Block valves
Repair and overhaul

IVS offers a full range of block valve repair and diagnostic services from simple re-packs to major overhauls, including complete rebuilds to customer and OEM specification.

A block valve is a type of industrial valve that’s designed to block flow, and IVS’s highly-skilled valve technicians maintain, repair and overhaul the following:

  • Wedge gate valves
  • Parallel slide valves
  • Butterfly valves - see case study
  • Uniflow slide valves
  • Globe valves
  • Plug valves
  • Ball valves
  • Non-return valves
  • Screw down non-return valves (SDNR)

Designed to optimise valve performance, safety and service life, work is carried out either at customers’ premises or at our service centres.

We offer a same day turnaround service aimed at supporting customers’ planned maintenance schedules and insurance inspection dates.

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IVS’s block valve repair and overhaul process

Our comprehensive block valve process consists of the following stages:

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Initial assessment, including testing where appropriate

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Dismantling, cleaning and inspection of all valve parts

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Produce QC report with recommended work to optimise valve performance

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Repair parts, as required, to OEM specifications

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Replace internals with genuine OEM spares or, if required, reverse engineer to the same specification

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Assemble to OEM specifications

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Valve fully tested to BS EN 12266-1:2012 to the full design pressure of the valve

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Tag and certify valve.

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Test certificate sent electronically

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QC report and test certificates saved in IVS QMS system

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Dispatch either with an IVS-designated driver or a courier

Benefits of IVS’s block valve services:

  • Extended valve service life

  • Reduced waste in line with the circular economy and environmental targets

  • Fast turnaround service aimed at supporting customers’ preventative maintenance (PV) programmes and insurance inspection dates.

  • Increased plant reliability and safety levels

  • Reduced costs and downtime

  • Repair and service block valve models from all major manufacturers, including:

We are focused on helping customers align to the circular economy.

  • Audco
  • Avk
  • Blakeborough
  • Crane
  • Dezurik
  • Firsa
  • Fisher
  • Fivi
  • Flowseal
  • Glenfield
  • Heaton
  • Hopkinsons
  • Isl
  • Lvf
  • Peter Smith
  • Saunders
  • Shaw
  • TK Valves
  • Tomoe
  • Triangle
  • Velan
  • Worcester
  • Gestra

Contact us / Get a quote

Get in touch using the form below, or via phone or email.

Call us:
01792 580 260

Email us:
info@ivs.co.uk