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Bryan Donkin Valves win the CBI Human Capital Award AVK Donkin last night (21st October) scooped the award as best in class at "Managing Change" at the CBI/Real Business Human Capital awards dinner at the London Marriot Hotel in Grosvenor Square. This...
AVK UK was all set for Anglian cryptosporidium emergency When Anglian Water encountered elevated levels of cryptosporidium at its Pitsford Water Treatment Works near Northampton at the end of June, valve manufacturer AVK UK had the stock and service ...
Easing on down the carbon emissions road Donna O’Brien, quality and systems manager at Aqua-Gas Manufacturing, explains how the company has taken a significant initial step forward in understanding its carbon emissions and preparing for a carbon-restri...
AVK butterfly valves for Essex & Suffolk pumping station Essex & Suffolk Water is one of the utilities that appreciate the three unique attributes of AVK UK's Series 756 double eccentric butterfly valve; less weight, more strength and lower torque. ...
As this edition of Face To Face went to press, AVK UK staff in Chesterfield were preparing to pack up and move 'lock, stock and barrel' three miles down the road to the company's new valve manufacturing facility following the handover of the new premises....
Donkin valves and mechanical fittings are the first products to be awarded the Gas Industry Standard (GIS) kitemark, confirming that they meet the new UK standards for gas utilities that have superseded the Transco specifications. The scope of the Donk...
A new outlet for AVK UK's Series 29/288 fire hydrant meets demands from the fire services and water utilities for an alternative to the traditional gunmetal type that is equally strong and durable. With a high copper content of around 88%, gunmetal o...
AVK UK's latest order for its unique Series 777 Baurer, Parallel Slide Valve for the gas industry is 'top of the range' in more ways than one. At DN 900mm it is the second biggest size available and therefore a considerable investment, so the buyer has to...
Gas engineers and contractors across the UK have had practical input into AVK's new Donkin Series 158 under-pressure drilling valve, including extensive field trials in collaboration with the National Grid's Pipeline Maintenance Centre. The result is a fu...
Donkin Series 594 non-return valves are helping to ensure a consistent 25 mbar gas supply throughout the new Wembley Stadium. Because of the large number of locations where gas is needed for cooking and heating, the designers of the distribution system...
AVK is set to introduce a new IT platform across the Group - and the initial pilot is taking place here in the UK. Almost all the Group's operating companies (OCs) currently use one of the versions of the well-proven enterprise resource planning softwa...
Wolseley UK has been distributing AVK's products in the UK for more than a decade now and both companies claim the Number One spot in their respective fields, so it's perhaps no surprise that, like its partner, Wolseley too has judged that the time is rig...
Valves and fittings supplier AVK UK has further enhanced its comprehensive product training programme to ensure that staff in all the customer-facing areas of the business have sufficient technical knowledge to respond satisfactorily to enquiries. "Cus...
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Face2Face Newsletter - April 08