VALVES & FLOW CONTROL RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE
OLIVER VALVETEK LTD
Oliver Valvetek Ltd , second time winner of the prestigious queen ’ s award for enterprise
Cheshire based Oliver Valvetek Ltd is to be recognised with a prestigious Queen ’ s Award for Enterprise for its excellence in international trade .
Established in 1994 , Oliver Valvetek is a world leading manufacturer of subsea valve technology , predominantly for the oil and gas industry . Working with some of the most advanced deep-sea oil and gas extraction infrastructure manufacturers , the company produces an ever-expanding range of valves and related products that are vital components in the extraction of oil and gas .
More recently Oliver Valvetek has also found new opportunities for its technology to be used for CO2 injection into depleted oil & gas wells as part of a growing demand for carbon capture and storage applications , delivering the decarbonisation of industrial emitters .
Now a second time winner of the Queen ’ s award for Enterprise earning recognition by achieving consistent growth in its international sales for three consecutive years . With more than 67 % of the company ’ s entire order book being for export sales , Oliver Valvetek boasts a truly international reputation for innovation , customer service , quality and reliability .
The rigorous Quality Control and Quality Assurance systems and advanced manufacturing techniques needed to produce valves that can operate at depths of up to 3,000m , at up to 20,000psi , for more than a quarter of a century , in some of the most aggressive environments in the world is “ run of the mill ” for the 77 staff , including 9 engineers and 38 valve technicians , at the Knutsford headquarters .
Oliver Valvetek has over 140,000 valves deployed subsea , all designed in its dedicated Engineering facilities located in Knutsford and Glenrothes , Scotland . Highly trained Sales Engineers , Quality Assurance / Control teams and Customer Care teams support a number of global customer manufacturing hubs which service a truly international customer base spanning over 55 countries .
Utilising Oliver ’ s state of the art research and development facilities , which include a deep-water hyperbaric chamber , high pressure with high and low temperature environmental testing capability , Oliver Valvetek is able to continually innovate whilst ensuring extreme levels of reliability and meeting ever more stringent customer specifications . This has made Oliver Valvetek the first choice for many of the world ’ s leading oil and gas operators , utilising its in-house testing facilities to replicate actual “ real world ” operating conditions ; just one of the many ways in which Oliver Valvetek partners with its customers to ensure the best possible outcome for even the most challenging applications .
Founder and Chairman , Michael Oliver is rightfully extremely proud of this achievement commenting , “ To win the prestigious Queen ’ s award is a great business achievement and of immense personal pride to me . This has only been made possible by the extraordinary talent pool of people we employ in Cheshire and from the surrounding area . Our people are the jewel in the crown – it ’ s with their enthusiasm , commitment , and hard work that drive ’ s our global success and I ’ m extremely proud of the UK engineering excellence we ’ re delivering to the Global Oil and Gas industry of today and how we ’ re significantly investing in the energy demands of tomorrow with technological research and development in Hydrogen and Carbon capture …
… This is an exciting and transformational time for Oliver Valvetek and the global energy sector , and it excites me to see our new generation of engineers involved and learning from industry experts working at our facilities in Knutsford , to continue providing first-class solutions to the world ’ s energy needs in more environmental and sustainable ways . For the business to be crowned with such a royal award for the second time demonstrates that the future of Oliver Valvetek has never looked as strong as it does today ”
For further information , please visit www . valves . co . uk
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