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Our editors gather news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the valve and actuation industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the design, manufacturing, supply, maintenance and use of industrial valves and actuators. We focus both on engineered products as off the shelf products.

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Dual metering valves

The Lee Company has introduced its new miniature Dual Metering Flow Control Valves, which can be customised to specific flow requirements.

BSS acquires Pegler & Loudon

The BSS Group, a distributor of heating, plumbing and pipeline equipment to the industrial and domestic construction and maintenance markets, has acquired the Pegler & Louden business.

Light solution to backflow problems

New legislation from EIGA (European Industrial Gas Association) is forcing suppliers of gas to the food and drink industry to think again about the distribution equipment used.

Scottish agent

UFB (Aberdeen, UK) has been appointed as agents in Scotland for AC Valves and Controls

Rotork supplies Far East gas line

Rotork heavy-duty fluid power valve actuators are being supplied for the PGN Sumatra– Singapore natural gas pipeline.

Jacobs wins Glaxo contract in Singapore

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that a subsidiary company in Singapore was appointed by GlaxoWellcome Manufacturing Pte Ltd (a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) company) to deliver scheme design and engineering, procurement, and construction management services to redevelop the facilities that house technical development and quality assurance/quality control analytical testing support to manufacturing at Jurong, Singapore.

Emerson wins automation contract in Oman

Emerson Process Management has been selected by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) to automate a new gas/oil separation plant at Barik Gharif field.

Velan supplies valves for Filipino mine

Velan has begun to ship Securaseal Severe Service Metal-Seated Ball Valves for the Rio Tuba Nickel HPP Project, in the Philippines.

Subsea Systems for North Sea

FMC Technologies Inc. has signed an agreement with Norsk Hydro ASA to supply subsea systems and related services for the Oseberg Vestflanken Field in the North Sea.

Brochure from Leslie Controls

Leslie Controls has announced its new “Steam & Thermal Fluid Controls” brochure.