production sector with a specialty in high H2S, high temperature and high pressure applications. Axon France’s products meet all applicable European and international codes and standards.
The acquisition will represent a new milestone in the development of Valco Group France (SNRI SAS, Guichon Valves SAS, Malbranque SAS and Valco Valves Services SAS), a group involved in the design, manufacture and maintenance of complex industrial globe, gate and check valves for the oil & gas sector, power generation and industrial markets. Main applications for valves developed by Valco Group France include LNG/LPG carriers and terminals, nuclear power plants, refineries as well as paper processing and chemical plants. Valco Group France has been manufacturing industrial valves for over 60 years in its current location in Ruffec, France.