Year: 2023

Oliver Valves has appointed Process Control and Equipment (PCE) as an authorised distributor for their instrumentation, Double Block and Bleed, Pipeline, and Hydrogen valves in Spain and Portugal.

As the preferred distributor for the UK, this strong partnership with PCE has been built over 20 years. The announcement follows PCE’s appointment for the Benelux region in 2022, and falls in-line with Oliver’s European strategy to deliver high quality valve solutions ‘nationally’, with efficient after-sales support ‘locally’. PCE is integral to delivering on this.

Oliver Valves territory manager for Europe and Africa, Andy Hole, said “Our unrivalled reputation for valve solutions has been strengthened further with professional representation of our brands in the Benelux region, and we’re very excited to continue the success with PCE in Iberia.”

Having successfully delivered product and after-sales support training to PCE this month, the key learning outcomes were mutually beneficial  – with discussions around market opportunity, and how well we can support each other in achieving our goals.”

For more information on how Oliver Valves and Oliver Twinsafe can supply your project with the very best valve solutions, contact us on +44 (0)1565 632 636 or email sales@valves.co.uk | www.valves.co.uk

Oliver Twinsafe, in partnership with their official distributor HT-PCE, collaborated with an industrial processing plant in solving huge leakage problems experienced on steam applications.

Their existing metal-seated valve design had to be improved and even replaced, and for good reasons. Their valves had only a single isolation design, and exposed the risk of leakage due to the number of potential leak paths they contained.

The perfect solution would be for the valve design to have far fewer leak paths, metal-seating with zero-seat leakage, and a compact design that reduces overall space and weight.

Fast forward a few weeks and the engineering team at Oliver Twinsafe custom-designed a 2” / 300lb Double Block and Bleed (DBB) valve supplied complete with actuators and utilisation of all ball valve operation. The team took onboard all of the technical requirements, used existing and proven valve technology and materials to create the perfect solution to this problem. It’s often said, that when engineers creatively let off steam, it usually results in some of the most amazing solutions, and this has been no exception.

On completion of initial trials, the 2” DBB valves are to be installed on other UK and overseas processing plants.

For more information on how Oliver Twinsafe can custom-design valves for your processing plant using the very best in valve design and technology, contact us on +44 (0)1565 632 636 or email sales@valves.co.uk | www.valves.co.uk

Oliver Valves are to supply a range of Modular and Monoflange double block and bleed valves to the Hornsea 3 Wind Farm project located in the UK sector of the North Sea. Hornsea 3 has two platforms, link 1 and link 2. These are unmanned and operated from shore with access to carry out maintenance done by vessel or helicopter.

These High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore converter platforms have a combined capacity to produce 2.852 GW, enough to power the average daily needs of over 3 million UK homes. This makes it the single largest offshore wind project in the world.

Manufactured from 316 Stainless Steel, Super Duplex, and Titanium materials, valves are to be used in cooling systems and firewater applications. Regional Manager for Scotland and Scandinavia, Colin Wood, says, “We’re extremely proud as a business to supply valves for operation on large-scale green energy projects, and it’s particularly exciting to be working with a UK-based green project, such as Hornsea 3.”

We’re committed to supporting a Net Zero Emission future, and have recently launched a range of zero seat leakage valves for hydrogen applications. Our investment in designing new and innovative valve technologies is having an enormous impact and is hugely significant – even a game changer!”

For more information on how Oliver Valves can support your green energy project with the very best valve solutions, contact us on +44 (0)1565 632 636 or email sales@valves.co.uk | www.valves.co.uk

Oliver Valves have manufactured a number of 2” double block and bleed valves for a huge offshore project. The bolted end trunnion DBB valves have been designed using ASTM A350 LF6 carbon steel material and are designed to API 6A, with a maximum pressure rating of 5,000 psi. The order forms part of Oliver’s continued supply of DBB valves to the project that include Tie-in and Wellhead platforms.

Valves currently in production at our UK factory in Knutsford, Cheshire, are undergoing a specific manufacturing and assembly process at the request of the customer. This includes custom spray-paint finishing for added protection against the harsh offshore environments of oil, water, and gas injection platforms.

For more information on how Oliver Valves can custom-design valves for your energy project, contact us on +44 (0)1565 632 636 or email sales@valves.co.uk | www.valves.co.uk

Oliver Valves has supplied Brunei Shell with a broad range of topside valves for many years, including their Double Block and Bleed (DBB) Valve, and has provided huge cost and time-saving benefits to Shell’s ‘Rejuvenation’ project.

The main purpose of the project, now a decade old, is to update critical equipment on all of their platforms. Updates include safe and reliable DBB valves that comply with ASME B16.34 – an industry standard for valves.

In recent years, Oliver’s relationship with supplying Brunei Shell has further strengthened due to the standardisation of its DBB’s to incorporate a needle valve, and leakage tested as a complete assembly, making them ready for immediate onsite installation. This is saving Brunei Shell huge amounts in both time and in costs.

Renowned for quality and reliability, Oliver Valves is receiving significant interest in the supply of its DBB valves with integrated needle valves to Brunei Shell platforms around the world.

For more information on how Oliver Valves can support your project with the very best DBB valve solutions, contact them on +44 (0)1565 632 636 or email sales@valves.co.uk | www.valves.co.uk

Pictures show a general selection of valves that are in production this week.

Oliver Hydcovalves is excited to be suppling a large number of its PN16 flanged single isolate ball valves to Hydrogen production projects in the North of England.

The advancement of hydrogen technology presents an exciting solution to the world’s future energy needs, and the reliance on safe and reliable ancillary products such as valves to facilitate the transition is as critical now than ever before. This is where Oliver Hydcovalves is leading the charge. Energy industries and OEMs are investing heavily in hydrogen applications, and it will require more large-scale production and storage facilities to help meet the growing appetite for hydrogen, and make it an efficient and affordable fuel source for industrial and domestic use. The production of hydrogen is achieved through methods such as steam reforming, gasification, or electrolysis. These methods separate the elements into various compounds, producing the usable H2 molecules.

For more information on how Oliver Hydcovalves can supply your hydrogen production with the very best valve solutions, contact them on +44 (0)1565 632 636 or email sales@valves.co.uk | www.valves.co.uk