Case stories

AVK gate valves and dismantling joints are installed to branch the main water pipe in Aalst, Belgium. The installations are part of the renovation of the entire ring road around Aalst.

An extensive project of constructing utility lines near Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, will be supplied with AVK products.

Reconstruction of water transmission pipeline DN600 with AVK double eccentric butterfly valves and Supa Maxi™ couplings.

The water management association Aggerverband maintains several dams in the German state Nordrhein-Westfalen. For the renewal of the base drainage at one of these dams, AVK delivered a needle valve DN1200/PN16.

Our wide range of couplings, adaptors and repair clamps can help water utilities all around the world save precious time and water.

In Denmark, many water utilities are using PE pipes for almost all of their new installations, and AVK gate valves with PE pipe ends are an integrated part of fully welded distribution networks covering many supply areas.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.