Cases

When a fracture occurred at the wastewater station in Gentbrugge, Aquafin contacted AVK Belgium for immediate delivery of an AVK Supa Maxi™ flange adaptor. It quickly solved the problem and thus avoided an environmental incident.

BudaPart is a brand new neighbourhood in Budapest with residential buildings, office buildings and services. A total of 600,000 square metres will be built and for the first part of the project, we have delivered two pcs. DN500 tilting disc check valves and six pcs. DN500 dismantling joints.

The Hungarian city Szeged has been providing its citizens with drinking water since 1887. Back then, the first deep borehole well for drinking water was built and lined with a DN150 wooden pipe. A reconstruction of the old pipe network included the installation of an AVK combi-cross.

The two-lane road Rotebroleden in Järfälla, Sweden has been expanded to a four-lane road – a project also affecting the water pipelines below ground.

The oldest and largest pumping station in Denmark has been discontinued and a new one has taken over. The new wastewater pumping station is designed for climate changes and considering environmental aspects.

In January 2018, the third biggest  company in South Korea started building one of the largest battery factories in Europe - located in Hungary and with a yearly capacity to supply 250,000 cars with batteries.

With more than 100 years of experience and knowledge, De Watergroep is an important partner for drinking water in Flanders. With a pipeline network of over 34,000 kilometres, De Watergroep supplies drinking water to 177 municipalities in West and East Flanders, Flemish Brabant and Limburg.

Together with Skanderborg Forsyningsvirksomhed A/S we have developed new retrofitted hydrant covers with integrated sensors for AVK series 09 hydrants in order to monitor usage.

Renovation of a gas distribution pipe close to the Antwerp Sportpaleis event venue required three new gate valves DN500.

Georgian Water and Power (GWP) has chosen AVK International to supply more than 500 pressure reducing valves (PRV's) in order to significantly improve and efficiently manage their water supply.

The gasworks in the two largest cities in the Czech Republic, Prague and Brno, have improved their networks by installing AVK gate valves with purge points.

Almost 300 AVK valves has been delivered to one of the largest new hospital projects in Denmark

Stakeholders from the Azerbaijani, Turkish and Italian governments are working together with British Petrols (BP) on bringing natural gas from Azerbaijan to Turkey and Europe through an 1850 km main pipeline system across Turkey.

The largest biogas plant in Southern Europe, Selected Biogas Farsala S.A., has completed the mechanical phase and we have delivered knife gate valves and Multi hydrants for the plant.

With the use of new technologies and energy-optimising equipment, the aim was to make the plant energy self-sufficient, and even produce 50% more energy than is consumed.

The average water loss in the Danish water distribution network is below 10%. This level is among the lowest worldwide, and reducing the loss of drinking water is a global focus area.

Delivering power to wells in an underground water supply network is no easy task, which also turned out to be the reality for Strømmen Vandværk in Randers, Denmark.

Replacement of worn out valves is expected to lead to significant savings on both energy consumption and service costs.

Ringsaker municipality has approximately 33,500 inhabitants and covers an area of 1.281,1 km2. The municipality is growing and thus the need for water is growing. To meet the demands, a water main running from the city of moelv to the city of rudshøgda is renewed with manholes and service points. The long-term goal is to connect the entire municipality from moelv to the city of brumunddal with public water.

In September 2016, AVK Armaturen delivered six double eccentric butterfly valves series 756 in dimensions DN1000 and DN800 for the supply line from the water reservoirs to the clean water pump stations of the Walddörfer Waterworks in Hamburg.

A comprehensive modernisation of Czajka Wastewater Treatment Plant has significantly improved both the efficiency of the plant and the water environment in Warsaw. AVK has delivered 1,200 valves for the project.

An economical and space-saving bypass pump well has been developed to help protect large buildings like companies, schools and housing associations from cloudburst floods.

In Kampen, Enexis had to replace an old gas pipeline with the help of the contractor BAM.

AVK is now a part of the new and sustainable quarter "Carlsberg Byen". All buildings will be low-energy buildings and the intention is to match future demands to sustainability.

Supa Maxi™ is a coupling with numerous features making it applicable to various installations.

A modernisation and extension of a water- and wastewater network in Romania reduced leakage with more than 10 %. This resulted in big savings on operational costs for a large water supply company covering a water network of about 400 km and a population of approximately 200,000 people.

In 2013, Wicotec Kirkebjerg completed the pipe network in a new firefighting system on Aarhus harbour. It is a project of great importance for the safety of the harbour. AVK is proud to have delivered valves through one of our main dealers.

An improved water infrastructure is planned to prepare the small country with the beautiful coastline for receiving tourists from all over Europe

The Drakenstein Meulwater Water Treatment Works project in South Africa is initiated to establish a reliable collection and storage of water to form a stable water supply to Drakenstein municipality all year round, regardless of the amount of rain that may fall.

There is a shortage of water in Abu Dhabi and clean water is a great challenge. With a strong focus on making water supply more efficient an enhanced effort has reduced the water loss from 45% to 10% in some major areas of Al Ain City.

In 2012 a renovation of two pumping stations in Ebeltoft, Denmark were carried out. AVK gate valves and knife gate valves are installed as service valves. Also, swing check valves and ball check valves have been installed to insure that the pumps do nut run dry.

Citizens of the municipalities Uppland-Bro and Sigtuna in Sweden can look forward to a more secure water network. Norrvatten Municipal Council provides the municipalities with water and they have just started a large project building a new waterline between the two municipalities.

AVK has delivered 36 knife gate valves for the larges Biogas plant in Northern Jutland, Denmark

A comprehensive refurbishment of a DN500 drinking water supply line has taken place in the Stadtwerke Herford municipality in the western part of Germany.

AVK VALVULAS delivered more than 700 butterfly valves to a project, improving the irrigation facilities of Dalias, a little coast town in Almeria, Andalucia in the south of Spain.