eDART and Afrivalve join forces to supply full range of valves and associated equipment

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eDART, South Africa’s specialist slurry valve manufacturer and Afrivalve, have joined forces in order to offer a greater range of valves suited to the mining, heavy industry, water and power industries. “We are better placed as a collective to service the valve requirements of these industries which will enable customers to source their products from a ‘one-stop-shop’ facility,” said Greg Hopton, marketing manager for Afrivalve, which will be representing all the eDART brands.

Greg Hopton.

“A key complaint from project houses is the scattered source of supply for the wide range of valve technologies needed, making it a cumbersome exercise for valve manufacturers to meet all the specifications from one source. Due to the synergy between eDART and Afrivalve, it made complete sense to refine and streamline our operations in order to meet the demand for quality valve products to the project houses and our joint customer base,” said Hopton. “As a result, we will be moving into our new premises in Kya Sand, Johannesburg. We hope to relocate to the new facility early in 2017 and the premises will encompass over 2500 square metres of factory and office space.”

eDART was established in 2004 and is a market-leader in the manufacture of specialist slurry control valves and associated specialist equipment to the mining and related industries. C-Tech knife gate valves, manufactured 100% locally in South Africa by eDART, are well suited to the challenges that our customers face with their complex and demanding applications. Hopton said, “eDART’s C-tech valve, formerly known as the Controltech knife gate valve, has been on the market for many years and has been sold successfully into many mining and industrial applications.

When eDART took over the local production of the valve, many engineered improvements were made in order to keep it in line with the demanding applications that it is applied in. Many of the valve modifications were derived both from seeing where customers faced challenges, as well as requests from customers who knew what they needed.”

Afrivalve, which was launched in 2015, will be responsible for the promotion of all the eDART range of products including the C-Tech valves, which have been successfully installed in mining and industrial applications in South Africa, Botswana, Zambia the DRC and Namibia.

eDART slurry valves, LA actuators and Red Roc pinch valves are engineered specifically for use with tough slurries, dry and wet abrasives and corrosive chemical applications.

For projects across a variety of industrial sectors, Afrivalve offers a range of gate, globe, check, ball, butterfly, non-return, diaphragm and plug valves. The valves are available in both metallic and thermoplastic variants.

For more information contact Greg Hopton, Afrivalve, +27 (0)11 791 1411, gregh@afrivalve.co.za, www.afrivalve.co.za

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