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Industry membership
Valvenok is a member of the British Valve & Actuator Association, the UK trade association for companies that make, supply and service industrial valves and actuators.
The BVAA brings UK valve and actuator companies together on standards, training and technical knowledge.
Why it matters to you
As a member, Valvenok works alongside the UK’s valve and actuator manufacturers, distributors and service companies, with access to the association’s technical reports, guides and brand-independent training. It keeps us close to the standards and practice behind the valves we supply.
Members sit on more than 50 committees setting European and international standards and writing codes of practice, working with bodies such as API, BSI, CEN and ISO.
Independent valve and actuator courses, not tied to any brand: from Introduction to Valves to control valves, safety valves and advanced design, test and commissioning.
The Valve and Actuator Users’ Manual, published since 1964, the Safety Valves Manual and regular technical reports and guides.
Representing UK valve and actuator companies on issues such as trade barriers, and to government and other bodies on policy and legislation.
Membership
BVAA membership is not open to everyone: it is for established UK companies working in valves and actuators.
Membership is open to companies registered in the UK that have filed at least one set of formal UK accounts.
Members manufacture, distribute or repair industrial valves and actuators: manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, stockists and service companies.
Each application goes to the BVAA Board for approval, and members subscribe to the association’s Memorandum and Articles of Association.
For buyers
Membership is limited to UK registered companies with filed accounts, approved by the BVAA Board.
Access to BVAA technical reports, guides and independent training keeps us current on standards and practice.
Buyers can find BVAA members through the association’s members directory and product sourcing service.
BVAA membership does not certify products. Pressure ratings, materials and certificates are confirmed per item on the quotation.
It is separate from ISO 9001 or JOSCAR, which assess a company against a defined standard.
See also our JOSCAR registration and Quality page.
FAQ
The British Valve & Actuator Association is the UK trade association for the valve and actuator industry. It has more than 160 member companies and has served the industry for over 85 years, on a not-for-profit basis.
UK registered companies that manufacture, distribute or repair industrial valves and actuators, have filed at least one set of formal UK accounts, and are approved by the BVAA Board.
No. It is a trade association membership, not a product approval. Product certificates, such as material certificates, PED, ATEX or fire-safe, are confirmed per item with your quotation.
JOSCAR is a supplier pre-qualification register used by aerospace and defence buyers, renewed every year. BVAA is the trade association for the valve and actuator industry. Valvenok is registered on JOSCAR and is a BVAA member.
The BVAA website has a members directory and a product sourcing enquiry service for buyers.
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