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Supplying Specialist Valves
Ian ToughNuclear Sales & Product Manager - UK ValvesWeir Group PLC
Delivering highly engineered valves to the global nuclear industry from a UK base
The UK Nuclear Valve IndustryUK Heritage Brands
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Modern Valve Design & Manufacture
Hopkinsons, Britannia Works Site, Birkby, Huddersfield, Circa. 1915 Weir Valves & Controls UK, Britannia House, Elland, 2013
•Heath & Safety as the #1 priority
•World class manufacturing methods
•Advanced Computer Aided Design
•Internationally recognised standards
•Strong nuclear culture
•Global sourcing & representation
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MSIV Case Study• Main Steam Isolation Valve for Changjiang Nuclear
Power Plant, Hainan Island, China.
• Manufactured by Weir Valves & Controls UK Ltd, Elland, West Yorkshire, UK.
• Rotork-Hiller Gas charged hydraulic actuator, with fast closure of 5 seconds.
• Key benefits of UK manufacture were strong experience base, qualified product and an established supply chain
• Over 80% of finished components are UK manufactured.
Changjiang NPP, Under Construction in ChinaImage from inventorspot.com
Assembling the disc into the body of the MSIV atthe WVC UK facility in Elland, West Yorkshire UK
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MSIV Case StudyShipped to Changjiang site in 2013 after successful performance testing at the Elland Factory.
The final valve stood almost 5 metres tall, weighed over 13 tonnes and was shipped with over 100 binders of documentation.
An apprentice engineer preparing valve for shipment from WVC UK, 2013 MSIV Awaiting Shipment from WVC UK, 2013
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Why choose the UK for specialist valves?
Global Reach & International Partnerships
Quality, Heritage and Experience
Advanced R&D Programme
Stable Aftersales Support
Excellent Safety Performance
Industry & Government
Partnership on UK Nuclear
Strategy